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Sweigart, William – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1996
Describes a two-year study to determine the relationship between initial evaluations of student placement essays and progress in a developmental writing course sequence at a midsize university. Finds a positive relationship and presents the methodology as a model for assessment, citing its adaptability, minimal costs, and improved program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment

Adler-Kassner, Linda; Reynolds, Thomas J.; delMas, Robert – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Describes a study of student writing completed in one basic writing program. Measures the effectiveness of individual papers written in the program's two-course sequence by rating each against a modified "primary-trait" scoring scale. Finds that students made gains in the trait areas examined. (EMH)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Evaluation, Remedial Programs

McAlexander, Patricia J.; Marston, Jane – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Describes a case study of a basic writing student that was undertaken to examine the ways that low self-confidence can undermine a writer's voice and text. Emphasizes the important role basic writing instructors have in strengthening students' sense of self in addition to their intellectual competence. (MAB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Colleges, Remedial Programs

Goldstein, Gary S.; Lowenstein, Sharyn – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1993
Theorizing that college is a cross-cultural experience for all students and faculty, examines students' experiences in completing a psychology paper and explores the ways a Psychology Writing Lab (PWL) served as mediator for instructor and student. Indicates that students in the PWL procrastinated less, chose more appropriate articles, understood…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Preparation, College Students, Developmental Studies Programs

Murray, Bertha; Scott, Diana – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1993
Describes a study conducted to investigate whether text-interactive instruction improved reading comprehension and writing performance of community college students enrolled in developmental reading courses. Students were taught to predict, infer, analyze, and evaluate while reading and to use their experiences and embedded textual cues to give…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Critical Reading

Walker, Cynthia L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Presents results from a study of eight college freshman to determine differences between revising essays on-screen and on-paper. Eighty-one percent of on-screen changes were above the mechanical or word level, often related to meaning and content. Students working on-screen tended to add more information and recreate paragraphs, but sometimes…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education

Ragland, Mary M. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Asserts that taking Introduction to College Writing, a fundamental writing course at Central Missouri State University, improves student academic achievement by developing their basic writing skills and preparing them for more advanced, general education writing courses. (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Writing, College Preparation