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Jill Feldman; Atsushi Miyaoka; Matthew Finster; Jennifer Flynn; Tara Dunderdale – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background. Placement in developmental education in college is associated with negative effects on credits earned, course achievement, and degree attainment (Valentine, Konstantopoulos, & Goldrick-Rab, 2017) and requires substantial investments with costs to students and institutions estimated at $1.3 and $7 billion (Ganga, Mazzariello &…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Education, Curriculum Development, Statistics
Weiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary; Weissman, Evan – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
Community college stakeholders are searching with increasing urgency for approaches with the potential to improve the success rates for community college students, particularly those in need of developmental education. "Learning communities," which place cohorts of students together in two or more courses for one semester, are a popular…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Developmental Studies Programs
Lee, Jonghwan; Judy, Justina – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The College Ambition Program (CAP) model was developed to support high schools in preparing their students to enter STEM fields. CAP includes four programmatic components: mentoring, course counseling and advising, college-related activities and workshops, and teacher professional development and instructional support. This study is part of a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Experimental Schools, Intervention, College Attendance