Assessing Developmental Education through Student Tracking. AIR 1995 Annual Forum Paper / Julie Weissman and Others.

The effectiveness of developmental education policies at a comprehensive community college was investigated using a new student tracking system. A sample of 1,644 students were tracked from fall 1992 until the end of the fall 1994 semester, 1,226 of whom evidenced basic skills and were eligible for...

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Main Author: Weissman, Julie
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995.
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Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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