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ERIC Number: ED376784
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 63
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Statewide Survey of Developmental Education in Pennsylvania. Trends in Developmental Education: Research and Practice. Monograph #1.
Wilkie, Carolyn; Foreman, John, Ed.
A state-wide survey of Pennsylvania colleges sought to document the developmental education programming and remedial services these institutions offer their students. A 100-item questionnaire was sent to all 189 institutions that award undergraduate degrees and certifications. Eighty institutions responded. Findings include the following: (1) most institutions offered assistance in writing, math, reading, and study skills and less frequently in science; (2) other common programming included freshman seminar classes, summer or pre-college programs, special advising/counseling services, placement testing, and campus-wide tutoring programs; (3) colleges especially targeted special admissions students, learning disabled, and English-as-a-Second-Language students for services; (4) the highest participation rate was for writing help followed by help with math, reading, and study skills; (5) 64 percent of programming was offered through a decentralized structure though a centralized structure was more typical in the 2-year institutions; (6) 89 percent of responding institutions conducted evaluations of their developmental education services on a regular basis using multiple variables; and (7) the most common primary operational definition of developmental education programming was a remedial one though developmental definitions were also common. Appendixes contain the survey and its cover letter. (JB)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educators.
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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