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Trends and Issues: Student Tracking Systems at Community Colleges.

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Palmer, Jim – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989

Offers an overview of trends and issues in student tracking, including methods of collecting data, determining which data should be gathered, obtaining follow-up data, and using results to inform decisions about institutional planning and improvement. (DMM)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Collection, Followup Studies, Institutional Research

Do College Courses Improve Basic Reading and Writing Skills?

Palmer, Jim – 1984

A study was conducted to assess the extent to which taking college courses improves students' basic reading and writing skills. The study utilized data collected in fall 1983 by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) on 5,962 students in community college districts in Los Angeles, California; St. Louis, Missouri; and Miami-Dade,…

Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges