NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Loden, Lisa Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Remedial mathematics has been considered the roadblock to obtaining a college degree by students and educators for years. The purpose of this research is to determine the optimal time and delivery method of the three presented (fully module, module with a traditional lecture component, and fully on-line) for teaching remedial mathematics. This is…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Teaching Methods
ACT, Inc., 2010
Foster High School, located in Richmond, Texas, is a school with a substantial enrollment of minority students (29 percent Hispanic students, 15 percent African American students) that has made noteworthy strides in improving the academic achievement and the college and career readiness of its students. Moreover, the gaps in academic achievement…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Case Studies, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement
McCormick, Kimberly G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to contribute to the research body of literature regarding dual enrollment, the impact and effectiveness of the program, and its relationship to college persistence. The goal was to provide information useful to governing bodies, educational leaders, parents and students. The theoretical construct, defined through the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade Point Average, Public Colleges, High School Graduates
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hossler, Don; Kalsbeek, David – College and University, 2009
The array of admissions models and the underlying, and sometimes conflicting goals people have for college admissions, create the dynamics and the tensions that define the contemporary context for enrollment management. The senior enrollment officer must ask, for example, how does an institution try to assure transparency, equality of access,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Testing, Enrollment Management, Affirmative Action
Davidson, Sidney H., Jr. – 1974
The principal objective of this five-year longitudinal study was to determine the efficacy of employing the Omnibus Personality Inventory (OPI) and the American College Testing (ACT) program scores in designing a predictive model for identifying entering community college freshmen students' propensity to fall into one of three categories:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations