Issues of Developmental Instruction in Higher Education and the Need for Change

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Author(s): Theresa Neimann (Oregon State University, USA)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 18
Source title: Challenges and Opportunities in Global Approaches to Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Theresa D. Neimann (Oregon State University, USA)and Uta M. Stelson (Wayne State University Law School, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9775-9.ch014

Keywords: Curriculum Development and Instructional Design / Education / Information Science Reference / Instructional Design

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Achievement gaps are responsible for low high school graduation rates, low college enrollments, low college graduation rates, and lack of job readiness. Because many of today's high school students are not college ready, there is the need for developmental education in community colleges. Approximately 60% of high school graduates need to take remedial education courses before they can take credit bearing classes, and 76% of high school graduates do not meet ACT college readiness benchmarks. Dual enrollment is one way to address this issue. Opportunities to extend college credits to interested high school students have been increasing as an intervention strategy in preparing students for college, improving graduation rates, and reducing the time of college completion.

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