Learning Communities' Impact on Student Success in Developmental English

Autor/inn/en	Barnes, Randall A.; Piland, William E.
Titel	Learning Communities' Impact on Student Success in Developmental English
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 37 (2013) 12, S.954-965 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2010.491994
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Community Colleges; Student Attitudes; Academic Achievement; Developmental Studies Programs; Educational Improvement; Cooperative Learning; Academic Persistence; Basic Skills; Skill Development; English Instruction; Outcomes of Education; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Urban Areas; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Community college; Community College; Schülerverhalten; Schulleistung; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Kooperatives Lernen; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Urban area; Stadtregion; Kalifornien
Abstract	Recent efforts to improve developmental education have included references to learning communities as examples of effective practices in basic skills education. The study "Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges" (2007) cited research from Tinto that suggested that learning communities and collaborative learning activities were effective in improving academic performance and persistence of developmental students. The improvement is because "students encounter learning as a shared experience rather than isolated experience," and that learning communities "emphasizing collaborative learning have a positive impact on student attitudes toward learning" (Tinto, 1997b, cited in "Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges," 2007, p. 58). The problem under investigation in this study was whether learning communities were effective in improving student success in community college developmental English courses, and whether there were differences in learning community outcomes among gender and racial/ethnic groups. Student success was defined, for the purpose of this study, as successful course completion. This study of the impact of a learning community on success in developmental English in an urban community college demonstrated that learning communities are effective in assisting students to succeed in higher level developmental English courses. This level of success was not demonstrated in the lowest level developmental English courses, however. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10