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Grzywinski, Carol M. – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Supports the use of the Testing T as an organizational tool to help students anticipate exam questions based on notes from lectures and prepare sample answers. Answers students' common questions about the method, such as "How many questions should I write?" and "How long should it take?" (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Study Skills
Peer reviewedKerstiens, Gene – Journal of Developmental Education, 1998
This interview, with one of the most influential professors in the field of developmental education and study skills, reviews the state of reading study skills as they apply to college students. Also discusses the new sixth edition of his book, "How to Study in College." (SL)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Reading Ability
Download full textStarks, Gretchen – 1982
As postsecondary reading and study skills programs advance into the 1980's, there are issues and changes that directors of these developmental programs must face. First, reading and study skills programs must include learning resource centers where students of all skill levels can come and improve themselves. Program staff members discussing…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1982
The workshop represented in this proceedings was conducted to stimulate dialogue on the place of remedial instruction in postsecondary education and to promote the effectiveness of remedial/developmental education and the maintenance of educational quality. The proceedings begin with an introduction to the workshop and its 14 resulting…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education
Stahl, Norman A.; And Others – 1984
Issues pertaining to research on college reading and study skills programs are analyzed, based on a literature review. It is suggested that before educators can provide quality instruction, they need to differentiate practices that are conducive to learning. Evaluative criteria are needed to make such decisions, as well as to design and evaluate…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, College Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria
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
Roueche, John E.; Mink, Oscar G. – 1980
This six-chapter monograph discusses the need for and the components of a holistic approach to education; that is, an education which teaches the student to function on the aesthetic and affective levels, as well as to master the behavioral objectives of traditional content area instruction. Chapter I presents a rationale for this holistic…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges
