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Download full textTennessee Board of Regents - The College System of Tennessee, 2021
Over the last decade, community colleges in Tennessee have reimagined remediation. More than half of first-time students at Tennessee community colleges require remediation upon enrolling. Colleges provide these students with "learning support" in key gateway courses. To meet the needs of each student, Tennessee community colleges have…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Community College Students, Remedial Instruction
Tennessee Board of Regents - The College System of Tennessee, 2021
The closure of equity gaps is a foundational component of the work of Tennessee community colleges. According to the Tennessee Board of Regents' (TBR) equity policy, this commitment means "ensuring that each student has access to a high-quality education and that each student receives what they need to be successful through the intentional…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Community College Students, Remedial Instruction
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Direct linkBelue, Paul T.; Cavey, Laurie Overman; Kinzel, Margaret T. – School Science and Mathematics, 2017
In this exploratory study, we examined the effects of a quantitative reasoning instructional approach to linear equations in two variables on community college students' conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and reasoning ability. This was done in comparison to the use of a traditional procedural approach for instruction on the same topic.…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Thinking Skills, Equations (Mathematics), Teaching Methods
Weisburst, Emily; Daugherty, Lindsay; Miller, Trey; Martorell, Paco; Cossairt, Jana – Journal of Higher Education, 2017
This study assessed alternative course delivery for developmental education (DE) math and student outcomes in community colleges in Texas. We examined 2 innovative interventions: (a) study skills courses offered alongside DE math and (b) DE math courses that are shorter than a full semester. Our model leveraged detailed demographic information and…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Educational Innovation
Little, Mark Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to find predictors of academic success, persistence, retention, and completion for students enrolled in community college developmental education mathematics courses utilizing an accelerated emporium model learning environment. Instructional practices have been shown to have a powerful impact on the desire and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Mathematics Instruction, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
Ajose, Lande; Bhatt, Ria Sengupta; Kaur, Gagandeep – Jobs for the Future, 2011
In 2010, Jobs for the Future (JFF) contracted BTW "informing change" (BTW) to conduct a study on developmental education (DevEd) practices and policies in the state of Florida. This study was undertaken with two purposes. First, JFF wanted to see what common threads could be identified among the strategies and approaches of community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, At Risk Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Effective Schools Research
