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Classroom Research and Experiential Learning: Three Successful Experiences--Involvement in Psychology.
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Ewing, Martha M. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Assesses the effectiveness of methods used by instructors in Collin County Community College's psychology department to increase student involvement in learning: a laboratory component, extensive writing to learn, classroom research, and business/industry apprenticeships. Concludes that active participation promotes synthesis and integration of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Classroom Research, College Instruction, Community Colleges
Classroom Research and Experiential Learning: Three Successful Experiences--The Impact of Student Writing in Learning Accounting.
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Cunningham, Billie M. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Presents a Collin County Community College District study assessing the effectiveness of "writing to learn" techniques in four Principles of Accounting classes, two taught in a traditional format with homework, and two using daily student journals. Reports promising results in terms of grades and retention rates. (DMM)
Descriptors: Accounting, Classroom Research, College Instruction, Community Colleges
The Adjunct Model of Language Instruction: Integrating Language and Content at the University. CLEAR Technical Report Series TR8.
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Snow, Marguerite Ann; Brinton, Donna M. – 1988
The adjunct model of language instruction is described as it has been implemented at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). In this model, freshman English and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) courses are linked with content area courses to better integrate the reading, writing, and study skills required for academic success at the…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing