Participation in dual enrollment programs has skyrocketed in recent years, but how many college credits in high school is the right amount? We see that getting the first dual credit course is good for most students, and that additional courses have diminishing returns or overwhelm students.
Later, we read multilingual dialogue examples from a science class that fosters a safe classroom environment where they use discussion to help students learn the English language and science content simultaneously.
- First Segment – 02:28 – Dual Enrollment Quantity Effects
- Second Segment – 21:45 – Multilingual Science Discourse
Primary Citations
- Liu, V. Y. T., Chelliah, B., Saunders, T., Ju, H., & Viera, C. (2026). The More the Merrier? The Dosage Effect of Dual Enrollment Credits Earned in High School on College Enrollment and Degree Completion. Research in Higher Education, 67(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-025-09872-4
- Qin, K., Wolf, J., & Llosa, L. (2025). From everyday language to disciplinary discourse: Culturally and linguistically sustaining dialogic instruction with multilingual learners. TESOL Journal, 16(1), e913. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesj.913
Supplemental Citations
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