It's Time to Complete Community College: Student Outcome Studies Show What It Takes to Succeed

di S. deBoef (Autore)

Rowman & Littlefield, 2018

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.

• Autore: S. deBoef
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 144 p.
• Dimensioni: 232 x 149 mm
• Peso: 227 gr.
• EAN: 9781475840537

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