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Peer reviewedSlater, Charles – Journal of Reading, 1982
Describes a writing program for kindergarten through grade 12, including a curriculum outline from writing readiness to maturity. (AEA)
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Needs Assessment, Program Content
O'Brien, Eileen M. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1989
Describes a successful remedial calculus program targeted at Black and Hispanic students at the University of California at Berkeley designed to resemble an honors program that has been replicated at three other institutions. The program emphasizes collaborative study. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, College Freshmen, Higher Education
Download full textBazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1988
Brief descriptions are provided of 54 community college programs identified as outstanding by the National Council of Instructional Administrators. Organized alphabetically by program title, the descriptions include the name of the college president, the name of a contact person, and the name, address, and telephone number of the college. The…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedFicklin, Fred L; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1985
The Reduced Load Program, instituted in 1973 at the Indiana University School of Medicine to allow students two academic years to complete their first-year course requirements, is described. This program was developed as an alternative to dismissal for students experiencing academic difficulty. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Medical Students, Program Descriptions
Treisman, Philip Uri – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
The University of California at Berkeley has developed a Mathematics Workshop the purpose of which is to improve serious deficiencies in minority students' mathematics and study skills. Now in its second year, the workshop has five functions: (1) building a community of minority freshmen that is academically-oriented and a source of peer support;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Mathematics, Counseling Services
Koeppel, Mary Sue – 1983
The writing lab at a Florida two-year technical institute is designed to help students fulfill the writing requirements for their technical degree programs. In the lab, developmental students take composition courses that may be substituted for traditionally required composition courses in their programs. Some students take additional writing…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedGerhardt, Stephen L. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1986
Reviews literature focusing on the involvement of community college libraries in literacy programs. Examines West Hills Community College's developmental/remedial program, highlighting the gains in reading skills of students participating in the library-based program. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Role, Library Services
Peer reviewedBarrett, Mary T.; Graves, Michael F. – Journal of Reading, 1981
Describes a program designed to teach content area vocabulary that resulted in vocabulary growth and improved comprehension. (AEA)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Junior High School Students, Program Descriptions, Reading Comprehension
Peer reviewedDuke, Charles R. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
Advocates individualizing remedial writing courses at the college level and describes three programs that emphasize individual placement, focus on student writing rather than on workbook materials, and offer peer tutoring. (MKM)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions
Davis, Barbara; Luvaas-Briggs, Linda – 1983
In response to the academic needs revealed by students' reading scores and faculty perceptions of students' skill deficiencies, Sacramento City College (SCC) developed two programs of integrated skills and content instruction. Using a team-teaching format, the HELP (Higher Education Learning Package) and Adjunct programs seek improvement of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, High Risk Students
Lazdowski, Walter P. – 1986
In an effort to reduce attrition and save valuable educational assets, the Developmental Education Department at El Paso Community College developed two new 3-hour courses, which students can enroll in and complete at any time during the year. The two courses, College Prep Reading Development and College Prep Study Skills Development, were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Individualized Instruction
Ast, Harley J. – 1987
Background information on Wascana Institute's (Regina, Saskatchewan) existing learning assistance programs is presented along with a proposal for a readily-accessible, one-stop learning assistance center (LAC) that will furnish the information and services underprepared adult learners require to achieve academic success. First, introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Scott, David C., Ed. – 1987
Brief one-page descriptions are provided of efforts being made at member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College to bring underprepared students into the higher education mainstream. The 75 descriptions are organized into six sections: (1) Pre-College Skills, including programs such as Cuyahoga Community College's (Ohio)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedByrnes, Marie E.; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Describes a microcomputer-based program of assessment and instruction in language arts incorporated into the developmental curriculum at four colleges. Discusses the instructional value of assessment. Describes three different implementation modes. Finds a climate for experimentation, a program champion, an implementation team, and organizational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests
McCadden, Joseph F. – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
The team-teaching component of the College Skills Program at Burlington County College (New Jersey), a coordinated cognitive and affective curriculum for remediating basic skills deficiencies, is briefly described. Four-person teams consisting of a social sciences teacher, a reading teacher, an English teacher, and a counselor are used in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, College Faculty, Community Colleges
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