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Changes in LASSI Scores Among Reading and Study Skills Students at the United States Military Academy.
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Ince, Elizabeth J.; Priest, Robert – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Describes administration of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) to three groups of United States Military Academy students in order to evaluate changes in student performance as a result of taking a student-success course (RS101). LASSI measures students' affective growth upon completion of the RS101 course and their growth in…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Measured Reading Levels of Upper Division Students at CSUDH: Results of a Two Year Study.
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Mellbolm, Caron; Morales, Alejandro – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Discusses a study conducted at California State University, Dominguez Hills to develop data regarding the reading skills of a sample of upper-division students. Reports that 52-57% of those students who participated in all phases of the study presented reading skills below the expected college level. Recommends that more attention be paid to…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Reading Comprehension
Student Transfer of Reading Strategies from Instruction Using Core Course Textbooks.
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Agnew, 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