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Perin, Dolores; Holschuh, Jodi Patrick – Review of Research in Education, 2019
Only 25% to 38% of secondary education graduates in the United States are proficient readers or writers but many continue to postsecondary education, where they take developmental education courses designed to help them improve their basic academic skills. However, outcomes are poor for this population, and one problem may be that approaches to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Preparation, Student Improvement, Literacy
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Thomas, Pamela V.; Higbee, Jeanne – Learning Assistance Review, 1996
Describes the results of a study that tracked college algebra students who had previously completed an Academic Assistance mathematics course that facilitated collaborative learning. Only 53% of all students who enrolled in college algebra in fall 1994 earned grades of C or higher, but 95% of students who had previously participated in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, College Mathematics, College Students