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Eastern Illinois University

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The Effectiveness Of Student Success Courses On Students Enrolled In A Remedial Reading Course, Emily Walters Jan 2014

The Effectiveness Of Student Success Courses On Students Enrolled In A Remedial Reading Course, Emily Walters

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This study examined the impact of strategies for success courses on success of students in remedial education at a rural community college. Participants included 594 students ages 17 to 51 (M = 20.03, SD = 4.25) that were enrolled in one of two remedial reading courses while concurrently enrolled in strategies for success course. A quantitative study was used to determine if students completed more terms and achieved a higher cumulative GPA, if they were enrolled in strategies for success compared to their peers that were not enrolled in a strategies for success course. Results showed that students enrolled …