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Download full textThornton, Barry; Demps, Julius; Jadav, Arpita – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2017
Undergraduate instruction in the Davis College of Business at Jacksonville University utilizes two course delivery methods. Traditional daytime classes are 15 weeks long and have approximately 40 contact hours, while evening courses are offered in the Accelerated Degree program in a compressed 8-week format with 24 contact hours. The curriculum is…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Undergraduate Students, Delivery Systems, Scheduling
Do Learning Communities Effect Academic Outcomes? Evidence from an Experiment in a Community College
Direct linkRichburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Visher, Mary G.; Bloom, Dan – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2008
Many postsecondary institutions utilize learning communities to increase social engagement and attachment to the college community. In recent years, these communities have proliferated as part of a trend fueled by low retention and persistence rates, increasing reluctance of 4-year institutions to provide remedial education, and pressure on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Skaggs, Gary – GED Testing Service, 2004
Current testing standards call for test developers to provide evidence that testing procedures and test scores, and the inferences made based on the test scores, show evidence of validity and are comparable across subpopulations (American Educational Research Association [AERA], American Psychological Association [APA], & National Council on…
Descriptors: Scheduling, Testing Accommodations, Academic Achievement, Test Validity
