I-BEST In Education

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Emory, D., Raymond, L., Lee, K., & Twohy, S. (2016). The academic I-BEST: A model for precollege student success in college transfer programs. Journal of Research & Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary & Basic Education, 5(3), 43-49. Retrieved on 28 Mar. 2018, from Professional Development Collection.
The I-BEST program of Lake Washington Institute of Technology has provided learners in basic education to concurrently enroll in academic courses while receiving basic education support. Through co-taught, co-requisite courses, I-BEST generated increased learner success and was deemed as an effective instructional model by the Community College Research Center (Emory, Raymond, Lee, & Twohy, 2016). I-Best courses were designed to include integration

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