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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796403503321

Autore

deBoef S.

Titolo

It's time to complete community college : student outcome studies show what it takes to succeed / / S. deBoef

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4758-4054-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 pages)

Disciplina

378.15430973

Soggetti

Community colleges - United States

Community college students - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMPLETION: CONCERN OR CRISIS? -- Chapter 1. The Value of Two-Year Colleges -- Chapter 2. Measuring Student Learning -- Chapter 3. Academic Inputs and Student Learning Outcomes -- Chapter 4. Instructional and Institutional Practices and Student Outcomes -- PART II. HOW DO INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES INFLUENCE STUDENT OUTCOMES? -- Chapter 5. A Study of Student Outcomes in a Gateway Course -- Chapter 6. Course Grading Practices and Work-Pace -- Chapter 7. Instructional Practices That Support Student Outcomes -- PART III. DOES INCREASING STUDENT ACCESS IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS? -- Chapter 8. The Continuum of Instructional Course Designs -- Chapter 9. Patterns of Student Enrollment across Course Designs -- Chapter 10. Improving Student Access and Learning Outcomes -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Systems Used to Determine Student Ability -- Appendix B1. Criterion-Referenced, Work-Pace 1 Syllabus -- Appendix B2. Norm-Referenced, Work-Pace 2 Syllabus -- Appendix B3. Criterion-Referenced, Work-Pace 3 Syllabus -- Appendix B4. Norm-Referenced, Work-Pace 4 Syllabus -- Appendix C. Instructional Practices and Student Outcome Statistical Discussion and Tables -- Appendix D1. Example of a Face-to-Face Paper Rubric -- Appendix D2. Online Essay and Essay



Response Rubrics -- Appendix D3. Course Design and Student Outcome Statistical Discussion and Tables -- References -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

At least half of all college students in the U.S. today attend two-year colleges; yet, fewer than half of these students achieve their educational goals. This book, written by an experienced community college teacher summarizes specific evidence-based methods to improve student learning and completion.