What We Know About Transition Courses
Based on research as well as discussion among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from seven states, this overview summarizes the state of knowledge on transition courses.
Implementation of High School-to-College Transition Courses in Four States
Based on a qualitative study, this report describes the implementation of transition courses in English and math in California, New York City, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
Lessons From the Corridors of College Success Initiative: An Introduction
Collective impact is a place-based model of educational and social intervention that aims to shift responsibility for improvement in outcomes from …
Three Accelerated Developmental Education Programs: Features, Student Outcomes, and Implications
This study examines three developmental acceleration programs—two in English and one in math—and finds that accelerated students were more likely to complete the relevant college-level course within 3 years.
Accelerating the Integrated Instruction of Developmental Reading and Writing at Chabot College
This paper compares the academic outcomes of students at Chabot College who participated in an accelerated, one-semester developmental English course and those who enrolled in a two-semester sequence.