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Support Services for Developmental Learners at Two-Year Institutions in the Southeast United States.
Peer reviewedWilliams, Larry R.; And Others – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1992
Describes a study examining the level and extent of support services available to developmental students at 101 2-year institutions in the southeastern United States. Reports that 91.1% of the institutions offered some type of services for developmental learners, including tutoring, counseling, computer-assisted instruction, audio-visual support,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Counseling Services, Development
Peer reviewedGreen, Sharon – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1994
Discusses the effects of sexism in education and the means by which educators can reduce it. Indicates that developmental educators are in a unique position to counteract sexism. Contains suggestions for overcoming sexism in five areas of developmental education (math, reading, writing, counseling, and administration) and in the classroom. (35…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College Students, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewedLowery, Bennie R.; Young, Dawn B. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1992
Examines the Motivational Theory and Time Continuum models of developmental student motivation, focusing on teacher responsibilities. Indicates that blending the two models provides a procedure for analyzing the student audience, a list of potential motivational strategies, and suggestions for constructing motivational objectives. (15 citations)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
Peer reviewedBest, Linda; Lees, Brian – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2000
Summarizes the implementation of a new General Education Program at Kean University, which sets forth a vertical, skills-based curriculum. The program directly addresses developmental education, calling for a restructuring of ways to deliver it and a vision for incorporating it into the University curriculum. (VWC)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Change
Peer reviewedAgnew, Mary L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Studies student response to a developmental reading strategies course, in which students learned specific reading and study strategies with each chapter. Student questionnaires and follow-up phone calls indicated that students did use some of the strategies taught, but only the most basic. (AS)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedMcCarty, Roxanne – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Examines the results of using the Phono-Graphix reading method, designed for students with reading disabilities, to teach nine prison inmates to read. Reports that inmates' average basic reading skills standard score gains were 17 points (more than one standard deviation) after 33 one-hour sessions, an average gain of 1.9 standard points per…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Correctional Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedTestone, Sharon – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Asserts that the growth in technology requires a more sophisticated workforce at a time when college students are demonstrating a greater need for remediation and basic skills education. However, revenue cuts in developmental courses and their support services present community colleges and universities with declining enrollments and budget gaps.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Planning, College Students, Community Colleges
