Time to Complete Community College (eBook)

Student Outcome Studies Show What It Takes to Succeed

S. deBoef (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
144 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-4054-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Earning a college degree improves health and economic wellbeing. Thus, American taxpayers subsidize a majority of the cost of public colleges. 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. This book summarizes:student characteristics including socio-economic status, academic background, work/family commitments;instructional methods of work-pace, grading procedures, student practice opportunities, and feedback to students;institutional policies such as course scheduling, teaching loads, teacher training, availability of student services, commitment of administrators to using assessment to improve student learning outcomes.If you are a college student/parent of a college student, college teacher/administrator, or concerned taxpayer; you are invited to read this book and join this discussion. It is unlikely that college completion rates will significantly improve without informed communities demanding institutional action.

Autor

Dr. S. deboef earned graduate degrees in Educational Psychology and Sociology and teaches Psychology and Sociology courses at a two-year college. She conducts research to develop strategies to enhance student learning outcomes because she believes that student success is critical for family and community well-being.

Inhalt

ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Community College Completion: Concern or Crisis?Chapter 1: The Value of Two-year CollegesChapter 2: Measuring Student LearningChapter 3: Academic Inputs and Student Learning OutcomesChapter 4: Instructional and Institutional Practices and Learning OutcomesPart II: How Do Instructional Practices Influence Student Outcomes?Chapter 5: A Study of Student Outcomes in a Gateway CourseChapter 6: Course Grading Practices and Work-paceChapter 7: Instructional Practices that Support Student LearningPart III: Does Increasing Student Access Improve Student Success? Chapter 8: The Continuum of Instructional Course DesignsChapter 9: Patterns of Enrollment across Course Designs Chapter 10: Improving Student Access and Learning OutcomesAppendicesAppendix A: Systems Used to Determine Student AbilityAppendix B1: Criterion-referenced Work-pace 1 SyllabusAppendix B2: Norm-referenced Work-pace 2 Syllabus Appendix B3: Criterion-referenced Work-pace 3 SyllabusAppendix B4: Norm-referenced Work-pace 4 SyllabusAppendix C: Instructional Practices and Student Outcome Statistical Tables Appendix D1: Example of a Face to face Paper RubricAppendix D2: Online Essay and Essay Response RubricsAppendix D3: Course Design and Student Outcomes Statistical TablesReferencesAbout the AuthorIndex

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 32 Illustrations including: - 5 Black & White Illustrations; - 22 Tables; - 5 Graphs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen ► Sekundarstufe I
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Schlagworte: Associates • associate's degree • community college • completing college • Course Design • finishing school • higher education teachers • learning outcomes • professional development • Professor • returning to college • Teaching methods • two year college • two year degree • University
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-4054-3 / 1475840543
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-4054-4 / 9781475840544