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Preuss, Michael – NADE Digest, 2010
The use of student evaluation of instruction (SEI) is common place in American higher education. However, there is an open and continuing debate regarding SEI, its reliability and its validity. It is important for developmental educators to be aware of the concerns that exist regarding SEI in order for them to make wise decisions regarding the use…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Reliability
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Duranczyk, Irene Mary – NADE Digest, 2007
This article is designed to present an overview of critical theory, research, and evaluation for the developmental mathematics educator. Students caught in the gap between high school mathematics preparation and entry-level college mathematics expectations--developmental mathematics education students--need to have their personal narratives told…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Developmental Studies Programs
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Di Muro, Paola – NADE Digest, 2006
At some point between elementary and junior high school, something seems to occur that generates a rooted dislike toward the scientific disciplines in general and mathematics in particular. This results in most students in developmental education associating the word math with a series of illogical rules, totally disconnected from reality and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Best Practices, Developmental Studies Programs, Comprehension