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Strategies That Enhance Student Engagement In The Community College Learning Environment, Susan Jane Reddick
Strategies That Enhance Student Engagement In The Community College Learning Environment, Susan Jane Reddick
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
From 2012 to 2015, students' academic performance at a community college in North Carolina fell below North Carolina Community College System baseline benchmarks despite the institution's adoption of several student success initiatives. Building from the established correlation between student academic achievement and academic engagement and the importance of noncognitive competencies in moderating student academic engagement, this qualitative case study investigated the academic experiences of 7 students who were members of the Paying It Forward mentoring program to determine the types of support and resources that students needed to develop and hone intrinsic motivation, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy-the noncognitivenoncognitive competencies …
Blended Learning As An Instructional Strategy To Improve Academic Performance, Debra-Dreana Marshall-Stuart
Blended Learning As An Instructional Strategy To Improve Academic Performance, Debra-Dreana Marshall-Stuart
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Higher education institutions in Barbados have introduced blended learning as a strategy to improve students' academic performance and achievement. Despite the implementation of blended learning, the poor student performance and outcomes persist. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how teaching processes and practices at the institution have influenced blended learning to improve student achievement. A social constructivist framework was used to guide the study. The research question addressed the practices and processes used by teachers to increase student learning and performance in a blended learning environment. Data collection involved semistructured interviews with 6 teachers from the …