Viewing by month: December 2012
The Soft Side of Retention: Ways to Engage With Community College Students and Develop Their Best Possible Selves
Patricia M. Konovalov explores what community college educators can do to help students "develop their best possible selves."
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Why Traditional Placement Testing Is Being Replaced by Multiple Measures
Traditional placement testing is inexpensive and time-efficient, but weak in predicting student performance in college. A more effective approach, which research going back decades has pointed out, is the use of multiple measures including high school grades.
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comments | Posted by The League for Innovation in the Community College on 12/01/2012 at 12:00 PM | Categories:
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Combining a Fifth Year of High School and First Year of College: Creating a Win-Win-Win for Students, School District, and Community College
In Eugene, Oregon, a partnership between the Eugene School District 4J and Lane Community College’s High School Connections Department is showing early signs of success in helping students earn a year’s worth of college credit prior to graduating from high school, at no cost to the student.
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