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Direct linkAmy Faulkner Land – ProQuest LLC, 2024
With the increase of technology in day-to-day lives, online college education is sweeping the nation as numbers of students enrolling online is consistently on the rise. Unfortunately, because of the nature of open enrollment at the community college level, students often enroll without necessary skills to be successful at the college level,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Developmental Studies Programs, English, General Education
Erickson, Kristyanna – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The developmental sequence of mathematics courses in most 2-year and 4-year colleges is designed to prepare students to succeed in college-level math courses. That is, students must complete this sequence in order to progress to courses such as statistics, college algebra, precalculus, calculus, and differential equations. Research on the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Developmental Programs, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
Zeas, Joanne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study describes members of the Liberal Arts/English adjunct faculty at one mid-Atlantic urban community college (MAUCC), their perceptions of the organizational climate of their program, and their satisfaction and motivation patterns. The study was designed as a case study focusing on one MAUCC department. Adjunct faculty members…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Language Arts, English Teachers, Adjunct Faculty
Barnsley, Amy Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation summarizes a study of the use of online homework with developmental mathematics students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. To address the problem of high failure rates in developmental mathematics courses this study investigated the relationship between online homework and academic achievement, persistence, and attitude.…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Homework, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
Guerin, Aimee – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Student retention rates in higher education have been a focus of study for decades, yet the problem of low student retention still exists, particularly among community college students. While student retention has not been empirically investigated among community college students in language courses, the specific problem of low course-level…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Bauer, D'Arlyn A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics and impact of developmental courses on students enrolled in developmental mathematics and English courses at a small mid-Western tribal college. This was a quantitative, descriptive study of the courses and the students over a six year timeframe. All students who enrolled in…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Tribally Controlled Education, Course Descriptions, Longitudinal Studies
