A study involving two groups of students enrolled in two concurrent 16-week terms of a course taught at two Southwest Texas Junior College campuses compared the effects of traditional and non-traditional testing. The traditional approach consisted of typical individual testing, while the non-traditional approach involved group testing (i.e., two…

A study was conducted to determine what proportion of Saddleback College (California) students were willing to take afternoon classes and their preferred class times. A random sample of 2,600 students registering for the spring 1986 semester was asked to complete a questionnaire. Study findings, based on 1,308 usable responses, included the…

A study was conducted at California's Orange Coast College (OCC) to determine if students who completed college algebra at OCC or at another college prior to enrolling in the college's calculus for business, management, and social sciences (CBMSS) course performed significantly better than students who had not previously completed college algebra.…

A study was conducted in the Marin Community Colleges to determine whether direct mail and telephone contacts with college dropouts would be perceived as demonstrating a caring attitude on the part of faculty and staff, and positively influence their rate of return. The study measured the rate of return of four groups of students who were enrolled…

In fall 1979, a study was conducted to determine the characteristics (i.e., age, sex, ethnicity, residence, class level, student status, and part-/full-time status) of students enrolled in the credit program at College of Marin (CM). Information provided by the Office of the Chancellor for California Community Colleges permitted a comparison of CM…

A study was conducted at Fayetteville Technical Institute (FTI) to determine if there were any attitudinal differences between a group of students who participate in college governance and a matching sample of students who do not participate. The attitudinal variables focused on personal awareness (i.e., self-understanding), poetic awareness…

This ex-post facto, quasi-experimental study was conducted to determine whether students taught nursing math in the classroom did better than students who did not take the nursing math course in the classroom. First-year students enrolled in the Long Beach City College Associate Degree Nursing Program were selected as the treatment sample. Thirty…

The major purpose of this study was to determine if students enrolled in an "Eyes on the Prize" telecourse performed better academically in utilizing a study guide than students who did not utilize the study guide. "Eyes on the Prize," a course offered at Evergreen Valley College (EVC), fulfills a two-year ethnic studies…

In 1989 a study was conducted at Pima Community College (PCC) to assess students' knowledge of basic physical science concepts. A three-part survey instrument was administered to students in a second semester sociology class, a first semester astronomy class, a second semester Spanish class, and a first semester physics class. The survey…

A study was conducted at Kirkwood Community College (KCC) to assess the role played by students' selection of a major as a predictor of academic success as measured by graduation from a two-year college. The study utilized computerized records and transcripts of students enrolled at KCC during fall 1974 through fall 1980. The records of a sample…

A study was conducted at Kirkwood Community College (KCC) to determine whether three groups of "high risk" students had a higher rate of attrition than the general student population. The study sought to test whether the three groups identified from an earlier study as being "high risk" in terms of attrition (i.e., students who…

The difference in the grade point average (GPA) of entering transfer students and their GPA earned after one semester at Suffolk University's College of Business Administration (CBA) were investigated. Ninety-one transfer students entering the CBA in September 1976 were studied. Results indicate that there was a significant difference between the…

A study was conducted at Oxnard College to assess the effectiveness of a multimodal orientation program designed by the college's Assessment Center to reduce test anxiety traumas by explaining theories of stress and techniques for stress reduction, self-help breathing, muscle relaxation, and creative visualization. The Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI)…

Using data drawn from the literature on two-and four-year colleges in the United States, this report compares public two-year institutions with private two-year institutions and four-year colleges and universities from the standpoint of costs, quality of education, and the employability of graduates. Chapter 1 introduces common assumptions…

A study was conducted at Green River Community College (GRCC) in Washington to assess the effectiveness of policies requiring students on academic probation to formally apply for reinstatement before continuing their studies. The study's experimental group consisted of those students who were placed on academic probation during Fall 1975 and who…