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Direct linkWood, J. Luke – About Campus, 2012
"Open access" is a core mission component of the community college. Through this mission, public two-year colleges provide postsecondary opportunities to nearly all individuals desiring further education. However, access is not necessarily synonymous with success. Many students, including black males, have concerning levels of success, or the lack…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Males, Educational Strategies
Peer reviewedMorante, Edward A. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1986
Reports findings on the continued positive effect of remedial/developmental programs on both retention and academic performance of skills deficient students who entered both public and private higher education institutions in New Jersey. (Author/DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBorchardt, Lovie Lee – College Teaching, 1989
A technique used to make developmental students more aware of the factors in academic success involves class discussion of the qualities of successful students and student self-evaluation according to those qualities. The approach has been useful in helping developmental students discover their unused capabilities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students
Peer reviewedLederman, Marie Jean; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1985
Reports findings from a national survey of 1,269 representative colleges and universities, concerning institutional perceptions of the basic skills preparation of entering freshmen, the extent of students' needs for basic skills help at various types of institutions, and the ways in which institutions are responding to student needs. (AYC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textLee, Yung-bin Benjamin; Meyer, Martha J. – 1994
This study examined characteristics of passive and active learners among college students enrolled in remedial classes and students enrolled in regular academic classes. Active learners are typically analytical, focused on task, tolerant of new ideas, curious, adept at processing information, able to develop other ways to solve a problem,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Cognitive Style, College Freshmen
Amick, Margaret G. – 1996
This instructional booklet presents an overview of the Developmental Education Student Retention Tracking System (DESRTS), developed by the South Carolina State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education to make information available on the retention and graduation of developmental students in the state's technical colleges. Following an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, Data Collection, Developmental Studies Programs
Upcraft, M. Lee, Ed.; Gardner, John N., Ed.; Barefoot, Betsy O., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
An authoritative, comprehensive guide to the first year of college, this book includes the most current information about the policies, strategies, programs, and services designed to help first-year students make a successful transition to college and fulfill their educational and personal goals. Following the introduction, "The First Year of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Faculty Development, Urban Universities, Supplementary Education
