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Showing 1 to 20 of 48 for “"Developmental Education"”.
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Developmental Education Repeaters: Stories About Repetition
<p>Developmental education students make up almost half of the community college population in the United States (Bettinger & Long, 2005). Approximately 42% of first-time freshmen at community colleges must enroll in at least one developmental education course in English, reading and/or math (NCES, …
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The use of technology in developmental education
… who is responsible for addressing the issue of developmental education is being discussed at the national level, it is also presently being discussed in the Alabama post-secondary arena, where committees and symposiums are forming to discuss this topic. While nothing has yet been resolved, it …
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Factors That Affect Developmental Education In Rural Appalachia
… the lives of ten students who are enrolled in developmental education courses at a rural community college in Appalachian Mountains. They share their home life, life experiences and struggles faced; however, they want to better themselves and that motivation keeps them going. This study is …
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Developmental Education: Resilience and Academic Success in Rural Appalachian Students
<p>The need for developmental education is ever present in higher education as more students annually enter college underprepared for entry level college coursework. Underpreparedness is a pervasive concern in higher education. Community colleges in particular are the primary means of shepherding …
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Can High School Assessments Predict Developmental Education Enrollment in New Mexico?
… students enroll in or are placed in developmental courses in preparation for the rigor of college-level classes. Numerous studies have looked at the impact of developmental course work on student outcomes, but few focus on predictors that could identify students who are likely to need …
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Identifying Best Practices for Student Success in Developmental Education in Georgia
… mission drives more than 60% of enrollment in developmental education. The national successful completion rate of required developmental education coursework is less than 60%. This study identifies institutions within the University System of Georgia with more than 60% of total student …
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Postsecondary developmental education and its impact on student learning and academic success
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>POSTSECONDARY DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT LEARNING AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS</p> <p>by</p> <p>KIM NOREEN LUTZ</p> <p>March 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Gerald Oglan</p> <p>Major: Curriculum and Instruction</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Education</p> <p> This study …
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Influence of a Community College Developmental Education Writing Course on Academic Performance and Persistence
… Overall, the researcher concluded that initial developmental education writing participants are more likely to have higher grade point averages and complete more of their credit hours.
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College and University Developmental Education: the Professional Development Needs of College and University Remedial Instructors
… suggest that Arkansas institutions of higher education provide opportunities for remedial faculty to participate in professional development but that remedial faculty may not be recognized for their participation in professional development by administrators. Interview responses from college …
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No One Left Behind...For the Most Part: Developmental Education in the Academy and Society
<p><em>No One Left Behind... For the Most Part: Developmental Education in the Academy and Society</em> is an examination of the beginnings, life and termination of a developmental education program at Georgia Southern University (GSU) from 1974-2001 and the societal, historical, and economic …
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The Influence of Individual Factors on Web-based Developmental Education Course Success in a Two-year Technical College
… College (LTC) student success in Web-based developmental education (DE) courses among the academically underprepared students. The independent variables (IV) selected for this study included students' prior academic preparation (PAP), comfort with technology (CWT), interaction with faculty …
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An Analysis of the Academic Success Achieved by Five Freshman Cohorts through a Community College Developmental Education Program.
… of students who had completed required developmental education courses compared to the performance of students without developmental requirements. The study examined developmental education success measures for five cohorts of first-time degree-seeking freshmen each tracked for a …
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Language Minority Students at Community College: How Do Developmental Education and English as a Second Language Affect Their Educational Outcomes?
… second generation immigrants access to higher education and the opportunity to earn a postsecondary credential. However, immigrant students may face obstacles in pursuit of a postsecondary degree, particularly second language challenges that can inhibit their success in college-level …
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The Necessity of Fundamental Math in College
… of this paper is to illustrate the status of developmental math courses in higher education settings, particularly community colleges, which are designed to increase the likelihood of student success in credit math classes. Non-credit remedial mathematics courses have a long curricular history …
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Integrated reading and writing in community colleges: a qualitative study of developmental literacy education
… reading and writing instruction provides to developmental students. In light of several bans on developmental education at four-year institutions across the country, the role community colleges play in providing literacy instruction appears to be increasingly important. This project strives …
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Through the Reading Lens: A Case Study Exploration of the Transfer Aspirations of Latina Community College Students Enrolled in Developmental Literacy Coursework
Many students who begin postsecondary education at community colleges indicate holding aspirations of transferring and obtaining a bachelor’s degree or higher, but less than a third of these students transition to a four-year university within six years (Schudde et al., 2018). Guided by my …
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Teaching The First: A Phenomenological Study Of Southeastern Community College Instructors Communicating With First-Generation College Students
… of community college instructors as they taught developmental education. The participated included a lawyer, health care executive, and engineer, psychologist, bookkeeper, health sciences professional, and education specialist and computer information systems professional. Pre-interviews, …
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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Orientation And Persistence
… skills essential to student persistence. Developmental education reform in Florida has restructured course requirements, and students can now decide if they want to enroll in a student success course. This leaves colleges exploring alternatives to assist students in gaining the skills they …
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Army Junior Officer education an assessment of institutional learning
… Are we providing the quality institutional education that will allow these new officers to meet the challenges of modern warfighting in the contemporary operating environment? The developmental education systems of the United States Military Academy and the Reserve Officer's Training Corps …
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Reading, Writing, and Belonging: A Qualitative Study Exploring Academic Self-Efficacy Among First-Year, First-Generation Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
… in a First-Year Seminar (FYS) course and a developmental literacy course. Grounded in Bandura’s (1986, 1998) social cognitive theory, specifically the model of triadic reciprocal determinism (TRD), this study examines how personal, behavioral, and environmental sources of efficacy …
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