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Produced by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, Division of Information Technology at LaGuardia Community College, part of The City University of new York. September 2010. Includes profiles of the student body (general and entering students), enrollment profile, and demographics about degrees earned.

Part of the Contextualization discussion, backing up the statistic that, at LaGuardia, more students need developmental math than writing.

Learn more about CCBC's Accelerated Learning Project (ALP), including information on their summer institute.

There was a lot of discussion about accelerated learning programs in the Pedagogy Cafe. Michelle Zollars recommended the CCBC ALP summer institute to learn more.

By Gerry Everding, as part of the Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom, March 1 2006. Researchers from Washington University completed this study, saying that frequent quizzes may help students in terms of understanding and retaining information.

GSCC faculty, in the Student Context: Whole Person thread, brought in this article, which as mentioned in either ped circle of Coffee Klatch, as part of a discussion on quizzes.

Eric Berlow on Ted (Talks in Less than 6 Minutes series). Posted November, 2010. Ecologist doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an overwhelming infographic on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan to a few elementary points.

Practice Exercises for Students

CUNY Assessment Test of Writing - information for students. Mentioned in Introduction to Formative Assessment

Mashable.com is a very popular site for learning more about important social media tools, with information on trends, lists (e.g. 11 Essential Social Media Resources You Might Have Missed), and how-tos, included guides to Twitter and Facebook.

One of several resource mentioned in Pedagogy Matters Campaign: Strategies and Resources for Action to serve as inspiration to formulate and communicate a message to deepen public understanding of developmental education.

U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Groups (PIRGs) is an advocate for the public interest.

One of several resource mentioned in Pedagogy Matters Campaign: Strategies and Resources for Action to serve as inspiration to formulate and communicate a message to deepen public understanding of developmental education.