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Logsdon, Richard – 1978
An individualized English composition laboratory at a community college maintained a student completion rate of only 45% to 55% over a period of several semesters as a result of the following factors: the week long pretest administered to determine student needs was intimidating to students; students became frustrated at being asked to work on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, English Instruction, Failure, Grading
Palow, William P. – 1979
Using a $274,300 grant from the National Science Foundation, Miami-Dade Community College augmented its Mathematics Learning Center with a multi-media, computer-assisted program of individualized instruction designed to efficiently aid the growing number of students with mathematics deficiencies. This program has three interlocking components. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Individualized Instruction
Spangler, Richard – 1978
The mathematics learning center at Tacoma Community College (Washington) has three programs: an independent-tutorial study system, a student tutorial system, and a basic arithmetic skills laboratory. Thirty independent-tutorial study mathematics courses, ranging from arithmetic to calculus, are available within the structure and control of the…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories
Truckee Meadows Community Coll., Sparks, NV. – 1982
The Truckee Meadows Community College curriculum development project was designed to enhance the success of underprepared college students aspiring to succeed in the college's occupational and general educational programs. Initial plans called for (1) the development of individualized learning and basic skills modules; (2) creation of an…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Download full textBeitler, Lorraine – 1976
In an effort to bring entering allied health students to college-level reading ability, a Science Reading Program based on the theory that adult learners will be more motivated to improve reading skills if material is related to career preparation was designed, implemented, and evaluated. After pre-testing on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (Form…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs
Palow, William P. – 1978
The Mathematics Learning Center provides materials and assistance to students in courses from Arithmetic through Calculus and Differential Equations. One component of the program is the Directed Independent Study (DIS) program which provides an alternative to classroom instruction in Arithmetic, Introduction to Algebra, College Algebra, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
