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Direct linkBobak, Regina A. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2019
This study examined the implication of the Algebra Connection Essay in a developmental algebra course. Undergraduate students (n=18) in four Intermediate Algebra courses were administered a pre-attitudinal survey prior to receiving information on the essay about their chosen or desired program of study. After submitting the essay, the students…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Remedial Mathematics, Algebra, Essays
Livingston, Shannon – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) as the theoretical framework, this study explored how high-school GPA and motivation contributed to academic performance and persistence among students enrolled in developmental-education courses during the fall of 2016 at a two-year technical college in the Midwest. A non-random purposive…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
