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Research has shown that a significant majority of students in remedial mathematics do not remediate successfully. Such widespread failure raises the question of motivation. Some would argue that the instructor should directly compel students to commit themselves to the course and its work. This can be done by mandating attendance and/or by…
Descriptors: Motivation, Remedial Mathematics, French, Intervention
Download full textHalkovic, Alexis; Fine, Michelle; Bae, John; Campbell, Leslie; Evans, Desheen; Gary, Chaka; Greene, Andrew; Ramirez, Marc; Riggs, Robert; Taylor, Michael; Tebout, Ray; Tejawi, Aenora – Prisoner Reentry Institute, 2013
Virtually every study of the impact of college on incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people demonstrates a positive effect on income, civic engagement, family, and personal health, as well as dramatically reduced recidivism rates. College in and after prison offers a singularly effective strategy for redeveloping individuals, families and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reentry Students, Institutionalized Persons, Participatory Research
Fulton, James P.; Sabatino, Linda – PRIMUS, 2008
During the last two years we have developed a precalculus course customized around biology by using the scientific method as a framework to engage and motivate biology students. Historically, the precalculus and calculus courses required for the Suffolk County Community College biology curriculum were designed using examples from the physical…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Biology, Sciences, Calculus
Capra, Theresa – Thought & Action, 2009
Education is an international must, a veritable human right, yet education--especially higher education--in the land of the free is still remarkably elusive. The author has witnessed the many obstacles associated with preparing students for college. Advanced courses are rarely offered in these schools due to a lack of perceived eligible students,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Environment, Context Effect
Swan, Karen; Meskill, Carla – 1997
The Multimedia and Literature Teaching and Learning project was initiated to explore the potential of multimedia and hypermedia for supporting the response-based teaching and learning of literature. The project's initial phase involved developing criteria for considering hypermedia from a response-based perspective and then applying these to a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Gray, La Ruth Haskney – 1975
Two influences that are held to produce a lack of academic motivation in mixed minority group children are identified. (1) Minority students frequently come from families that, for a variety of reasons, do not encourage academic excellence; (2) the New Rochelle school program does not compensate for this lack by offering replacement encouragement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Black Youth
