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Margaret E. Weaver; Kailyn Shartel Hall; Tracey A. Glaessgen – Journal of Basic Writing, 2022
Despite the push for all institutions of higher learning to embrace a corequisite model for writing instruction, there is limited evidence that suggests this model is desirable for all students. This study seeks to expand our understanding of the characteristics of students enrolled in Basic Writing at a 4-year comprehensive university, and the…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing Instruction, Required Courses, Student Characteristics
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Ostergaard, Lori; Allan, Elizabeth G. – Journal of Basic Writing, 2016
This article examines two course redesigns undertaken to improve student support, learning, and retention in the basic writing program at Oakland University, a doctoral research university in southeast Michigan, where support for developmental writers has fluctuated dramatically between nurture and neglect over the past fifty years. However,…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Writing Instruction, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods
Burt, Lorna – 1994
This guide is intended for use in conducting a reading lab for a broad group of workers ranging from nonreaders to persons reading at a fifth-grade level. Presented first is a course overview that includes the following: information on the course's targeted population, student selection process, and demographics; strategies for adult remediation;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Writing, Beginning Reading, Learning Activities
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Hashway, Robert M.; And Others – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1990
Presents preliminary results from a continuing study of academic locus of control (ALOC). Describes ALOC differences between development/nondevelopmental students, males/females, and based on class status and number of developmental courses taken. Reveals a more highly developed sense of internal control among nondevelopmental students. Includes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Writing, College Students, Comparative Analysis