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Download full textRutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Cormier, Maria Scott; Dukes, Dominique; Zamora, Diana E. Cruz – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2019
Research suggests that far more students are referred to developmental education courses than necessary, and that developmental education presents a barrier to students' success. As a result, many in the field have called for reforms to developmental education to address these challenges. This report documents developmental education practices…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Instruction, Educational Practices, College Students
Spangler, Richard C.; Simonson, Carolyn – 1981
Tacoma Community College (TCC) is a comprehensive institution serving 7,000 students per quarter out of the 200,000 residents of Tacoma-Pierce County. Statistics show that 20% of the student population have not graduated from high school; 21% are from minority groups; and an estimated 60% are academically, educationally, or socially disadvantaged.…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Basic Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Stahl, Norman A.; Brozo, William G. – 1984
The vocabulary development curriculum offered by developmental reading programs in Georgia postsecondary institutions was studied. A total of 49 reading specialists from 39 institutions completed a questionnaire that covered: emphasis placed on vocabulary development, practices followed in expanding students' vocabularies, and the materials used…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Postsecondary Education
Barshis, Don – 1984
This assessment of the developmental education program at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) was conducted by the CCC's Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning (CITL). Part 1 describes the evolution of developmental programs in the CCC, focusing on the success of Loop College's Individual Needs Program in the 1970s, the decision to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Enrollment
Institute for Services to Education, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1980
A guide to the implementation of the Entry Level Skills Program (ELSP) and a conceptual framework for evaluation research is presented. Attention is directed to strategies for the attainment of goals and management of the ELSP project, which is a developmental program for freshmen students who have not acquired the full range or level of cognitive…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Criterion Referenced Tests, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Research
PDF pending restorationMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted of the status of student assessment and developmental education in Michigan's 29 public community colleges and three public four-year colleges which serve in a community college capacity. The study sought to to determine: (1) the number of community college students in need of and actually enrolled in developmental…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Courses
Abraham, Ansley A., Jr. – 1987
Remedial and developmental programs at two-year and four-year colleges in states belonging to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) were studied, along with placement standards for degree-credit, college-level work in SREB states and institutions. These programs, courses, and activities were designed specifically for first-time entering…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Freshmen, Credit Courses, Developmental Studies Programs
Linthicum, Dorothy S. – 1980
In 1979-80, a study was conducted at Dundalk Community College (DCC) to assess the procedures and instruments used to place students in the three options of its developmental education program: Option A (for students with the lowest assessment scores), Option B (for those with low assessment scores), and regular developmental courses. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2004
When the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges compiled best practices for serving basic skills students in 2002-2003, assessment practices were notably absent. In this paper, problems with current assessment and placement practices with regards to basic skills are explored. The paper begins with a review of the matriculation process…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Basic Skills, English (Second Language), Evaluation Problems
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
