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Scaling Up Learning Communities - 0 views

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Bruce Vandal on 02 Apr 10

Executive Summary from MDRC on their latest research on the scaling up of strategies at community colleges to instruct students, particularly basic skills students, in learning communities. Findings have more to do with coordination of the scale up, than actual results. Findings consistent with earlier research that the learning communities did not result in effective curriculum integration or alignment.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Executive Summary from MDRC on their latest research on the scaling up of strategies at community colleges to instruct students, particularly basic skills students, in learning communities. Findings have more to do with coordination of the scale up, than actual results. Findings consistent with earlier research that the learning communities did not result in effective curriculum integration or alignment.</div>

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A Good Start: Two-year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community Program at Kingsborough... - 0 views

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Mary Fulton on 19 Feb 10

Examines the impact of learning communities on student success at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. The study found that learning community students are more likely to pass English-assessment tests and transfer to a four-year institution. (Susan Scrivener, Dan Bloom, Allen LeBlanc, Christina Paxson, Cecilia Elena Rouse and Colleen Sommo; MDRC, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the impact of learning communities on student success at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York. The study found that learning community students are more likely to pass English-assessment tests and transfer to a four-year institution. (Susan Scrivener, Dan Bloom, Allen LeBlanc, Christina Paxson, Cecilia Elena Rouse and Colleen Sommo; MDRC, 2008)</div>

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Diagnostic Assessment: Challenges & Opportunities for the California Community - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 29 Aug 12 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 29 Aug 12

Examines the experiences of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia in developing statewide diagnostic assessments for course placement at their community colleges. Looks at the implications for California's community colleges, which have been charged with developing diagnostic exams. (EdSource and Learning Works, June 2012)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the experiences of Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia in developing statewide diagnostic assessments for course placement at their community colleges. Looks at the implications for California's community colleges, which have been charged with developing diagnostic exams. (EdSource and Learning Works, June 2012)</div>

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Developing Discipline-Based Critical Thinking Skills via Use of Interactive Technologie... - 0 views

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Lisa Levinson on 05 May 11

"This article provides a rationale for incorporating the development of critical thinking skills into the online learning environment. The author also presents possibilities for building these cognitive skills into online classes. She maintains that incorporating critical thinking skills is a necessary component of learning; these skills assist learners to evaluate and link the abundance of information and ideas that is available via information communication technologies (ICTs). "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This article provides a rationale for incorporating the development of critical thinking skills into the online learning environment. The author also presents possibilities for building these cognitive skills into online classes. She maintains that incorporating critical thinking skills is a necessary component of learning; these skills assist learners to evaluate and link the abundance of information and ideas that is available via information communication technologies (ICTs). "</div>

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Using developmental education to attain college success - 0 views

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Bruce Vandal on 15 Dec 10

Story on American Youth Policy Forum event on developmental education featuring the Accelerated Learning Program at Community College of Baltimore County and the FastTracks program at Community College of Denver

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Story on American Youth Policy Forum event on developmental education featuring the Accelerated Learning Program at Community College of Baltimore County and the FastTracks program at Community College of Denver</div>

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Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on the Persistence of Low-... - 2 views

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Mary Fulton on 19 Feb 10

Examines the impact of learning communities on community colleges finds that this approach is well suited for the teaching of basic skills. (Cathy McHugh Engtrom and Vincent Tinto, Pell Institute, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the impact of learning communities on community colleges finds that this approach is well suited for the teaching of basic skills. (Cathy McHugh Engtrom and Vincent Tinto, Pell Institute, 2008)</div>

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Remediation Beyond Developmental Education: The Use of Learning Assistance Centers To I... - 1 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 19 Feb 10 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 19 Feb 10

Examines learning assistance centers and specialized skills labs in 15 community colleges and found that these approaches increase students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study. It is recommended that future research compare the effectiveness of learning assistance services and developmental education courses in boosting students' basic academic skills. ( Dolores Perin, Columbia University, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28: 559-582, 2004)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines learning assistance centers and specialized skills labs in 15 community colleges and found that these approaches increase students' academic preparedness for postsecondary study. It is recommended that future research compare the effectiveness of learning assistance services and developmental education courses in boosting students' basic academic skills. ( Dolores Perin, Columbia University, Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 28: 559-582, 2004)</div>

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Accelerated Learning Program: Community College of Baltimore County - 1 views

