Adoption and Adaptation: A Framework for Instructional Reform
This edition of Inside Out, a publication of CCRC’s Scaling Innovation project, outlines a three-part framework for colleges looking to adopt and adapt a developmental education reform.
Doing Developmental Education Differently
This inaugural edition of Inside Out, a publication of CCRC’s Scaling Innovation project, provides an introduction to the project and its partners.
The Effectiveness of Distance Education Across Virginia’s Community Colleges: Evidence From Introductory College-Level Math and English Courses
This study used a statewide administrative dataset to estimate the effects of taking one’s first college-level math or English course online rather than face to face, in terms of both course retention and course performance.
Online Learning: Does It Help Low-Income and Underprepared Students? (Assessment of Evidence Series)
This review of the postsecondary literature on online learning suggests that online coursework hinders progression for low-income and underprepared students, explores why students might struggle in these courses, and offers suggestions on how public policy and institutional practice could be changed to improve online learning.
Online and Hybrid Course Enrollment and Performance in Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
This working paper investigates enrollment patterns and academic outcomes over five years in online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses among students who enrolled in Washington State community and technical colleges in the fall of 2004.