FIN Commons- The Case for Acceleration in Developmental English and Math
- The Space In Between– What’s Love Got to Do With It?
- Umoja VI: Students Teaching and Teachers Learning
- Think Aloud Videos of Art Course Students
- Parachutes and Ladders IX: Faculty Inquiry and Student Learning
- Student Co-Inquirers and the Observation Protocol
- Intersecting Literacies: What Happened At the Working Conference
- CTE EVENT–May 7, 2010
- Mt. SAC Inquiry Event–April 23, 2010
- Many Eyes: A Data Representation Tool
Category Archives: Institutional Data
The Case for Acceleration in Developmental English and Math
“Community colleges are the point of entry to higher education for the majority of nation’s
first generation, minority and low-income students. But there is a harsh reality that these
students may not understand when they receive their English and Math placement results:
the more semesters of remedial courses a student is required to take, the more remote that
student’s chances of passing college-level Math or English and being eligible to transfer
or earn a degree…” Continue reading
When Access is Not Enough
A Carnegie Perspectives repost By Vincent Tinto Over the past several years, the Carnegie Foundation has had the privilege of working with community colleges in California. That work has brought home both the great strength of these institutions and the … Continue reading
Using Institutional Data to Guide Inquiry
What has also become clear through SPECC’s exploration of FIGs is the power of viewing classroom data through the lens of larger trends and patterns. Most campuses have a good deal of information available at the institutional level: data about … Continue reading
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