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ERIC Number: EJ1184224
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0894-3907
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Development of a Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) Program
Diehl, Tara E.
Journal of Developmental Education, v40 n3 p32-34 Spr 2017
As noted in the literature, students struggle to learn developmental mathematics. A positive experience with developmental mathematics has been shown to increase students' confidence in learning mathematics (Duranczyk, 2008). Additionally, students who have a successful developmental experience are more likely to experience success in subsequent courses and are more likely to persist and earn a degree (Penny & White, 1998). Program factors that have been shown to impact success are smaller class size, development of students enrolled within developmental mathematics. There is an urgency to help students be successful because the longer a student is enrolled in developmental mathematics courses, the less likely he or she is to graduate (Stigler, et al., 2010). In an effort to improve students' completion, the author proposed designing a Structured Learning Assistance program to assist students in developing the skills necessary to experience success in their developmental mathematics courses.
National Center for Developmental Education. Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32098, Boone, NC 28608-2098. Tel: 828-262-3057; Fax: 828-262-7183; Web site: http://ncde.appstate.edu/publications
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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