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Home Products What predicts participation in developmental education among recent high school graduates at community college? Lessons from Oregon
This study examines the extent of developmental education participation among Oregon high school graduates students who attend community college and the relationship between high school experiences and subsequent developmental education course-taking. An analysis of state and national data from more than 101,000 Oregon public high school graduates who enrolled in the state's community colleges shows that 65 percent of high school graduates took at least one developmental education course. Mirroring findings from across the country, the study also finds that students who started at lower levels of developmental education were less likely to stay in college and earn a degree. Finally, the study shows that individual high school academic achievement and enrollment in certain dual-credit courses decreases developmental education course-taking. Overall, the findings emphasize the need to target academic underpreparedness at the high school level and to strengthen partnerships between high schools and colleges in addressing this issue. The following are appended: (1) About the data; (2) Methodology; (3) Detailed results; and (4) Dual-credit courses by subject.
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Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Correlation, Databases, Developmental Programs, Dual Enrollment, English Instruction, Ethnic Groups, Gender Differences, Grade 10, Graduation, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, High School Students, Institutional Characteristics, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Public Colleges, Public Schools, Racial Differences, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Regression (Statistics), Remedial Mathematics, Remedial Reading, Science Achievement, Socioeconomic Status, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Student Records, Two Year College Students, Writing InstructionPublication Information
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Descriptive Study | Publication
Date: May 2015
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