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A Quantitative Study Examining the Differences in Motivation and Achievement between Traditional versus Team-Based Learning
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Ku, James Yu-Fan – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Obtaining a degree from a community college could be the opportunity for students to advance their education or career. Nevertheless, nearly two-thirds of first-time community college students in the U.S. were required to take developmental mathematics courses. The problem was that approximately three-fourth of those students did not successfully…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Motivation, Mathematics Achievement
The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning Training on Community College Students' Metacognition and Achievement in Developmental Math Courses
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Bol, Linda; Campbell, Karen D. Y.; Perez, Tony; Yen, Cherng-Jyh – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The effects of training in self-regulation on metacognition and math achievement were investigated. The participants were 116 community college students enrolled in developmental math courses. Students enrolled in 16 classrooms were randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. Participants in the treatment group completed four…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Metacognition, Self Management
New Evidence of Success for Community College Remedial English Students: Tracking the Outcomes of Students in the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). CCRC Working Paper No. 53
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Cho, Sung-Woo; Kopko, Elizabeth; Jenkins, Davis; Jaggars, Shanna Smith – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
This paper presents the findings from a follow-up quantitative analysis of the Community College of Baltimore County's Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). The results suggest that among students who enroll in the highest level developmental writing course, participation in ALP is associated with substantially better outcomes in terms of English…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education), Basic Writing, Writing Instruction
A Comparison of Centralized and Decentralized Developmental Education Courses in Four Public Appalachian Community Colleges and Students' Perceptions regarding the Seven Principles for Good Practice
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Keith, Philip M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Developmental education courses have become a standard in community colleges in the United States. An overwhelming majority of these public two-year schools offer developmental courses to a wide array of students. At the same time, developmental programs are under a constant barrage of attacks from a variety of stakeholder organizations that view…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Building Bridges to Postsecondary Training for Low-Skill Adults: Outcomes of Washington State's I-BEST Program. CCRC Brief. Number 42
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Jenkins, Davis; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Kienzl, Gregory – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) was developed by the community and technical colleges in Washington State to increase the rate at which adult basic skills students enter and succeed in postsecondary occupational education and training. Under the I-BEST model, basic skills instructors and career-technical faculty jointly…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Multivariate Analysis, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Making The Transition To Four-Year Institutions: Academic Preparation And Transfer. CCRS Working Paper No. 13
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Roksa, Josipa; Calcagno, Juan Carlos – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2008
In this study, we examine the role of academic preparation in the transition from community colleges to four-year institutions. We address two specific questions: To what extent do academically unprepared students transfer to four-year institutions? And, can positive experiences in community colleges diminish the role of inadequate academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Transitional Programs, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students