Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Remedial Mathematics | 10 |
| Writing Skills | 10 |
| Developmental Studies Programs | 8 |
| Community Colleges | 7 |
| Two Year Colleges | 7 |
| Remedial Programs | 5 |
| Remedial Reading | 5 |
| Basic Skills | 4 |
| Remedial Instruction | 4 |
| Two Year College Students | 4 |
| Writing Instruction | 4 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| Intermediate Grades | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
Location
| California | 1 |
| California (Los Angeles) | 1 |
| Colorado (Denver) | 1 |
| Connecticut | 1 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textAsmussen, John G.; Horn, Aaron S. – Midwestern Higher Education Compact, 2014
Developmental education, also termed remedial education, refers to curricula intended to improve the academic skills and knowledge of students who are underprepared for undergraduate coursework, particularly in the areas of mathematics, reading, and writing. Many practitioners and researchers agree that developmental education should be improved,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Developmental Studies Programs, Remedial Programs, Academic Support Services
Sanchez, Bonnie, Comp. – 1977
The implementation of remedial education in the community college has become more urgent with the establishment of open admissions, as is demonstrated in this annotated bibliography. Types of students, their selection into remedial instruction, the experimentation in programs, methods of instruction, and indications of program effectiveness are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges
Tomlinson, Louise M. – 1989
The digest is based on a full length report (with the same title) on postsecondary developmental programs. The full report provides a definitive review of the literature and institutional practice on the topic. Postsecondary developmental programs at institutions of higher education encompass a variety of courses and services that are conducted to…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Students, Developmental Programs, Educational Development
Helm, Phoebe – 1978
Three program objectives are articulated for establishing a developmental education program to increase retention and graduation rates among academically disadvantaged students at Triton College: (1) instituting horizontal (teaching basic skills) and vertical (assisting in the transfer of basic skills to students' total educational programs)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling, Developmental Programs
McHugh, Elizabeth; And Others – 1979
These four reports resulted from a series of studies undertaken by the Community College of Allegheny County to evaluate its Block Scheduling Project, which schedules students into a block of developmental courses centered around a core, transferable course in either psychology or history. The first report briefly describes the project, considers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Course Content, Developmental Studies Programs
Young, Kristine M. – 2002
According to 1995 data collected by the National Center for Educational Statistics, first-year students at public community colleges were twice as likely to be enrolled in a remedial education course than their public four-year counterparts. Ninety-five percent of community colleges offer remedial instruction, yet critics of the community college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Reynolds, Mary Anne, Ed. – 1981
This teacher's manual, designed to improve the math and writing skills and self-images of entering college students, offers a model for faculty-counselor collaboration within the developmental classroom and focuses on affective and cognitive learning. The first chapter provides an administrative strategy for encouraging faculty-counselor…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Mathematics, College Students, Community Colleges
Wright, Douglas A.; Cahalan, Margaret W. – 1985
The extent of postsecondary remedial studies in the United States was investigated in 1983-1984, along with characteristics of current programs, and measures of program effectiveness. Reliable national estimates were sought on: the number and type of courses offered; the percent of students taking remedial courses and recent enrollment changes;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs
Roueche, Suanne D.; Comstock, Veronica Nora – 1981
Results are presented for a study of the in- and out-of-class literacy demands made on community college students and their responses to these demands. After an executive summary, introductory material reviews the issues of adult literacy and literacy development in the community college. The first of the report's two sections describes…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Literacy, College Role
Stamper, John, Ed.; Pardos, Zachary, Ed.; Mavrikis, Manolis, Ed.; McLaren, Bruce M., Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2014
The 7th International Conference on Education Data Mining held on July 4th-7th, 2014, at the Institute of Education, London, UK is the leading international forum for high-quality research that mines large data sets in order to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. These data sets may come from the traces…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Collection
