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A PILOT CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR A LARGE MID-WESTERN URBAN SCHOOL. Suzanne Franco, Ed.D and Nimisha Patel, Ph.D CREATE Conference: October, 2010. Research Agenda. Examined the influence of a summer online credit recovery system on future matriculation. Literature Review.
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A PILOT CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM FOR A LARGE MID-WESTERN URBAN SCHOOL Suzanne Franco, Ed.D and Nimisha Patel, Ph.D CREATE Conference: October, 2010
Research Agenda • Examined the influence of a summer online credit recovery system on future matriculation
Literature Review • High school dropout • Dropout prevention programs • Credit recovery
Methods • Participants • Freshman year completers • 27 students • Measures • Credits earned • Credits recovered • GPA • Procedures • Credit recovery opportunities • Credit recovery course development
Discussion • Options for maintaining class status • Fostering matriculation • Relationship between nominations and self-confidence • Autonomous structure of online credit recovery
Future Research • Continue to track summer ‘09 cohort • Implement qualitative research involving participants and instructors in the program. • Determine the population of students who do not attend any type of credit recovery program (traditional summer school or credit recovery program)
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