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Download full textCalcagno, Juan Carlos; Long, Bridget Terry – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2009
The conceptual foundation for remedial education is straightforward: students are tested to determine whether they meet a given level of academic proficiency for college-level classes. For those who do not meet this level, deficiencies in skills are addressed through some form of supplementary instruction, most often remedial courses. The study…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Schools of Education, Placement, Community Colleges
The Learning Communities Demonstration: Rationale, Sites, and Research Design. An NCPR Working Paper
Peer reviewedVisher, Mary G.; Wathington, Heather; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Schneider, Emily – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2008
Learning communities are a popular strategy that community colleges nationwide have embraced in support of developmental students. In a learning community, a cohort of students takes two or more courses linked by integrated themes and assignments that are developed through ongoing faculty collaboration. While the number of learning community…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Community Programs, College Programs
