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An Exploration Of Success Factors From The Perspectives Of Developmental Mathematics Students, Stacy Atkinson
An Exploration Of Success Factors From The Perspectives Of Developmental Mathematics Students, Stacy Atkinson
Educational Studies Dissertations
Students who enter college underprepared for college-level coursework face tremendous barriers, including referral to one or more levels of developmental education. However, the requirement to complete developmental mathematics often becomes a primary barrier for students ever being able to complete a degree. Students who enter underprepared for college-level coursework and also identify as first-generation face even larger barriers to realizing success. Given this reality, community colleges – where most developmental education programs are housed – are seeking ways to better support students needing remediation to increase their chances of success and completion. Using the recently implemented co-requisite model of instruction …
The Influence Of Student Coaching On Student Success In Developmental Math Courses, Tammie Marie Briggs
The Influence Of Student Coaching On Student Success In Developmental Math Courses, Tammie Marie Briggs
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although many academically underprepared students are able to attend community colleges via open access policies, these students struggle with completing their degrees. At a rural community college in the southeastern United States, students who tested into developmental education courses have struggled more with persistence and completion than have their college-ready counterparts. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to evaluate the influence that student coaching had on student success in developmental math at this community college. Tinto's dropout theory and Astin's engagement theory provided the theoretical framework for a study of 62 developmental math students who were offered student coaching …