In this testimony by Alexander Mayer, Deputy Director, Postsecondary Education, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC), Before the New Jersey State Assembly Higher Education Committee, the following three points are emphasized: (1) Developmental education is a major challenge facing low-income college students in New Jersey and across…

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between mathematics anxiety and academic performance among developmental mathematics students attending a Northeastern community college. In particular, the study examined the relationship between mathematics anxiety, according to gender and age. The purpose of mixed method case study was two fold:…

For years, colleges have used placement exams to determine whether to deem incoming students "college ready" or assign them to developmental education. But emerging information reveals the tests have little correlation to students' future success, casting doubt on their use even as the high stakes for students of taking remedial courses…

The intent of this paper is to examine the problem of the recent high school graduate who is not academically prepared to pursue college level work. The author reviews the literature to define the problems under prepared students face when they have to take remedial courses. How taking remedial courses impacts the likelihood of earning a degree is…

Surveys, interviews, and literature reviews were conducted to provide data upon which the Commission to Study the Mission, Financing, and Governance of the County Colleges in New Jersey could base its recommendations. The following areas were investigated: (1) composition of the trustee boards of the colleges and effective methods of selecting…

This report provides selected statistical data about the community colleges of New Jersey in the areas of enrollments, degrees conferred, skills data, finances, and faculty. Introductory material includes a fact sheet on the state's community colleges, a listing of State Board of Higher Education members, a list of colleges and their dates of…

The status of remedial programs in New Jersey's public colleges is analyzed in this report for fall 1981. Following introductory material on New Jersey's basic skills assessment program, the character of the state's remedial programs is examined, focusing on the number of students tested, identification of students needing remediation, placement…

In 1984-85, as part of its annual assessment of the character of remedial programs in New Jersey, the New Jersey Basic Skills Council (NJBSC) administered the Basic Skills Questionnaire to all county and state colleges and universities and requested information on enrollments, placement testing, students identified as needing remediation, students…