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Scrivener, Susan; Sommo, Colleen; Collado, Herbert – MDRC, 2009
As part of MDRC's multisite Opening Doors demonstration, Chaffey College, a large community college in Southern California, ran two versions of a program that was designed to improve outcomes among students who are on probation. Both versions offered a "College Success" course, taught by a college counselor, which provided basic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Multicampus Colleges, At Risk Students, Academic Probation
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Petersen, Rebecca; Lavelle, Ellen; Guarino, A. J. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2006
Working from a cognitive perspective, a range of studies have supported the relationship between study strategies and academic performance of college students (e.g., Peverly, Brobst, Graham, & Shaw, 2003). In particular, self-regulatory processes comprised of learner-directed activities geared toward promoting academic achievement have been…
Descriptors: College Students, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Self Management