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Download full textCouturier, Lara K.; Cullinane, Jenna – Jobs For the Future, 2015
This call to action is based on a simple but important premise: The nation cannot allow college placement policies, processes, and instruments to undermine promising efforts to increase student success in mathematics and increase attainment of STEM credentials. Efforts to redesign math pathways hold great promise for improving the teaching and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, STEM Education, Academic Aspiration
Peer reviewedHodara, Michelle – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2015
This study examines the extent of developmental education participation among Oregon high school graduates students who attend community college and the relationship between high school experiences and subsequent developmental education course-taking. An analysis of state and national data from more than 101,000 Oregon public high school graduates…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, High School Graduates, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2017
This report was prepared by The Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) pursuant to 23-1-113.3 C.R.S. The information in this report is presented to inform the ongoing dialogue regarding preparation for college and the effects of developmental education in Colorado. This report documents data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Readiness, Developmental Studies Programs, Public Colleges
Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2016
This report was prepared by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) pursuant to 23-1-113.3 C.R.S. The information in this report is presented to inform the ongoing dialogue regarding preparation for college and the effects of remedial education or developmental education in Colorado. This report documents data gathered by the Colorado…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Preparation, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
Herman, Phillip; Scanlan, Spencer; Carreon, Daisy – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2017
Many students graduate from high school academically unprepared for college. When such students enroll in college as first-time freshmen, they are commonly placed in non-credit-bearing developmental English and math courses to develop the skills necessary to complete freshman-level credit-bearing courses. Understanding students' college readiness…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Preparation, College Readiness, Developmental Studies Programs
Direct linkMejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
In its current form, developmental education may be one of the largest impediments to success in California's community colleges. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students are deemed underprepared for college and placed into developmental (also known as remedial or basic-skills) courses. Yet most never earn a degree or certificate, or transfer…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Readiness
Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2016
This document presents the technical appendix that accompanies the full report, "Preparing Students for Success in California's Community Colleges." The appendix includes Data and Methods. [Supported with funding from the Sutton Family Fund. For the full report, see ED570976.]
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Readiness
Lee, Melinda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Higher education institutions have been challenged with retaining students until graduation over the past forty years. The greatest attrition occurs during the freshman-to-sophomore year. College administrators must evaluate data trends to determine the academic needs of enrolled students so effective programming can be developed and executed to…
Descriptors: Colleges, College Students, Higher Education, Academic Persistence
Center for Community College Student Engagement, 2016
Improving college completion is a shared objective of higher education. It is the focus of colleges, foundations, state governments, and the White House. Students have gotten the message--their aspirations are on the rise. But the nation's collective ambition far exceeds today's outcomes. Many students are not attaining their goals. College…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Preparation, College Graduates, Student Attitudes
Crisp, Gloria; Delgado, Chryssa – Community College Review, 2014
Developmental education has been cited as one of the most difficult issues facing community colleges. Despite the controversy and changes to educational policy regarding developmental education, there is a notable dearth of rigorous research measuring the causal effect of remediation on community college student outcomes. The present study uses…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Persistence
Moore, George W.; Slate, John R.; Edmonson, Stacey L.; Combs, Julie P.; Bustamante, Rebecca; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – Education and Urban Society, 2010
In this study, the authors examined the college-ready graduate rates of all students (n = 1,099 high schools) in the State of Texas for the 2006-2007 school year. Data were analyzed for students' scores in reading, in math, and in both subject areas combined. Approximately one-third of all students were determined to be college-ready in both…
Descriptors: Effect Size, High School Students, State Surveys, Graduation Rate
Clery, Sue – Achieving the Dream, 2006
Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue examines the percentages and numbers of students who attempted and completed both developmental and college-level math. The analysis reveals that a large portion of students either do not attempt or do not complete developmental math coursework. Furthermore, the data show…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, African American Students, American Indians, Asian American Students
O'Brien, Kevin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the academic preparation of students with disabilities who plan to attend a four year college or university upon graduating from high school in the Participating School System. The study employed a measure of high school academic course rigor developed by Horn and Kojaku (2001) to measure the academic…
Descriptors: Honors Curriculum, High Schools, Core Curriculum, Grade Point Average
