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Bishop, Tammy J.; Martirosyan, Nara; Saxon, D. Patrick; Lane, Forrest – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
In 2009, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) began the process of redesigning developmental mathematics (DMA) courses. The first classes were offered in 2012 with final state implementation in fall 2013. The purpose of this study was to examine the subsequent gateway course success rates achieved by former DMA students in relation…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Mathematics, Instructional Design, Curriculum Implementation
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Santana-Williamson, Eliana – CATESOL Journal, 2013
This article discusses how the ESL program at an ethnically/linguistically diverse community college (between San Diego and the Mexican border) moved from a general, grammar-based ESL curriculum to a content-based instruction (CBI) curriculum. The move was designed to better prepare 1st- and 2nd-generation immigrant students for freshman…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Task Analysis
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Fiume, Peter Francis – Community College Enterprise, 2009
Noting the community college mandate for promoting civic engagement, the author addresses the issue of developing civically engaged community college classrooms in the midst of a decline in civic engagement nationwide. The paper proposes service learning pedagogy as a method for synthesizing classroom based academic knowledge and community based…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Service Learning, Teaching Methods, College Role