NVCC Students in Developmental and ESL Courses: Fall 1995 to Fall 1999. Research Report. Developmental Studies Series.

Institution	Northern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Office of Institutional Research.
Titel	NVCC Students in Developmental and ESL Courses: Fall 1995 to Fall 1999. Research Report. Developmental Studies Series.
Quelle	(2001), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Age; Community Colleges; Developmental Studies Programs; English; English (Second Language); Enrollment; Enrollment Trends; Ethnicity; Remedial Instruction; Remedial Mathematics; Sex; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Community college; Community College; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; English language; Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Einschulung; Ethnizität; Förderkurs; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr
Abstract	This document discusses the enrollment of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) students in developmental English, developmental math, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses. Students examined were first-time students, transfer students, continuing students, and returning students. Enrollment statistics and demographic data from fall of 1995 to fall of 1999 are presented. Highlights include: (1) enrollment in these courses increased by 24%--approximately 8% of students were enrolled in developmental English, 7% in developmental math, and 6% in ESL; (2) from 1995 to 1999, the total percentage of NVCC students enrolled in developmental English courses rose from 7% to 9%, with an equal distribution of male and female students (51% male and 49% female); of those students, the majority were white (51%), and 72% of them were under the age of 21; (3) enrollment for developmental math increased by 22% from 1995 to 1999; the majority of these students was female (52%) and were white (58%); and a large percentage of them were also under the age of 21 (59%); and (4) enrollment in ESL courses increased by 26%, with highest numbers enrolled in reading and writing courses; most of the ESL students were female (57%). A summary is included at the end of the document, along with the institution's mission and goals. (Contains 16 tables and 12 figures.) (CJW)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.nv.cc.va.us.oir/oirindex.html.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC