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Download full textBangser, Michael – National High School Center, 2008
Students' high school experiences often do not prepare them adequately for postsecondary education and the world of work. Special attention should be paid to increasing the rigor, relevance, and engagement of the high school curriculum, including for students who have traditionally faced barriers to successful postsecondary transitions. This Issue…
Descriptors: Post High School Guidance, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, Formative Evaluation
Peer reviewedKulik, Chen-Lin C.; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1983
This meta-analytic synthesis of findings from 60 evaluation studies schowed that special college programs for high-risk students have had basically positive effects on students. High-risk students who enrolled in such programs stayed in college somewhat longer than control students did, and they received somewhat better grades in regular college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Developmental Studies Programs, Disadvantaged, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedRoueche, John E.; And Others – Community College Review, 1985
Based on a review of research and literature on student academic performance, provides an overview of the state of basic skills (developmental) instruction in the two-year college. Discusses the characteristics of successful basic skills programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedMcCusker, Manuela – Community College Review, 1999
Summarizes the literature on developmental reading and writing programs by discussing strategies for addressing remedial needs and obstacles to remediation. Presents the results of internal evaluations of developmental reading programs conducted at four colleges. Defines 16 strategies used by community colleges to implement effective remedial…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Development
Peer reviewedPalmer, Jim – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 1995
Lists the latest ERIC documents that describe institutional and state studies of community college remedial programs. Provides bibliographical information and a brief abstract of relevant documents. (YKH)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Dropouts, Educational Assessment
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1981
The prevalence of underprepared students attending colleges, the need to define literacy requirements of courses, the implications of research on literacy in the design of remedial programs, and the need for systematic evaluation of such programs are considered. Literacy is broadly defined as a language competence that is used to achieve both…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation
Sharma, Shiva C. – 1977
Programs providing academic support services in colleges and universities and the evaluation of these services are reviewed. Attention is also directed to the need for opportunities in higher education for students with marginal high school academic records, and responses to the need by institutions of higher education. It is suggested that there…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aptitude, Access to Education, Basic Skills
