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Download full textArthur, Patricia, Comp.; Budke, Wesley E., Comp. – 1980
This annual report contains resumes of research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. Projects were administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) in fiscal year 1978 and funded under sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as revised…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Programs
Irvine, Matt – College Board Review, 1991
In the intensive Summerbridge program at San Francisco University High School, high potential middle school and high school students from minority groups work together to prepare for academic high schools. The teachers are high school and college students who serve as role models and learn to love teaching. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, Enrichment Activities, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedBest, Linda; Fung, Terry Y. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
Reports on the first phase of a two-year pilot study of a university-level mathematics requirement that accommodates the needs of developmental students. Finds that the 84% pass rate for this new class format is substantially higher than the 43% pass rate for traditional developmental mathematics courses offered during the same semester. (Contains…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Wallace, H. Lew; And Others – 1980
A project was undertaken by three faculty members at Northern Kentucky University (a history teacher, a reading specialist, and a composition teacher) to apply their own experiences and the research of others into a systematic and comprehensive mastery learning program for developmental classes in the spring of 1980. The program was designed to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs
