Posts Tagged ‘remediation’
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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Do We Have a Retention Problem … Or Do We Have a Problem About Retention?
by Lawrence Butler
August 29, 2011
This paper, like many being written these days, deals with the “problem” of student retention in higher education. But unlike most, this paper focuses not on the problem of retention per se but rather on how institutional leaders think about student retention, completion, and success–how the way they frame their concerns about retention can give ...
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Improving Math Success in Higher Education Institutions
by Richard Bisk
March 11, 2013
Many students begin higher education unprepared for college-level work in mathematics and must take non-credit developmental courses. Furthermore, many are math-phobic and avoid courses, majors and careers that involve quantitative work. Yet science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are among the few job-growth areas in the U.S. Many companies are lobbying the federal government ...
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