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Download full textSmith, Jean Burr – 1983
Following a discussion of various methods of evaluating the effectiveness of developmental programs, this paper presents a research design for the evaluation of a developmental math program. First, the paper examines the objectives and benefits of conducting formative and summative program evaluations. The paper then identifies the single group…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Mathematics Anxiety
Peer reviewedKleinmann, Howard H. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1985
Explains the Monitor Model of adult second-language development. Describes a study conducted at Queens College to assess the value of mandatory reading laboratory attendance for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language), Reading Achievement
Peer reviewedNaughton, Patrick W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes Hawaii Community College's vocational preparation (Voc Prep) program, which focuses on basic communication, literacy, and mathematics skills to prepare students to enter vocational programs. Compares the Voc Prep learning community model, which includes vocational and basic skills instruction, personal development, and counseling, with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, English Instruction, High Risk Students
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1988
These three serial issues focus on the characteristics and administration of developmental education programs. The following articles are featured: (1) "Characteristics of Successful Programs," which reviews research findings concerning the characteristics associated with effective and ineffective developmental programs and includes a list of…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Boylan, Hunter R., Ed. – Research in Developmental Education, 1987
These three issues of "Research in Developmental Education," examine the demographic characteristics and academic achievement of developmental students. Included are the following: (1) "Demographics and Developmental Education," by Hunter R. Boylan, which examines trends in the developmental student population and their college enrollments;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, Community Colleges
McCoy, Kay R. – 1991
Drawing from studies conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) between 1989 and 1991, this report offers a profile of developmental students at PGCC and an analysis of the remedial education needs of fall 1990 first-time students. The first section of the report reviews findings from a number of statewide and institutional studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Role
PDF pending restorationHaeuser, Patricia N. – 1993
Despite their vital role in open-access, two-year colleges, remedial education efforts have increasingly come under attack by legislators and the public, who view such programs as duplicating the appropriate function of high schools, and who believe that limited state resources should be devoted to more prestigious programs. For a college to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
