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Virtanen, Anne; Tynjälä, Päivi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
Although generic skills have received widespread attention from both policymakers and educationalists, little is known regarding how students acquire these skills, or how they should best be taught. Hence, the aim of this study was to identify what kinds of pedagogical practices are behind the learning of eight particular generic skills. The data…
Descriptors: College Students, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Constructivism (Learning)
Lynch, Cecelia Kuznak – 1982
This study was conducted using archival data for 300 students of the graduating class of 1980 in a public school system which had a minimum competency testing (MCT) program. Data on normative variables (age, sex, race, and ability test scores) and performance variables (high school course of study, grade point average, absenteeism, and truancy)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Age, Basic Skills, Data Analysis
Belcher, Marcia – 1986
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine the separate and combined effects of entering basic skills levels and curriculum-related variables (i.e., grades in required English and math courses, the length of time between the course and the test, and the number of credits in developmental courses) in predicting student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Mathematics Skills
Dwinell, Patricia L. – 1985
This study investigated the relationship of standardized test scores and locally developed test scores to course placement and academic success in a developmental program. The sample consisted of 281 students who matriculated in the Division of Developmental Studies at a southern university. Eligible students for enrollment in Developmental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs
Freeman, Vera E.; Hatley, Richard V. – 1981
Missouri requires the testing of all eighth grade students on their competence in reading and language arts, mathematics, and government and economics. This statewide assessment is referred to as the Missouri Basic Essential Skills Test (BEST) and has been given in the spring of each year since 1978. A study was undertaken to determine which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Characteristics, Educational Environment
McCoy, Kay R. – 1991
Drawing from studies conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) between 1989 and 1991, this report offers a profile of developmental students at PGCC and an analysis of the remedial education needs of fall 1990 first-time students. The first section of the report reviews findings from a number of statewide and institutional studies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Role