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Download full textQuanty, Michael B.; And Others – 1997
In 1997, Virginia's Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) undertook a study to determine how well the general education components of its associate degree programs were imparted to associate degree graduates. Four sources of data were used to determine outcomes: follow-up survey results for 1992-93 and 1993-94 graduates, outcomes for graduate…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
Peer reviewedPalmer, James C. – Community College Review, 1984
Drawing from a review of the literature and a study of 6,000 urban community college students, assesses whether students in college reading and writing courses achieve ability gains in these areas and whether their abilities improve as students advance through the curriculum. (DMM)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education
Palmer, Jim – 1984
A study was conducted to assess the extent to which taking college courses improves students' basic reading and writing skills. The study utilized data collected in fall 1983 by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) on 5,962 students in community college districts in Los Angeles, California; St. Louis, Missouri; and Miami-Dade,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Joseph, Nancy – 1984
A language skills program was developed at Lake City Community College to increase remedial students' chances of academic success in college courses. The program concentrates first on developing students' speaking and listening skills and then proceeds to more complex reading and writing skills. The program provides 16 weeks of developmental study…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 2000
This paper identifies the performance goals for Washington's community and technical colleges for 2000-2001. In the 1999 Budget Act, the State of Washington required that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges "develop a biennial plan to achieve measurable and specific improvements each academic year as part of a continuing…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Community Colleges
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This study evaluates the success of Johnson County Community College's College Learning Center (CLC) in helping students to improve specific skills in six areas: spelling, vocabulary, English, mathematics, reading comprehension, and reading rate. The CLC offers individualized programs which employ a combination of self-instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Bourn, Ken – 1978
Forty-nine high-risk students enrolled in basic skills development classes at Essex Community College were evaluated on self-concept growth as shown by pre- and post-tests with the Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS), by an open-ended self-evaluation questionnaire, and by improvement in grade point average (GPA). The developmental…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Briggs, Linda – 1987
The GO Project was created at Sacramento City College (SCC) to help underprepared students achieve success in a transfer-level sociology course, while improving their reading, writing, and study skills. Throughout the fall semester, students in the GO Project engaged in reading, essay writing, and study skills practice which focused on the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Cox, Mary Ann; And Others – 1985
In spring 1985, a study was conducted to evaluate the basic skills program of San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC). The study focused on student demographics, skill growth, the effects of basic skills classes on performance in other classes, retention rates, self-confidence, assessment scores related to course selection/performance, and re-entry…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills
