Posts Tagged ‘developmental education’
Developing Story: A Forum on Improving Remedial Education
by John O. Harney
October 2, 2012
Why is remedial or developmental education such a hot issue? Partly because it costs time and money and casts doubt on the elementary and secondary education systems that we assume will prepare students for college.
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) explored solutions to the problem at a recent forum in Kennebunkport, Maine, called ...
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NEBHE Awarded Lumina Foundation for Education Grant to Work with Khan Academy to Boost Remedial Math
by John O. Harney
September 10, 2012
* Goal is to increase student persistence and completion * Drive reform of developmental math
The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) was awarded a $356,200 grant from the Lumina Foundation to support a developmental education project that provides a high-quality, low-cost instructional platform coupling Khan Academy and community college resources.
The ...
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Successful Developmental Math: “Review-Pretest-Retest” Model Helps Students Move Forward
by Richard Bisk, Mary Fowler and Eileen B. Perez
April 23, 2013
Much has been written about the failure of “developmental education” in mathematics. Failure has not been our experience at Worcester State University. In response to concerns about both the placement rate into developmental math courses and the failure rate in those courses, we made substantial changes in our placement program and in our course delivery. ...
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