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Direct linkCindy Allen; Anita Biber; Angela Chilton; Leslie Johnson – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2018
Texas House Bill 2223 (2017) was developed to accelerate underprepared students' persistence and successful completion of credit-bearing college-level courses. This new corequisite mandate allows underprepared students to enroll in entry-level college courses and requires co-enrollment in a developmental education course/intervention designed to…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Academic Persistence, College Students
Mangan, Katherine – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Remedial courses meant to get underprepared students ready for college-level work are often not an on-ramp but a dead end, leaders of four national higher-education groups said, recommending sweeping changes in how such students are brought up to speed. Students required to take a sequence of remedial, or developmental, courses before they can…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Academic Support Services, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction
Ganshow, Leonore – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1980
Describes an experimental program in which remedial instruction in reading, writing, and basic study skills is coupled with content courses in general studies, biology, history, and psychology. Explains how remedial and content courses are paired, examines methods of evaluating student progress, and presents guidelines for program implementation.…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Introductory Courses, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedBudny, Dan – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1994
The Purdue University (Indiana) Department of Freshman Engineering offers a counselor-tutorial program to high-potential, but academically disadvantaged, freshmen. The program's counseling and tutorial services are intended to help students successfully complete their first-year courses in calculus, chemistry, and physics. Experience shows…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Preparation, Counseling Services, Developmental Studies Programs
Salamah, Galal – 1984
Three common policies used by English departments in Kuwait universities to accommodate the students in appropriate course types and levels are discussed and compared from a practical perspective. The three policies are concerned with placement tests and remedial courses and are intended to: (1) place students with high scores on the standardized…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Arabs, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Hunter, Jacqueline; And Others – 1980
The implementation and evaluation of a project at Xavier University of Louisiana that was designed to increase performance and academic persistence in entry-level mathematics and science courses are described. The University's CAUSE Project was a cooperative effort by the departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Strategies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Tests, Biology
