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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Developmental English"”.
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Competencies needed by teachers of developmental English in two-year colleges
… many colleges have designed and implemented developmental English courses which, unfortunately, have not always shown a high degree of success. Many studies have been made to identify characteristics of the developmental student, but research is limited in the area of competencies needed by …
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The effects of summarization training on community college developmental English students
… program in summarizing textbook articles on developmental English community college students’ ability to summarize text. Although previous research has documented improvement in reading recall when subjects were taught a hierarchical summary procedure, the study constitutes the first attempt …
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“What the Hell is Revise?”: Student Approaches to Coursework in Developmental English at one Urban-Serving Community College
… help illuminate why most students who enroll in developmental English at community colleges never make it to a college-level course. The extant literature suggests that students’ learning experiences in a course largely account for success or failure, yet few studies have uncovered how students …
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Policy and Practice Concerning Essay-Grading Criteria in Developmental English and College-Level English Programs in Tennessee Community Colleges.
… policy among full-time faculty members who teach English composition in Tennessee's community colleges.</p> <p>This study revealed beliefs about the importance of essay-grading criteria and beliefs about written and unwritten essay-grading policies among those who teach developmental English, …
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Community Value: The Effect of an Urban Community College’s Learning Community Program on Developmental English Student Retention, Academic Success, and Graduation
… of two student populations at an UCC— first year developmental English students enrolled in an LC and first year developmental English students not enrolled in an LC. Additionally, the graduation rates of the two populations were compared. The differences in retention rates and academic success …
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Faculty Members’ Perceptions Regarding The Role Of Assessment In Developmental Writing Courses
… to evaluate Student Learning Outcomes in developmental English/writing courses. The study identified teaching faculty members’ pedagogical beliefs about the purposes of writing assessment and instructors’ attention to Student Learning Outcomes when designing assessment plans in …
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Andragogy in One Community College: A Study of Students' Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Reading and Writing Following the Completion of a Concurrent Acquisition One-Semester Developmental English Course
… of a one-semester dual-enrollment mandatory developmental non-credit reading and/or writing course combined with a concurrent acquisition general education three-credit-hour English 101 course.</p><p>The subjects were nine voluntary participants in the dual-enrollment Accelerated Learning …
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Language Minority Students at Community College: How Do Developmental Education and English as a Second Language Affect Their Educational Outcomes?
… some of the first evidence on the impact of developmental English and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses on the educational outcomes of language minority students at community college. Using a large, administrative dataset from the City University of New York (CUNY) on applicants and …
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Effects of peer mentoring on the achievement and persistence of academically underprepared college freshmen
… of 1985 and 1986 who were assigned to remedial/developmental English because of low placement test scores. An experimental group of 31 English 100 students participated in Connections: The Student-to-Student Mentoring Network, a pilot program designed to help underprepared students make a …
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Revising English 01: the creation of a developmental reading and writing course
… course on which this curriculum study is based, English 07, Writing and Reading Improvement, represents a revision of that traditional approach, for it combines instruction in reading and writing to create a comprehensive class in developmental English. This dissertation describes the salient …
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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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College Bound: Are High Schools Preparing Students for the Task
The number of college freshmen enrolled in developmental courses is an indicator that many American high school graduates are not adequately prepared for college. Research has indicated that from 30% to 69% of high school graduates who entered college are required to take at least one developmental …
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Can Addressing Language Skills for Fifth Grade ELLs in a Multiplication Curriculum Help Address the Achievement Gap in Math? A Multiplication Workbook for Big Kids
… from grades k-12 who speak a language other than English at home (Caledfacts, 2016). When I started my first year teaching fifth grade with 95% of my students being English language learners (ELLs), I was surprised to see an achievement gap of two to three years in my student’s reading and math …
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Language And Literacy Skills of Adolescent University Students Enrolled in Developmental And Traditional College-Level Writing Courses
… of recent Nevada high school graduates required developmental coursework prior to enrollment in college-level classes, with approximately half of these students requiring remediation in English. Yet, little is known about the language skills these students possess. May enrollment in developmental …
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The impact of developmental course enrollment on self, identity, and college success of first-generation college students : a phenomenological study.
… the perceptions and experiences of enrollment in developmental coursework for first-generation college students. A Community College Research Center (CCRC) study of more than 250,000 students at 57 community colleges in the Achieving the Dream initiative found that 59% of students entering college …
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Influences of an integrated teaching model and selected background characteristics on developmental studies student achievement in a community college
… was considered a key element in the retention of developmental studies students in open-access community colleges. Since standard instructional efforts to remedy basic skill deficiencies have yielded inconsistent results, an integrated teaching model was introduced. It was believed that the …
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