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Direct linkCassells, Laetitia – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2018
The application of formative assessment principles in higher education has become increasingly important in South Africa. In this case study the researcher assesses the effectiveness of the application of an early warning system to the higher-education environment in a high failure rate subject. This method is applied according to recommended…
Descriptors: Identification, At Risk Students, Higher Education, Foreign Countries
Sargent, Carol Springer; Borthick, A. Faye; Lederberg, Amy R.; Haardorfer, Regine – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The struggle to get weak students to use learning support services plagues virtually all retention programs (Friedlander, 1980; Hodges, 2001; Karabenick & Knapp, 1988; Moore & LeDee, 2006; Simpson, Hynd, Nist, & Burrell, 1997; Webster & Dee, 1998). This study presents a cost-effective form of supplemental instruction (SI), in the form of on-line…
Descriptors: College Students, At Risk Students, Low Achievement, Academic Support Services
