Is Developmental Education Helping Community College Students Persist? A Critical Review of the Literature

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Melguizo ◽  
Johannes Bos ◽  
George Prather
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Developmental Education ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Promoting Online Connections Among Community College Students

2018 ◽  
pp. 64-87
Author(s):  
Rebecca Sailor ◽  
Patricia Rand ◽  
Stacey Guney
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Developmental Education ◽  
Online Community ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Course Grades ◽  
Online Format

This chapter discusses opportunities for serving community college students in online learning environments. Online community college students represent a unique population of higher education students because they are frequently first-generation students with developmental education requirements—novice students. There is a notable difference in student outcomes between university and community college students in the online format. Community college students typically have higher attrition and lower end-of-course grades in online courses compared to face-to-face courses. Although the reasons for this are still largely unknown, the statistics point to an urgent need to consider the design and delivery of online courses for this unique population. Through an examination of three learning theories, the authors discuss a variety of instructional strategies geared toward learner autonomy, dialogue, metacognition, self-regulation, feedback, affective communication, and multimedia.

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