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Direct linkBrower, Rebecca L.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping; Park-Gaghan, Toby J. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background: This multiple case study explores the self-determination needs of academically underprepared students. The context for our study was a sweeping redesign of developmental education (DE) in Florida's community colleges, state-level legislation Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which made DE optional for many students. Purpose of Study: The…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Two Year College Students
Download full textBrower, Rebecca L.; Bertrand Jones, Tamara; Hu, Shouping; Park-Gaghan, Toby J. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Background: This multiple case study explores the self-determination needs of academically underprepared students. The context for our study was a sweeping redesign of developmental education (DE) in Florida's community colleges, state-level legislation Senate Bill 1720 (SB 1720), which made DE optional for many students. Purpose of Study: The…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Two Year College Students
Kosiewicz, Holly; Ngo, Federick – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
This study examines the impact of a "natural experiment" that gave students the choice to place into or out of developmental math because of an unintended mistake made by a community college. During self-placement, more students chose to enroll in gateway college- and transfer-level math courses, however, greater proportions of female,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Course Selection (Students), Student Placement
Schudde, Lauren; Yonah Meiselman, Akiva – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Student placement test records, course enrollments, and other student-level data collected by community colleges are vital for evaluating the outcomes of students in developmental education (dev-ed) courses. Researchers and policymakers rely on this information to examine the impact of existing programs and assess ongoing reforms to dev-ed -- the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Student Placement
Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
Until recently, the vast majority of students, entering California community colleges were placed in developmental courses, and relatively few went on to complete transfer-level courses in English and math. Several colleges responded to this longstanding challenge by experimenting with placement and curricular reforms. In 2017, new legislation (AB…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, State Legislation, Student Placement
Mejia, Marisol Cuellar; Rodriguez, Olga; Johnson, Hans – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
This document is intended to be a companion piece for a report entitled "What Happens When Colleges Broaden Access to Transfer-Level Courses? Evidence from California's Community Colleges." It contains the technical appendices as follows: (1) College Profiles; (2) Additional Insights from our Interviews; (3) Data and Methods; (4) Caveat…
Descriptors: Courses, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Placement
Hawkins, Christy D. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to identify academic factors that might predict online course success for community college students. Online course success was a focus of national research and debate as studies consistently indicated lower success rates in online courses as compared to traditional courses; however, research that identified academic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement
Roksa, Josipa; Jenkins, Davis; Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Zeidenberg, Matthew; Cho, Sung-Woo – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is engaged in a strategic planning process to improve performance beyond the goals in "Dateline 2009," the system's current vision and plan. A key objective is to encourage colleges to improve retention and academic success for students, particularly the substantial numbers who arrive…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students), Remedial Instruction
Southhard, Margarida; Collier, Sylvia – 1997
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which high school graduates from Florida's Leon County needed remediation to enter college-level mathematics, reading, and writing courses. Records were examined for 2,705 high school graduates from 1992 to 1996 who were first-time college students in a Florida public community college or state…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Preparation, College Students, Course Selection (Students)
