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The Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Teachers College, Columbia University, in collaboration with partners at MDRC, the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia (UVA), and professors at Harvard University and Princeton University, has been awarded a five-year grant from the…

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    NCPR 2011, Panel 4: Pedagogy and Classroom Strategies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 67:19


    "Pedagogy and Classroom Strategies: Overview" (Nikki Edgecombe) "The Quandaries of Basic Skills: Views from the Classroom" (Norton Grubb) "Improving Developmental Mathematics Education in Community Colleges: A Prospectus and Early Status Report on the Statway Initiative" (Uri Treisman and Jenna Cullinane) "Contextualized Reading-Writing Intervention Study" (Dolores Perin)

    NCPR 2011, Panel 3: Developmental Education Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 80:57


    "Building Foundations for Student Readiness: A Review of Rigorous Research and Promising Trends in Developmental Education" (Elizabeth Zachry and Emily Schneider) "Developmental Summer Bridge Programs: Implementation and Early Evidence from a Random Assignment Study" (Heather Wathington) "Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Education: Early Impact Findings from Three Colleges" (Mary Visher) "Video-based Supplemental Instruction" (Glen Jacobs and Kim Wilcox) "Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST)" (Davis Jenkins)

    NCPR 2011, Panel 2: Assessment and Placement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 72:36


    "Assessing Developmental Assessment in Community Colleges: A Review of the Literature" (Katherine Hughes and Judith Scott-Clayton) "Best Practices in Setting Cut-Scores in Postsecondary Education" (Deanna Morgan) "One-Shot Deal: Students’ Perceptions of Assessment and Course Placement at the California Community Colleges " (Andrea Venezia, Kathy Bracco and Thad Nodine) "Replacing Remediation with Readiness" (David Conley)

    NCPR 2011, Panel 1: Overview of the Problem of Developmental Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 44:02


    "Developmental Education Outcomes" (Thomas Bailey) "Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation" (Bridget Terry Long and Angela Boatman) "The Role of State Policy in Improving Outcomes in Developmental Education" (Michael Collins)

    NCPR 2011, CLOSING SESSION: Reactions and Next Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 38:16


    Developmental Education: What Policies and Practices Work for Students? Weak academic preparation impedes achievement in higher education for millions of young people. Colleges address this problem by providing developmental education programs designed to strengthen students’ skills so they can successfully complete college-level courses. Too often these programs are not very effective in helping students overcome weaknesses. At the same time, increasing numbers of colleges and states are experimenting with innovations to help more underprepared students succeed. NCPR’s national conference on developmental education, on September 23rd and 24th, 2010, presented the latest high-quality research on developmental education, providing a solid basis for future practice, policy, and continued study.

    NCPR, CONFERENCE ADDRESS WITH JOHN EASTON

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2011 31:53


    Developmental Education: What Policies and Practices Work for Students? Weak academic preparation impedes achievement in higher education for millions of young people. Colleges address this problem by providing developmental education programs designed to strengthen students’ skills so they can successfully complete college-level courses. Too often these programs are not very effective in helping students overcome weaknesses. At the same time, increasing numbers of colleges and states are experimenting with innovations to help more underprepared students succeed. NCPR’s national conference on developmental education, on September 23rd and 24th, 2010, presented the latest high-quality research on developmental education, providing a solid basis for future practice, policy, and continued study.

    2010 National Conference: Panel 1: Overview of the Problem of Developmental Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2010 39:48


    2010 National Conference Developmental Education: What Policies and Practices Work for Students? "Developmental Education Outcomes" (Thomas Bailey) "Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation" (Bridget Terry Long and Angela Boatman) The Role of State Policy in Improving Outcomes" (Michael Collins)

    Recent Developments and New Directions for Data Collection at NCES (9/24/2007)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2008 42:43


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