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Download full textBelcher, Marcia J. – 1988
A study of the English as a Second Language (ESL) program at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) was conducted, which compared the demographics of ESL and non-ESL students, measured the success of ESL students in learning English and achieving other academic goals, and examined the relationship between initial enrollment in ESL and satisfactorily…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Followup Studies
Belcher, Marcia J.; Patterson, Carol – 1990
In 1990, the President's Council at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) endorsed changing registration procedures to eventually eliminate late registrants. A study was conducted to determine the number of students who register late, their characteristics and reasons for registering late, and whether late registrants could be expected to change…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Late Registration, Questionnaires, School Policy
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1986
In fall 1984, the first group of potential Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) graduates took the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) as a requirement for obtaining an associate degree or being admitted to the upper division at a state university. Of the 997 first-time test takers, three quarters passed the test. A study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1985
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida) to assess the performance of ESL students on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and the relationship of campus location, ESL credits earned, grade point average (GPA), and developmental coursework on CLAST scores. The study focused on all students who took all four…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
PDF pending restorationBelcher, Marcia J. – 1986
In June 1986, 281 Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) students rewrote one or more sections of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) because, with few exceptions, they did not pass on a previous administration. A study was conducted to investigate the performance of these students on the four CLAST subtests and to compare their…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Essay Tests
Belcher, Marcia J.; And Others – 1987
In 1984-85, Miami-Dade Community College's (MDCC's) North Campus developed a one-credit orientation course (SLS 1101) to provide students with information and college-level skills before they encounter problems. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of SLS 1101 in reducing attrition and increasing grade point average (GPA) over the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Grade Point Average, High Risk Students
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1987
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine how many MDCC graduates transfer to the State University System (SUS) or private colleges within Dade County; how many have obtained a bachelor's degree; differences in enrollment and graduation patterns based on ethnicity, gender, MDCC campus attended, year of MDCC…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1993
Presenting data on the characteristics of associate degree recipients from 1991-92 and 1992-93 at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, this report provides tables for M-DCC as a whole and on the five campuses comprising the college (i.e., North, Kendall, Wolfson, Medical Center, and Homestead). First, information is presented on the…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, Black Students, College Graduates
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1989
Cutscores for certifying competence on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) have been raised three times since the test was implemented in 1982. In 1989, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to challenge the contention that a vast majority of students taking the CLAST under the largest and most recent jump in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores
Morris, Cathy; Belcher, Marcia J. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Florida's Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to identify institutional factors that predict pass rates on the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). Statewide results of the October 1989 administration of the CLAST were used for the study, including the scores of all students who indicated that they had…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1989
In response to decreasing nursing program enrollments, less qualified enrollees, and decreasing scores on the national licensing board exams, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine factors that might contribute to success or failure among students entering the nursing program. In order to identify "high risk"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Preparation, Community Colleges
Belcher, Marcia J.; Einspruch, Eric – 1988
In 1988, a study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College to explain declining scores on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) since 1984. Specifically, the study sought to determine whether students had changed in terms of their basic skills at college entry, native language, needs for English as a Second Language instruction,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Grade Point Average
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1993
In Florida, community colleges are required to report their entry-level basic skills testing results to the public school system in their service area. Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) has been reporting that approximately 60% of Dade County Public School (DCPS) graduates cannot pass basic skills tests in math, writing, and reading. DCPS has…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Belcher, Marcia J.; Baldwin, Anne – 1991
Designed to facilitate the dissemination of information, particularly within Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), this report consolidates transfer statistics on Florida's community colleges provided by several state sources. These sources include the annual Articulation Report published by the Division of Community Colleges, the annual State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
Belcher, Marcia J. – 1992
In response to a request from the 1992 Florida State Legislature, Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) participated in a longitudinal study of college preparatory instruction. M-DCC student testing and outcomes data were collected for four cohorts of first-time-in-college students enrolling in fall terms 1986 through 1989. Highlighted findings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment
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