Developmental Reading, Achievement and Persistence of African American Community College Students (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781581123029)

This ex post facto study was used to compare community college transcripts of African American students who participated in a developmental reading course at a multi-campus, urban community college and those who declined to participate in the developmental reading program. The study examined 513 records to determine if participation in a developmental reading course in a community college improved achievement and persistence for African American college students. Results discuss the positive relationship of overall and third semester achievement to enrollment in a developmental reading course as shown in the student QPA. Neither enrollment in a developmental reading course nor reading level was related to persistence as measured by the number of semesters enrolled in college.

Author: M. Eileen Morelli
ISBN-10: 1581123027
ISBN-13: 9781581123029
Publisher: Dissertation.com
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2006
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.22d