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Peer reviewedFrankel, Richard M. – Optometric Education, 1992
Optometry educators can be assisted in making complex concepts understandable to students by using rhetorical devices such as metaphors, similes, analogies, parables, and allegories. As an example, the difficulties in communicating everyday but complex clinical concepts regarding inflammatory disorders are discussed and use of rhetorical devices…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Communication Skills, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level
Download full textHollings, Ann – 1991
Academic records of first year students enrolled in Introductory Chemistry at the University of Guelph, Canada, were used to develop a method to examine the effects of individual courses on freshman academic performance. At the center of the technique is a new test statistic useful in creating individual course profiles. Because grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, College Freshmen, Difficulty Level
PDF pending restorationCzarnolewski, Mark Y. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1995
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a complex form completed annually by millions of postsecondary students applying for federal financial aid. Errors frequently require resubmission. It is suggested that cognitive psychology principles that help describe how people understand text and complete forms be applied to a redesigned…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Difficulty Level, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Young, David M.; Hancock, Lowell – Business Officer, 1993
A new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) program, Compliance 2000, assists taxpayers wanting to comply with tax laws but finding it difficult because of legal complexity or administrative burden. Kent State University (Ohio) has used the program to resolve a compliance problem with nonresident alien students and scholars. IRS contact information is…
Descriptors: College Administration, Compliance (Legal), Difficulty Level, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedHarnash-Glezer, Maya; Meyer, Joachim – Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 1991
Factor analysis of a survey of 2,072 students in 176 courses in 4 departments of an Israeli community college revealed similarities in student satisfaction among departments with the teacher and interpersonal relationships between students the major contributing factors. Results suggested that an evaluation tool appropriate for many courses or…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Community Colleges, Course Evaluation, Departments
