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Download full textMiller, Loretta Diane – 1980
Conducted during the 1979-80 school year, this study gathered statistical information as to the success of the developmental mathematics program at Arkansas State University (ASU). The investigation focused on a comparison between Foundation Mathematics students who took Basic Mathematics as a follow-up course and pupils who enrolled in Basic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs
Manikas, William T. – 1983
As society becomes more individualized in production techniques and the college-aged population becomes more diverse, education must adjust to help the individual cope with a world full of rapid change. Recent research has opened new doors to understanding how individuals learn, and this understanding should be used to develop programs and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Cerebral Dominance, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1982
Recent research and trends in the humanities are discussed in terms of their implications for community colleges. First, initial results of a survey of students in Washington community colleges are outlined, including the findings that 46% of the students attended the colleges straight from high school and that the more liberal arts courses the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Articulation (Education), College Curriculum, Community Colleges
Beauchamp, Fay – 1986
The developmental program at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) has a stable core of teachers who value independence rather than conformity and who seek to transform deeply anxious students into students who love learning. The instructors' goals of improving basic skills, fostering independent thinking, and promoting greater knowledge and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Higbee, Jeanne L.; Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1989
A course entitled "Strategies for Academic Success," conducted in the Division of Developmental Studies at the University of Georgia, is described. The sample syllabus focuses on self-awareness and can be adapted to meet the needs of other institutions. The course is designed to promote awareness and development of psychological, social,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Students, Counseling
Palagi, Robert G. – 1993
The Testing and Assessment Department of Dawson Technical Institute (Illinois) determined that approximately 25-30 percent of the students taking the entrance Test of Adult Basic Education do not meet the academic level required to start a training program. A competency-based adult reading and math program was developed, and the decision was made…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
