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  • Applications are being accepted for the 31st  Kellogg Institute (June 26 – July 23, 2010) for the training and certification of developmental educators.
    For more information, please email kellogg@appstate.edu
  • The NCDE staff looks forward to seeing you at the upcoming NADE conference in Columbus, OH. Here are some events we will be involved in:

    Evelyn Asher will present “Marketing Developmental Education Across Campus” at the NADE Conference in Columbus, OH. Held in conversational format the presentation will be in Franklin B, D2, on Thursday, March 11, 2010 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. She welcomes your sharing of experiences marketing developmental education on your campus.
  • Denise de Ribert will present an information session at the upcoming NADE conference for those interested in the Kellogg Institute on Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 2:30–3:30 p.m., in the Marion Room. The presentation is entitled “The Kellogg Experience: Connecting Practitioners and Research.” Kellogg alumni are welcome to contribute their input during the question and answer period.
  • Patrick Saxon will present "Top Actions Administrators Can Take to Improve Developmental Education" at the upcoming NADE conference. The content comes from a study of exemplary developmental education programs at two year colleges, the research literature, and the opinion of the NCDE staff. The session is Thursday, March 11, 2010, from 2:30-3:30 pm in Hayes Room C-23.
  • Research in Developmental Education released Volume 23, Issue 1, "Preparatory Programs in Ninteenth Century Midwest Land Grant Colleges - Part I by William G. White, Nara Martirosyan, and Reubenson Wanjohi. The paper includes a memorial tribute to the lead author, William White, who recently passed away.
  • Updated December, 2009. Developmental Mathematics Professionals please see: Resources for Developmental Mathematics and Adult Basic Education Instructors by Hildreth A. Davis
  • Drs. Barbara Bonham and Hunter Boylan have been selected as Technical Assistance Providers for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Developmental Education Initiative. They are among 12 Technical Assistance Providers from across the country who will provide guidance and support for community colleges participating in the initiative to improve developmental education. This is one of several projects funded by the foundation to enhance the number of students from underserved backgrounds who graduate or obtain meaningful credentials from the nation's community colleges.

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Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32098
Boone, NC 28608

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JDE Update

The Journal of Developmental Education recently released Volume 33, Issue 1. Featured articles:

  • Literary Letters: Developmental Readers’ Responses to Popular Fiction By Marty Frailey, Greta Buck-Rodriguez, and Patricia L. Anders
  • The Paraprofessional-to-Teacher Pipeline: Barriers and Accomplishments By Jorgelina Abbate-Vaughn and Patricia C. Paugh
  • Strategic Learning and College Readiness: An Interview with Claire Ellen Weinstein By Taylor W. Acee
  • Position Paper: Creating a New Professional Association By David Arendale, Hilda Barrow, Kathy Carpenter, Russ Hodges, Jane McGrath, Pat Newell, and Jan Norton

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Developmental Education

The field of developmental education supports the academic and personal growth of underprepared college students through instruction, counseling, advising, and tutoring. The clients of developmental education programs are traditional and nontraditional students who have been assessed as needing to develop their skills in order to be successful in college.

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The National Center for Developmental Education (NCDE) provides instruction, training programs, research, and other services consistent with the purpose of developmental education and the missions of Appalachian State University and the Reich College of Education. These services are provided to a national audience of professionals dedicated to serving underprepared and disadvantaged college students.

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Latest Report

This publication, available free of charge, is posted on NCDE's Reports and Research section. The article introduces readers to affective assessment and reviews several instruments available to conduct this type of assessment.

Access it here:

Saxon, D. P., Levine-Brown, P., & Boylan, H. R. (2008). Affective assessment for developmental students, part 1, Research in Developmental Education, 22(1).