| Title: | Comparing enrollment, characteristics, and academic outcomes of students in developmental courses and those in credit-bearing courses at Northern Marianas College |
| Description: | This study reports on the academic outcomes of full-time first time freshman seeking associate degrees who entered Northern Marianas College from fall semester 2008 through fall semester 2010. In English, 80.1 percent of these students enrolled in developmental courses; in math, 91 percent enrolled in developmental courses. To determine their academic outcomes, these students were tracked for eight semesters after their first year in college. The study found that students who initially enrolled in credit-bearing English or math classes had consistently more positive outcomes than students who initially enrolled in non-credit developmental English or math courses. |
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| Cover Date: | April 2017 |
| Web Release: | April 26, 2017 |
| Print Release: | April 26, 2017 |
| Publication #: | REL 2017269 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | REL |
| Associated Centers: | NCEE |
| Authors: | Phillip Herman, Spencer Scanlan, and Daisy Carreon: McREL International |
| Type of Product: | What's Happening |
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