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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Bruce Vandal

Bruce Vandal

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
Bruce Vandal

Florida Rolls Out Nation's First Common Core-Based College Readiness Test - 1 views

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    Press Release announcing the implementation of the PERT. The exam will be used for assessment and placement at Florida community colleges and will be made available to high school students for early assessment and intervention purposes.
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ABLE program helps at-risk students make good use of their money : The Clarion - 0 views

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    Story on the Ohio Adult Basic Literacy and Education program that works with students who place at the lowest levels in academic readiness for higher education.
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Remedial classes cost Ga. colleges millions  | ajc.com - 0 views

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    Story on the new policies and strategies in the University of Georgia System to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of remedial education.
Bruce Vandal

Improving Developmental Mathematics Education in Community Colleges: A Prospectus and E... - 2 views

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    Paper on the early results and plans for the Statway initiative supported by the Carnegie Foundation on the Advancement of Teaching. The paper was prepared for the National Center for Postsecondary Research Conference on Developmental Education
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    This resources was shared by Uri Treisman at the Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7
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Virginia Leads Way on Community College Reform | Community College Week Blog - 0 views

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    Article on Virginia Community College System's developmental education redesign
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    Gretchen Schmidt and Donna Jovanovich from the VA Community College System presented at the GPG Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7.
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Reconsider and Redesign Developmental Mathematics | Carnegie Foundation for the Advance... - 0 views

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    Overview of the Statway initiative from the Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching
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    Information shared by Uri Treisman at the Getting Past Go Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010
Bruce Vandal

THE EFFECTS OF CLASSROOM MATHEMATICS TEACHING ON STUDENTS' LEARNING - 0 views

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    Research by Hiebert and Grouws on the effects of specific instructional delivery models on student learning.
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    Information shared by Uri Treisman at the Getting Past Go Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7.
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Make-Math-Gateway-Not -Gatekeeper - 0 views

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    Opinion piece from Anthony Bryk and Uri Treisman about the ways that mathematics requirements at universities impede, not facilitate student success. It outlines the key principles of the Carnegie initiative to build math pathways for students
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    Shared by Uri Treisman at the Getting Past Go Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7.
Bruce Vandal

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

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    Research on community college student engagement in mathematics. It examines how instruction is delivered and student response to various delivery models.
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    Resource shared by Uri Treisman at the Workshop on Remedial Education in Nashville, TN on October 5-7, 2010
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Tennessee Higher Education Initiative Survey - 0 views

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    Survey sent to business leaders by the Tennessee Business Roundtable on Complete College Tennessee Act
Bruce Vandal

Remedial Math Programming - MyMathLab, South Dakota Board of Regents - 1 views

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    A report to the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs at the South Dakota Board of Regents outlining an initiative to use the Pearson Education product MyMath Lab to deliver remedial math at Board of Regents Institutions.
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    Refers to Getting Past Go "Bridge" report.
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Common Core Standards first step in building a stronger California - 0 views

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    Editorial offering support for Common core standards as tool to decrease college remediation rates.
Bruce Vandal

April 2006 American Institutes for Research RAHI - Google Search - 0 views

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    Report on Rural Alaska Honors Institute. Evaluation from AIR showing that students participating in the program are twice as likely to earn a degree.
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New Program at Vanderbilt Opens Doors for Intellectually Disabled - Students - The Chro... - 0 views

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    Story in the Chronicle of Higher Education on how to serve students with intellectual disabilities. Vanderbilt University is now offering a certificate program.
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Education Week: Charting a Course After High School - 0 views

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    Story from Ed Week on the challenges students with disabilities face when attempting to transition to higher education.
Bruce Vandal

Math a roadblock for many in quest to further education - 0 views

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    Article on the challenges of remedial math for students in Michigan community colleges
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In Texas Speech, Obama Renews His Educational Goals for the Nation - Government - The C... - 0 views

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    Chronicle article on Obama speech on his higher education agenda. His speech refers to Cleveland State's redesign of developmental math, which is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents developmental studies redesign.
Bruce Vandal

An Early Alert System for Remediation Needs of Entering Community College Students: Lev... - 1 views

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    Research on the power of the California Cal-Pass and EAP programs to provide "early alerts" to high school students about remediation needs.
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Remedial education a degree logjam - 0 views

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    Article in San Antonio Express-News on efforts to increase the success of remedial education programs to save money and improve student success.
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