Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-2015
Publication Source
Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age
Abstract
Although there are Federal programs that are intended to assist a wide range of people with getting a college education, the educational attainment statistics confirm that these programs are not reaching the students who are the least apt to go to college. This chapter describes how technology enabled 52 inner-city high school students, 49% of whom had cumulative high school grade point averages (GPA) that were between 1.0 and 1.9 points, to be dually enrolled in an online college class and their online high school classes. The class average for the quizzes the students completed was 88% and the students who took the final exam scored, on average, 86%. There were some unexpected delays and difficulties along the way, but the students performed at a college level in a difficult class.
Inclusive pages
585-610
ISBN/ISSN
9781466695771
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2016 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher.
Publisher
IGI Global
Place of Publication
Hershey, PA
eCommons Citation
Brahler, C. Jayne, "Technology Paved the Road for Students in a High-School Dropout Recovery Program to an Online College Class" (2015). Physical Therapy Faculty Publications. 50.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dpt_fac_pub/50
Included in
Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Other Sociology Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons, Social Work Commons, Urban Education Commons
Comments
Chapter 26 is made available for download from this repository with the express permission of the author and the publisher. Permission documentation is on file. The entire volume is available for purchase from the publisher's website, www.igi-global.com.
Book's citation: Wang, Victor C.X. (2015). Handbook of Research on Learning Outcomes and Opportunities in the Digital Age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.