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Ashlock, Mary Z.; Brantley, William A.; Taylor, Katherine B. – Basic Communication Course Annual, 2015
Students of public speaking are often asked if a basic public speaking course helped them deal with their fear of public speaking. Comparisons of anxiety levels between students enrolled in traditional 15-week semester courses and those enrolled in intensive courses has received little attention. The purpose of this exploratory, quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Public Speaking, Semester System, Summer Programs
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1976
A three-year trial of a voluntary quinmester plan for extending the school year began in June 1974 in five Knox County, Tennessee, schools. Curriculum revision, K-12, was the principal thrust of the ESY (Extended School Year) project, but administrators also hoped to relieve overcrowding in the schools and to effect more efficient use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development