(65%) males. The sample size was determined by all enrollments in remedial English over the fifteen semesters with five courses each during that period. The target population would be all students in rural Appalachian universities who are advised to enroll in remedial English coursework. Of these 1000 students, 875 (87.5%) were Caucasian, 50 (5%) were American, 50 (5%) were Native and the remaining 25 (2.5%) identified as blended or other. Setting The University pseudonymously named Alexandria University is located in rural Appalachia in a town of less than 20,000 people. The university traditionally enrolls between four and five thousand students per semester and has a 1:8 teacher-student ratio. In 2007, the school transitioned from quarter-enrollment to a semester program. In concert with this transition was a required change in curriculum to meet the new course length. Remedial English courses had been in a three-part series for reading, basic writing-mechanics, and basic Since the transition, the reading course has been eradicated and the basic writing courses have been expanded to ensure students with reading issues are incorporated. These courses are limited to twenty students, but only require an enrollment of eight students to start the course. Typically, there are ten to fifteen students enrolled, but only as many as half maintain enrollment throughout the term. Instrumentation Alexandria University (AU) uses the ACT test for placement in the English composition program. Students receiving a score of 18 or higher are authorized to enroll in the college-level composition program while students receiving a 17 or lower are to enroll in a remedial English course officer through the School of University Studies. For those students to whom the ACT
(65%) males. The sample size was determined by all enrollments in remedial English over the fifteen semesters with five courses each during that period. The target population would be all students in rural Appalachian universities who are advised to enroll in remedial English coursework. Of these 1000 students, 875 (87.5%) were Caucasian, 50 (5%) were 50 (5%) were Native American, and the remaining 25 (2.5%) identified as blended or other. Setting The University pseudonymously named Alexandria University is located in rural Appalachia in a town of less than 20,000 people. The university traditionally enrolls between four and five thousand students per semester and has a 1:8 teacher-student ratio. In 2007, the school transitioned from quarter-enrollment to a semester program. In concert with this transition was a required change in curriculum to meet the new course length. Remedial English courses had been in a three-part series for reading, basic writing-mechanics, and basic Since the transition, the reading course has been eradicated and the basic writing courses have been expanded to ensure students with reading issues are incorporated. These courses are limited to twenty students, but only require an enrollment of eight students to start the course. Typically, there are ten to fifteen students enrolled, but only as many as half maintain enrollment throughout the term. Instrumentation Alexandria University (AU) uses the ACT test for placement in the English composition program. Students receiving a score of 18 or higher are authorized to enroll in the college-level composition program while students receiving a 17 or lower are to enroll in a remedial English course officer through the School of University Studies. For those students to whom the ACT
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