The Impact of Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Education: A Synthesis of Findings From Randomized Trials at Six Community Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Weiss, Michael J.; Visher, Mary G.; Weissman, Evan; Wathington, Heather
Titel	The Impact of Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Education: A Synthesis of Findings From Randomized Trials at Six Community Colleges
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37 (2015) 4, S.520-541 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
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Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373714563307
Schlagwörter	Communities of Practice; Community Colleges; Developmental Studies Programs; Academic Achievement; Educational Strategies; Outcomes of Education; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Student Characteristics; Student Surveys; Student Records; College Credits; Validity; Academic Persistence; College Faculty; Teacher Characteristics; College Students; California; Florida; Maryland; New York; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Community college; Community College; Developmental studies; Developmental psychology; Study; Studies; Entwicklungspsychologie; Studium; Schulleistung; Lehrstrategie; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schülerbefragung; Schülerakte; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Gültigkeit; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Kalifornien
Abstract	Community colleges play a vital role in postsecondary education, enrolling more than one in every three postsecondary students. While their importance has grown over the past 50 years, their students' success rates remain low. Consequently, community college stakeholders are searching with mounting urgency for approaches that increase students' success rates. "Learning communities" are one popular strategy. This article describes the results of one of the largest (n ˜ 7,000) independent randomized trials in higher education history--an evaluation of the effectiveness of learning communities for students in developmental education at six community colleges throughout the United States. The estimated overall average effects of learning communities are positive, although quite modest. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11