Factors Influencing Success in Developmental Math: An Observational Study.

Smith, Dorace; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ532987

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Factors Influencing Success in Developmental Math: An Observational Study.

Smith, Dorace; And Others

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v13 n1 p33-43 Fall 1996

Describes an ethnographic study of 126 developmental mathematics students at a 4-year college to determine characteristics related to success in the course and subsequent retention. Reports that student attendance and engagement strongly influenced success. Lists recommendations for improving student engagement. A list of observed student characteristics is appended. (10 citations) (AJL)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Attendance, Ethnography, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables, Remedial Mathematics, School Holding Power, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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