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Denton, Pegi H.; And Others – Journal of Developmental Education, 1988
Describes Johnson County Community College's Learning Strategies Program, which teaches students how to learn and to use self-instruction to become independent learners. Reports on program development and implementation; the effects of strategies instruction on grades, study skills, learner satisfaction, and course completion; and plans for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Independent Study, Learning Strategies
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
Newman, Dennis S. – 1987
Focusing on English instruction for mainstreamed learning disabled (LD) high school students, this paper surveys and interprets the literature on the subject, examines specific teaching methods and student study skills that have worked in this area, and reviews the English program proposed by Daniel Fader. Specifically, sections discuss the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Brown, William F.; Forristall, Dorothy Z. – 1983
The Computer-Assisted Study Skills Improvement Program (CASSIP) is designed to help students develop effective study skills and academic attitudes, thus increasing their potential for scholastic success. The program contains four integrated items: Study Skills Surveys; Study Skills Modules, Study Skills Notebook; and Study Skills Test. The surveys…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Ramirez, Genevieve M. – 1987
The Student Affirmative Action Program at California State University, Long Beach was designed to serve the needs of Latino students, an underrepresented population in higher education, and to help eliminate identified institutional barriers to their participation. Barriers include inadequate orientation and information, poor planning and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, College Faculty

Hesser, Al; Lewis, Lloyd – Academic Medicine, 1992
The 115 African-American and other nontraditional medical students attending a summer program in study skills and academic preparation to promote achievement and retention were compared with 82 nonattendees on demographic and academic measures. Little difference was found in the groups, except that attendees felt the program helped them adjust to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Medical Education
Janopoulos, Michael – 1989
A procedure used by a university-affiliated intensive English language program to mainstream students into regular academic courses is described. The program, affiliated with Southeast Missouri State University, includes traditional English-as-a-Second-Language courses with heavy emphasis on writing and reading skills, and courses in American…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Articulation (Education), College Faculty, College Students

Sauers, Bernard J. – Social Science Record, 1984
Teachers can be encouraged to share ideas which can result in the development of a cooperative curriculum. How one school helped teachers react positively to an interdisciplinary skills program is discussed. Charts outlining study, thinking, reading, and writing skills for a program involving social studies, English, and science are included. (RM)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Duncan, Elaine – 1983
Diversity is welcomed at the Jefferson Davis Campus, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College, where the commuting students include teenagers, retired military personnel, displaced homemakers, the foreign-born, blacks, the full-time employed, and senior citizens. The students are counseled to take a reading and study skills class if their reading…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Age Groups
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of General Academic Education. – 1990
This document presents profiles of 21 exemplary New Jersey elementary and secondary school teacher-developed programs and their outcomes. Thirty-nine teachers received two-year grants that allowed them to evaluate their practices and to prepare materials for dissemination. The programs are in the following subject areas: art; career education;…
Descriptors: Art Education, Career Education, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education