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ALP is in innovative approach to basic writing programs that accelerates basic writing students through their developmental writing course and English 101 in one semester. ALP builds on the strengths of earlier approaches such as mainstreaming, studios, learning communities and bridge programs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ALP is in innovative approach to basic writing programs that accelerates basic writing students through their developmental writing course and English 101 in one semester. ALP builds on the strengths of earlier approaches such as mainstreaming, studios, learning communities and bridge programs. </div>

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Bruce Vandal on 02 Nov 10

The Web site for the Accelerated Learning Program at the Community College of Baltimore County. The program is an extremely effective strategy for moving students placed into developmental English into college level English courses and providing additional academic support

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Web site for the Accelerated Learning Program at the Community College of Baltimore County. The program is an extremely effective strategy for moving students placed into developmental English into college level English courses and providing additional academic support</div>

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Pathway to the Baccalaureate: How One Community College Is Helping Underprepared Studen... - 1 views

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Mary Fulton on 27 Apr 10

The Pathway to the Baccalaureate program at Northern Virginia Community College gives students a structured system of support from high school to community college to a four-year university. Pathway is designed to meet a range of student needs -- academic, financial or personal -- through one coherent program. Specially designed "fast-track remediation" classes in math and English attempt to steer some students clear of traditional remedial classes, where they can get bogged down unnecessarily. The program also uses learning communities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Pathway to the Baccalaureate program at Northern Virginia Community College gives students a structured system of support from high school to community college to a four-year university. Pathway is designed to meet a range of student needs -- academic, financial or personal -- through one coherent program. Specially designed "fast-track remediation" classes in math and English attempt to steer some students clear of traditional remedial classes, where they can get bogged down unnecessarily. The program also uses learning communities.</div>

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Developmental Education Portland Community College - 2 views

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Bruce Vandal on 26 Feb 10

Portland Community College encourages students to forgo traditional developmental education courses and instead use learning labs and tutoring to address their developmental education needs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Portland Community College encourages students to forgo traditional developmental education courses and instead use learning labs and tutoring to address their developmental education needs.</div>

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Toward Informative Assessment and a Culture of Evidence - 0 views

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shared by Mary Fulton on 18 Feb 10 - No Cached

Mary Fulton on 18 Feb 10

The Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) project focused on teaching and learning in basic skills mathematics and English at 11 California community colleges. This report discusses the ways the participating colleges have used both traditional measures of student performance, as well as more innovative forms of assessment and data collection to improve pedagogical practice and enhance student learning. (Lloyd Bond, A Report from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: Strengthening Pre-Collegiate Education in Community Colleges, 2009)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) project focused on teaching and learning in basic skills mathematics and English at 11 California community colleges. This report discusses the ways the participating colleges have used both traditional measures of student performance, as well as more innovative forms of assessment and data collection to improve pedagogical practice and enhance student learning. (Lloyd Bond, A Report from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: Strengthening Pre-Collegiate Education in Community Colleges, 2009)</div>

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Community College of Baltimore County's Accelerated Learning Program - A Multivariate A... - 1 views

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Mary Fulton on 22 Apr 10

The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University is partnering with the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) to analyze the effects of the college's Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). Under ALP, students placed into upper-level developmental writing are "mainstreamed" into English 101 classes. Preliminary results are very promising. Funding for this study is being provided by Lumina Foundation for Education, as part of the Achieving the Dream initiative.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University is partnering with the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) to analyze the effects of the college's Accelerated Learning Program (ALP). Under ALP, students placed into upper-level developmental writing are "mainstreamed" into English 101 classes. Preliminary results are very promising. Funding for this study is being provided by Lumina Foundation for Education, as part of the Achieving the Dream initiative.</div>

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Accelerated Learning Project - PowerPoint - 1 views

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Mary Fulton on 04 Apr 11

Provides information on the Accelerated Learning Project at the Community College of Baltimore County: background, results, costs and scaling up and replicating the model. (Fall 2010)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Provides information on the Accelerated Learning Project at the Community College of Baltimore County: background, results, costs and scaling up and replicating the model. (Fall 2010)</div>

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What Community College Developmental Mathematics Students Understand about Mathematics ... - 2 views

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Bruce Vandal on 11 Oct 10

Research on community college student engagement in mathematics. It examines how instruction is delivered and student response to various delivery models.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Research on community college student engagement in mathematics. It examines how instruction is delivered and student response to various delivery models. </div>

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Bruce Vandal on 11 Oct 10

Resource shared by Uri Treisman at the Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Resource shared by Uri Treisman at the Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010</div>

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Basic Skills for Complex Lives: Designs for Learning in the Community College - 2 views

