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Developmental Education
This document is intended to give all college faculty useful information on
Developmental Education in order to provide quality services to students who
need developmental educational assistance or who are under prepared to succeed at the college
level. Although developmental education courses in math, reading, and writing
are offered here at KVCC under prepared students can be found in any
college course at any college level.
A developmental education student or an under
prepared student may be one who lacks
basic academic skills, prerequisite academic skills, study skills, self
knowledge of learning style, or an ability to accurately assess progress or
success. They may be a new high school graduate, a first generation college
student, a returning adult, or a student who uses English as a second language.
Developmental instruction provides educational experiences appropriate to
each student's level of ability,
ensures standards of academic excellence, and builds the academic and personal
skills necessary to succeed in subsequent college level courses or on the job.
Developmental instruction also pertains to courses that teach academically under
prepared students the skills they need to succeed in college level courses.
These courses provide learning strategies designed to improve or overcome any
marked deficiency in basic competencies, including a deficiency in content
previously taught but not learned. Basic competency is defined as reading,
writing, mathematics, and science.
Below are some suggestions compiled by the Developmental Education Task
Force 2000 to assist you in facilitating learning with students who need
developmental educational assistance or who may be under prepared for college
courses and the college environment.
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