出版社：Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research
摘要：This study investigates whether remedial courses in a private
university in Lebanon affect the enrolment decisions of pre-admission students.
This study also investigates the effectiveness of the remedial English courses on
subsequent English and academic performance. Findings revealed that a large
number of remedial placements discouraged students from enrolling in the
university. It was also found that remedial courses were not effective in providing
better performance on general academic subjects. This study is significant
because remedial programmes at universities in Lebanon and the Middle East
have been rarely assessed in terms of goals and general academic objectives. With
the open admission policies in the majority of private universities in Lebanon, the
quality of discussion on the effect of remediation at universities in Lebanon and
the Middle East is almost non-existent. This paper provides a benchmark for a
forum of discussion and further study to the effectiveness of general and remedial
programmes in the Middle East.
