Retention and Graduation Rate of Student from a College Developmental Reading Program.

Tedrow, Jeanette W.; Rust, James O.

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ERIC Number: EJ496034

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Retention and Graduation Rate of Student from a College Developmental Reading Program.

Tedrow, Jeanette W.; Rust, James O.

Reading Improvement, v31 n4 p205-10 Win 1994

Finds that developmental reading students were as successful in college as low ACT nondevelopmental students but not as successful as the higher ACT students. Suggests that ACT scores and age were the best predictors of college success. Demonstrates the need for developmental classes for underprepared college freshmen. (RS)

Descriptors: College Freshmen, Dropout Research, Higher Education, Predictor Variables, Program Effectiveness, Remedial Reading, Student Attrition, Withdrawal (Education)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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