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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Bridge Program"”.
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Educationally underprepared students' perception of their experience in a pre-freshman bridge program
… regarding their participation in a pre-freshman bridge program. Data were collected through a series of interviews conducted over the course of three months. Interviews focused on students' perceptions of their classroom and out-of-classroom experiences, as well as their overall reflections on …
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ACT 101 SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM: AN ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT SUCCESS FOLLOWING ONE YEAR OF PARTICIPATION
… the academic progress of Act 101 summer bridge program subjects who completed two semesters in a suburban mid-Atlantic community college. The study compared qualified students who participated in the Act 101 program to Act 101 students who did not participate in the seven week academic …
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Influence of a summer bridge program on African American students at East Tennessee State University
… and non-participants of the B.U.C.S. Academy program, a summer bridge program, at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Although African American students’ enrollment has increased for several years, this population remains underrepresented in comparison to majority groups regarding …
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The Pontem Path: A Case Study of a Catholic Bridge Program Focusing on College Readiness
… the highest and lowest paying majors. One way to bridge this gap is through improving college readiness of these students.</p> <p>Existing bridge programs like TRiO, Upward Bound, and summer bridge have shown success in improving college readiness. Upward Bound and Upward Bound math and science …
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The essence of a college summer bridge program: Voices of program participants who completed college
… have created and implemented transition programs for first-year students such as summer Bridge programs (SBPs). SBPs are designed to assist students with transition challenges, enhance academic preparation, and help them achieve equal footing with other students. The purpose of this study …
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Skill, Will, and Self-Regulation: Assessing the Learning and Study Strategies of University Summer Bridge Program Students
… of students participating in a university summer bridge program (SBP), which is a 6-week, high-school-to-college transition program for academically underprepared, at-risk, first-year students (as defined by the university). The relationships between SBP students' learning and study strategies and …
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Bridge to Student Success?: An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the University of Mississippi's JumpStart Summer Bridge Program
Summer bridge programs (SBPs) are a popular programmatic intervention of colleges and universities to assist students with the transition from high school to college and provide students with the academic and social tools they need to be successful. Despite their popularity, a survey of relevant …
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A Mixed Method Approach for Assessing the Adjustment of Incoming First-Year Engineering Students in a Summer Bridge Program
… of higher education have implemented bridge programs in order to increase the retention and graduation rates of at-risk students (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). In fact, summer bridge programs (SBPs), which typically occur prior to a student's freshman fall term, are among the oldest …
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Asking Latino Students: Strategies to Improve Dual Credit High School – Community College Bridge Programs
… persistence in the first two years of a 2+2+2 program (high school – community college – university). As community college leaders attempt to reach the fastest growing, youngest minority group in the United States (Passel, Cohn, & Lopez, 2011), questions emerge on how to create and implement an …
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Best Practices in Tutoring Services and the Impact of Required Tutoring on High-Risk Students
… tutoring for high-risk students enrolled in a bridge program. </p> <p>The third phase of the study focused on the required tutoring hours of high-risk students who are placed in a bridge program at EKU. Students were divided into three groups for study: full participation, those who reached the …
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College Transition Programs for Community College Students
… This study examined the effects of a summer bridge transition program designed to help student prepare for their first term of college. Three years of summer bridge data were analyzed. In the second year of the summer bridge program mathematics and English components were added to the …
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The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation Focusing on Self-Determination Theory in Relation to Summer Bridge Community College Students
… Basic Skill student persistence. Summer bridge programs are one of these strategies. Students completing summer bridge programs are showing signs of immediate academic improvement. However, there is a gap in knowledge regarding the continuing retention rates for students participating in …
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The efficacy of bridging middle school to high school programs for the improvement of ninth grade performance
… Regional High School, there is no supportive program for entering students and a lack of communication with the sending school district, Gloucester Township. The purpose of this study was to develop a bridge program that would better the transition for students entering into high school using …
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Supportive Measures: A Grounded Theory Analysis Of The Needs And Aspirations Of First-Generation College Students Enrolled In The Federally-Funded Trio Student Support Services (sss) Program At A Community College In Rural Kentucky
… TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) programs have served disadvantaged students across the United States of America by providing wrap-around services to further the progress of their enrollment in postsecondary educational opportunities. The SSS program aims to assist students with …
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Development and Delivery of Mobile Learning for Composition Classrooms
… composition classrooms and an intensive summer bridge program for incoming freshmen.
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Leading and developing a first year learning community for opportunity program students
<p>Opportunity programs have utilized the learning community model through summer bridge programs for many years. First year learning communities have proven to be successful tools in retaining students and improving the overall college experience for students (Buck, 1995; Garcia, 1991; Gold, …
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A Bridge Program's Effect on Non-College Ready Student Veterans
<p>This study examined whether a bridge program designed to remediate academic deficiencies for a cohort of student veterans has any bearing on their post-secondary success and persistence. Specifically, this study examined the Veterans Bridge to College Success (VBCS) pilot program at Eastern …
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Exploring the Effectiveness of the Grizzly Success Program at Georgia Gwinnett College: A Quantitative Study
<p>Research suggests that summer bridge programs are a successful strategy for helping at-risk students succeed in college by offering additional tutoring, mentoring, and advising (Slade et al., 2015). Bridge programs are effective for increasing student success (Bir & Myrick, 2015). However, …
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Ready for College: Assessing the Influence of Student Engagement on Student Academic Motivation in a First-Year Experience Program
The Virginia Tech Summer Academy (VTSA) Program, developed by through a collaborative partnership between faculty, administrators and staff concerned by attrition among-first year students, was introduced in summer 2012 as a campus initiative to assist first-year college students transition and …
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Teachers’ Perceptions Of Student Achievement And Engagement In The Transition To High School
… that by implementing specific transition programs for freshmen, the dropout rate is greatly reduced, academic achievement increases, and the ability to transition to life after high school improves. Crucial to any transition program is staffing these programs with teachers who understand …
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