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Download full textLosak, John – 1983
The impact of the reforms instituted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) during the past 5 years is examined in this report. After noting the success of the Academic Alert program in providing earlier classroom assessment and feedback to students, the report looks at the influences of the reinstatement of placement testing for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Academic Standards, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationLosak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1983
A study was conducted to examine patterns of persistence in student enrollments at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) prior to and after the imposition of new Standards of Academic Progress in 1978. Students who enrolled for 3 of 4 consecutive semesters during a 2-year period were considered persisters, while those who enrolled for only 1 or 2…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Community Colleges
Losak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1982
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the relationship between students' basic skills performance and three outcome measures: retention, graduation, and academic progress. Specifically, the study compared the performance and persistence of White, Black, and Hispanic students while equating for basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Black Students
Losak, John – 1983
Data on the success rates of non-high school graduates at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), as determined by graduation or the achievement of a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) and 30 or more credit hours, are presented and analyzed in this report. Table 1 summarizes the enrollment of non-high school graduates at M-DCC by ethnic group, using…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts
PDF pending restorationMorris, Cathy; Losak, John – 1986
Females, minorities, and older students are entering higher education at an increasing rate. The influx of these "nontraditional" students has led to quite different enrollment patterns, in which stopping out of college and part-time enrollment are common. Most students have objectives that are not synonymous with earning a baccalaureate degree…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns
Losak, John; Morris, Cathy – 1985
Persistence rates and College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) passing rates are the two outcome measures most often used to assess success at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). A study was conducted to examine these two measures for comparative groups of students whose performance on the basic skills assessment measure ranged from passing no…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
