Influence of a Community College Developmental Education Writing Course on Academic Performance

@article{Crews2003InfluenceOA,
  title={Influence of a Community College Developmental Education Writing Course on Academic Performance},
  author={Denise Marshall Crews and Steven R. Aragon},
  journal={Community College Review},
  year={2003},
  volume={32},
  pages={1 - 18}
}
This study examined the relationships between first semester participation in a community college developmental writing course and shortand longterm academic performance. The study examined whether developmental writing course participants earned higher grades at higher rates at the end of a 3-year period following initial college enrollment when compared to nonparticipants. 
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