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Direct linkRobinson, Sandy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The number of students attending higher education institutions has increased across the nation over the past few decades. Nearly 46% of students chose to begin postsecondary education or technical training at a community college (American Association of Community Colleges, 2008). Accessibility and lower tuition have contributed to the enrollment…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Minority Group Students, Males
Green, Lucille A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This descriptive study entitled: College Students' Perceptions of the Impact of Developmental Courses on Their Academic Performance and Persistence investigated the perceptions of college students and their responses to developmental courses. The population included students enrolled in the first semester of summer school 2010, at a selected urban…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Developmental Programs, Program Effectiveness
Baugher, Gregory Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Currently 38% of U.S. college students are age 25 or older. The majority of these are required to take remedial courses, with twice as many taking remedial mathematics as reading or writing courses. Mathematics instructors often use online tutorial programs to deliver homework assignments and course assessments. Web-based programs offer support…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Achievement, Remedial Mathematics
Napoles, Gerald F. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the engagement levels among entering and returning Hispanic community college students. This study provides needed data focused specifically on Hispanic student engagement. Limited data exist on the persistence of community college students in general, and Hispanic students in particular. The data were…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment
Download full textReady, Arlene; Parson, Paula – NADE Digest, 2007
The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of the literacy histories of developmental reading students enrolled in a South Texas college. A literacy history questionnaire was used to collect written responses regarding the students' early literacy experiences prior to entering the college setting. Analysis of the written responses…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Reading, College Students, Literacy
Peer reviewedFielstein, Lynda L.; Bush, Lauren K. – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1998
A survey of 196 freshmen seeking to identify noncognitive variables influencing pre-college decision making, satisfaction with the freshman experience, and academic confidence found that academically underprepared students were older, went to college later, reported more satisfaction with academic advising, and were less accepting of American…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Age Differences, College Bound Students
