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Wolfle, James D.; Williams, Mitchell R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This research study examined the 2006 cohort of First-Time-in-College students from all 23 community colleges in Virginia. The goal was to examine fall-to-fall persistence and success in the first college-level mathematics course. Predictor variables used were developmental status, age, gender, and race and ethnicity of the student. Interaction…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Mathematics Instruction, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Xu, Di; Dadgar, Mina – Community College Review, 2018
Objective: This article examines the effectiveness of remediation for community college students who are identified as having the lowest skills in math. Method: We use transcript data from a state community college system and take advantage of a regression discontinuity design that compares statistically identical students who are assigned to the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Remedial Mathematics, Instructional Effectiveness
Cho, Sung-Woo; Karp, Melinda Mechur – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Using data from the Virginia Community College System and building upon prior Florida-based research, this study examines whether student success course enrollment has positive associations with shorter term student outcomes, including earning any college credits within the first year and persisting into the second year. The present study finds…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, College Credits, Two Year College Students