Our Purpose
The purpose of Developmental Education Resource Center is to provide resources and support for professional developmental educators who offer services and instruction for higher education student success. The Developmental Education Resource Center provides professional journal articles on the research, history, instructional strategies, and general information related to developmental education for your use and the benefit of student success and retention. Much of this information was found on the web but was compiled here for easy use for those interested in developmental education.
What is Developmental Education?
The National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) defines developmental education as "a field of practice and research within higher education with a theoretical foundation in developmental psychology and learning theory that promotes the cognitive and affective growth of all post-secondary learners, at all levels of the learning continuum, and is a comprehensive process that involves the intellectual, social, and emotional growth and development of all students that includes, but is not limited to, tutoring, personal/career counseling, academic advicement, and coursework."
Specifically, NADE suggests the goals of Developmental Education are:
1. To provide educational opportunity for all individuals, appropriate to their needs, goals, and abilities.
2. To enhance the retention of students.
3. To ensure proper placement by assessing levels of academic preparedness.
4. To develop skills and attitudes necessary for the attainment of academic, career, and life goals.
5. To maintain academic standards while helping learners to acquire competencies needed for success in
academic coursework.
6. To promote the development and application of cognitive and affective learning theory.
7. To facilitate partnerships between educators, employers, and the community at large.
Specifically, NADE suggests the goals of Developmental Education are:
1. To provide educational opportunity for all individuals, appropriate to their needs, goals, and abilities.
2. To enhance the retention of students.
3. To ensure proper placement by assessing levels of academic preparedness.
4. To develop skills and attitudes necessary for the attainment of academic, career, and life goals.
5. To maintain academic standards while helping learners to acquire competencies needed for success in
academic coursework.
6. To promote the development and application of cognitive and affective learning theory.
7. To facilitate partnerships between educators, employers, and the community at large.
Editor
Passionate about developmental education, student success, and retention, Dr. Preston VanLoon serves as the Editor of the Developmental Education Resource Center. His education includes a Doctorate in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Human Development, a cognate in Curriculum and Instruction, and additional graduate studies in Special Education. Dr. VanLoon has worked as an Education Professor, Learning Center Director, and is a Certified Master Reviewer of tutoring programs applying for certification with the College Reading and Learning Association.
Contact
The Developmental Education Resource Center (DERC) welcomes contributions of articles, resources, and other developmental education information that supports the purpose of the DERC and developmental educators who offer research, services, and instruction for higher education student success. If you have something you would like to be considered to include on this website, please complete the information below or contact , the editor of the DERC. Thank you for your interest in developmental education.
Contact
The Developmental Education Resource Center (DERC) welcomes contributions of articles, resources, and other developmental education information that supports the purpose of the DERC and developmental educators who offer research, services, and instruction for higher education student success. If you have something you would like to be considered to include on this website, please complete the information below or contact , the editor of the DERC. Thank you for your interest in developmental education.
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