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Direct linkApplebee, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The cost of college course materials has increased dramatically in recent years. Traditional publishers advocate the use of lower-cost digital and custom editions, but both options have limitations in their ability to save students money (Senack & Donoghue, 2016). Open-educational resources (OER) are openly-licensed materials that may be used…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Algebra, Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedBishop, Tammy J.; Martirosyan, Nara; Saxon, D. Patrick; Lane, Forrest – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
In 2009, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) began the process of redesigning developmental mathematics (DMA) courses. The first classes were offered in 2012 with final state implementation in fall 2013. The purpose of this study was to examine the subsequent gateway course success rates achieved by former DMA students in relation…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Mathematics, Instructional Design, Curriculum Implementation
Download full textFong, Kelley; Visher, Mary G. – MDRC, 2013
For the past decade, MDRC has evaluated a number of interventions designed to improve the outcomes of community college students, including enhanced counseling, learning communities, and financial incentives. Encouragingly, many of these strategies have produced positive effects, affirming that changes in institutional practices and policies can…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Programs, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Fong, Kelley; Visher, Mary G. – MDRC, 2013
For the past decade, MDRC has evaluated a number of interventions designed to improve the outcomes of community college students, including enhanced counseling, learning communities, and financial incentives. Encouragingly, many of these strategies have produced positive effects, affirming that changes in institutional practices and policies can…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Community Colleges, College Programs
