Integrating technology into the classroom and using the Internet for learning are now the norm in community colleges. Instructors are busy developing online resources and using them either in conjunction with traditional classes or in online courses. While this implementation surges ahead, how can teachers learn to use the online environment for…

Examines the relationship among locus of control, commitment to college, and academic performance and retention of community college students enrolled in introductory baccalaureate courses. Finds locus of control, objectives, and commitment minimally related to performance, but more strongly related to retention. (Author/AYC)

Studies the relationship between video game playing and academic achievement. Compares matched groups of community college psychology students, differing in the amount of their game playing. There were no differences between frequent and infrequent players on measures of psychology class attendance, locus of control, or grade point average.…

Compares the instructional effectiveness of full- and part-time faculty teaching 38 sections of English 1101 at Miami-Dade Community College. Using grades in the next English course and scores on a competency-based exit exam as measures of subsequent achievement, finds no differences between the students of full- and part-time faculty. (Author/AYC)

Presents the methods and findings of a study of factors affecting Hispanic students' ability to achieve their educational objectives within the community college. Examines sociographic, involvement, satisfaction, and commitment variables; positive or negative reasons for withdrawal; and variables related to students' employment and attainment of…

Reports on a study of the effects of seven preenrollment characteristics (i.e., ability, socioeconomic status, race, sex, high school program, high school grades, and educational aspirations) and three student-institutional characteristics (i.e., entry status, full/part-time status, and curriculum type) on student retention in college. Looks at…

Reports on a study of the relationships between student ratings of full-time community college instructors teaching in university transfer programs and the instructors' pedagogical training, subject-matter preparation in teaching field, and length of teaching experience. Indicates that students gave higher ratings to teachers with pedagogical…

Describes a study comparing the opinions of students, teachers, and administrators in five Illinois community colleges concerning the objectivity of student evaluations of instruction, the seriousness with which students undertake instructional evaluation, the impact of student evaluations on instructors' performance, and the use of student…

Describes a study of the use of experiential learning coupled with social change agentry among community college students. Compares the participation, attendance, learning retention, satisfaction, and effectiveness of university undergraduates and two-year college students involved in behavioral and child advocacy skills training and case work…

Examines changes in the academic self-concept of community college students from the City Colleges of Chicago who experienced success or failure according to their own success criteria. Over 16 weeks, students who met or surpassed their expectations showed increased academic self-concept and higher standards of success. (DMM)

Describes a study to determine whether a measurable change in students' perceptions of the meaning of the word "writing" occurred during a 10-week writing course as assessed by a semantic differential administered to students in developmental and regular freshman English courses. (DMM)

Reports on a study to determine the effect of immediate feedback of test results on the retention of information by students enrolled in an introductory psychology course. Reveals no difference between the retention of students who used a self-scoring answer sheet and those who did not. (DMM)

Examines the relationships between selected student characteristics and measures of perceived campus and support service satisfaction of disabled students enrolled in three Missouri community colleges. Reveals that students' satisfaction with the college in general was correlated with their use of specific campus services. (DMM)

Reports on a study conducted by a Baltimore County community college, which used the Community College Goals Inventory to determine and compare the views of administrators, faculty, students, community, and business/industry regarding the actual and desirable goals of the college. Emphasizes the importance of participative goal setting. (AYC)

Describes a study investigating how adult students attending the two-year University of Wisconsin Centers compared to younger students in terms of their characteristics, goals, academic performance, where they went to college or the barriers to going on, educational plans, and evaluation of the Centers. (AYC)