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)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Learning Disabilities, Limited English Speaking, Private Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Special Needs Students, State Colleges, Surveys, Tutorial Programs, Two Year Colleges
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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