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Direct linkCole, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study evaluated the effectiveness of developmental math, English, and reading courses by evaluating the success of students in the corresponding college-level math, English, and reading course. This study analyzed select student characteristics (sex, ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status) or student developmental education status as predictors…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Two Year Colleges, Community Colleges, Suburban Schools
Download full textHorn, Aaron S.; Asmussen, John G. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
A significant challenge in higher education is to narrow the educational attainment gap between academically prepared and unprepared students. To this end, developmental or remedial education is intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are unprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Harmon, Martino – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the American Association of Community Colleges (2010), more than 40% of all African American students enrolled in postsecondary education are enrolled in two-year colleges. A review of the literature indicated that improving persistence and completion rates for African American students is a challenge that two-year colleges face. This…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, African American Students, Student Personnel Services
Brown, Janet R.; And Others – 1990
In 1987, Rockland Community College (RCC) established a Developmental Studies Department to serve students in need of remedial/developmental services. This report describes the services of the department and two special related projects. Part I focuses on the Developmental Studies Department, covering assessment, placement, and advisement; college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs
Brown, Carolyn Hawkins – 1991
In 1990, a study was conducted to determine whether a relationship existed between the attitudes of directors and instructors regarding developmental education and students' ratings of their courses or instructors in remedial and developmental studies. Eleven of Tennessee's 12 community colleges participated in the project. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Questionnaires, Remedial Instruction
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
The U.S. General Accounting Office surveyed 758 higher education institutions (of which 430 responded) to determine how much federal student financial aid is going towards payment for remedial courses courses needed by new college students to attain adequate proficiency in basic skills prior to taking college level courses. In addition, nine…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Case Studies, College Freshmen, College Sophomores