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Mary Fulton on 18 Feb 10

Basic Skills for Complex Lives details five principles for creating powerful classrooms and offers a new vision for professional development. Included are recommendations drawn from the work of the 11 community college campuses that participated in SPECC-a three year, multi-site, action research project of the Carnegie Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Basic Skills for Complex Lives details five principles for creating powerful classrooms and offers a new vision for professional development. Included are recommendations drawn from the work of the 11 community college campuses that participated in SPECC-a three year, multi-site, action research project of the Carnegie Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008)</div>

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A model for Accelerating Academic Success of Community College Remedial English Student... - 4 views

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Study done by CCRC on the Accelerated Learning Program at Community College of Baltimore County that is led by Peter Adams. The findings show increased student success and a reasonable investment of resources given the level of student success

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Study done by CCRC on the Accelerated Learning Program at Community College of Baltimore County that is led by Peter Adams. The findings show increased student success and a reasonable investment of resources given the level of student success</div>

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Reforming Mathematics Classroom Pedagogy: Evidence-Based Findings and Recommendations f... - 1 views

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Mary Fulton on 17 Feb 11

Examines the evidence base on reforming mathematics classroom pedagogy, which may be a potential means for improving the course completion and learning outcomes of developmental math students. (Center for Community College Research, February 2011)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Examines the evidence base on reforming mathematics classroom pedagogy, which may be a potential means for improving the course completion and learning outcomes of developmental math students. (Center for Community College Research, February 2011)</div>

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Shifting Gears: Community Colleges and Adult Basic Education - 2 views

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Explores barriers adult basic education students face in obtaining postsecondary credentials. The authors offer suggestions to policymakers that can be used to improve the outcomes for ABE students based on lessons learned from three state-level policy initiatives: Bridges to Opportunity, Breaking Through and Shifting Gears. The paper also provides specific suggestions for federal support of similar efforts. (James Jacobs & Pamela Tolbert-Bynum -Community College Research Center, Columbia University, June 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Explores barriers adult basic education students face in obtaining postsecondary credentials. The authors offer suggestions to policymakers that can be used to improve the outcomes for ABE students based on lessons learned from three state-level policy initiatives: Bridges to Opportunity, Breaking Through and Shifting Gears. The paper also provides specific suggestions for federal support of similar efforts. (James Jacobs & Pamela Tolbert-Bynum -Community College Research Center, Columbia University, June 2008)</div>

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Assessing and Improving Student Outcomes: What We Are Learning at Miami Dade College - 0 views

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Told from the point of view of the Miami Dade College (MDC) Office of Institutional Effectiveness, this paper describes how the college has begun to develop a systematic and data-informed method for assessing and improving student outcomes across its large, eight-campus college. (Joanne Bashford and Doug Slater, Community College Research Center, 2008)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Told from the point of view of the Miami Dade College (MDC) Office of Institutional Effectiveness, this paper describes how the college has begun to develop a systematic and data-informed method for assessing and improving student outcomes across its large, eight-campus college. (Joanne Bashford and Doug Slater, Community College Research Center, 2008)</div>

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Colleges Curb the Fuel Factor - 0 views

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Many colleges are also offering block scheduling to help cut students’ energy costs. Brevard Community College (Florida) now operates on a four-day work week, which has had mixed reviews. Some students are happy to have a day off, while others find it difficult because the longer classes mean less time to handle daily responsibilities, college officials said. J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (Virginia)also uses a form of block scheduling to cut the cost of commuting for students. Under its Fuel Smart Fridays program, students come to campus once a week and can still earn a full load of credits. The program operates on a 16-week semester.
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Bruce Vandal on 25 Feb 10

Story on how colleges are increasing online learning and block scheduling options because of increasing fuel prices.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Story on how colleges are increasing online learning and block scheduling options because of increasing fuel prices.</div>

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Scaling Up Learning Communities - 0 views

A Good Start: Two-year Effects of a Freshmen Learning Community Program at Kingsborough... - 0 views

Diagnostic Assessment: Challenges & Opportunities for the California Community - 0 views

Developing Discipline-Based Critical Thinking Skills via Use of Interactive Technologie... - 0 views

Using developmental education to attain college success - 0 views

Learning Better Together: The Impact of Learning Communities on the Persistence of Low-... - 2 views

Remediation Beyond Developmental Education: The Use of Learning Assistance Centers To I... - 1 views

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Pathway to the Baccalaureate: How One Community College Is Helping Underprepared Studen... - 1 views

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