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William, Abeer; Vidal, Victoria L.; John, Pamela – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This quasi-experimental study compared differences in phlebotomy performance on a live client, between a control group taught through the traditional method and an experimental group using virtual reality simulation. The study showed both groups had performed successfully, using the following metrics: number of reinsertions, pain factor, hematoma…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Conventional Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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Goomas, David T. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
In a pilot study at El Centro College, an urban college in the Dallas County Community College District, students in a new-to-college educational framework class were offered an intervention intended to enhance the academic advising process. The intervention consisted of in-class career services advising, degree selection, degree planning, course…
Descriptors: Intervention, Course Selection (Students), Academic Advising, Pilot Projects
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Cooper, Cameron I. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2011
This article summarizes the creation and implementation of a concurrent support class for TRS 92--Intermediate Algebra, a developmental mathematics course at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. The concurrent course outlined in this article demonstrates a statistically significant increase in student success rates since its inception.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Effect Size, Algebra