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Zubek, J.; Johnaon, K. M. S.; Luttrell, M. J.; Bryner, R. W.; Choate, J. K.; French, M. B. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
During the course of undergraduate studies, physiology (and related STEM) majors should acquire a both broad and in-depth foundation in physiological knowledge along with a distinct range of transferable (professional) skills (e.g., critical thinking, communication skills, data analysis). Previously, through a consultative and iterative process…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Physiology, Majors (Students), Skill Development
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Goldfien, Andrea C.; Badway, Norena Norton – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Bridge programs, in which underprepared students gain the academic and technical skills necessary for college level courses and entry-level employment, are a promising initiative for expanding access to, and success in, community college education. For career pathways related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), bridge…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Community Colleges, Biotechnology, Basic Skills
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Lovell, Ned; Kennedy, Larry – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Offers a form for determining the scope and sequence of skills in implementing a study skills curriculum. (JW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1991
This paper provides an overview of a discussion about the establishment of a basic skills discipline at the Spring 1990 Session of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. The Ad Hoc Basic Skills Committee heard arguments and concerns on both sides of the issue. Arguments for the opposition included concern about the fragmentation of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
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Askov, Eunice N. – Adult Learning, 1992
Points out that, to keep the work force up to date, business, industry, and labor groups are inviting adult basic educators to design and implement retraining programs at the worksite. Provides suggestion for designing custom-made basic skills instruction using work-related materials. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Kuhlman, Sandra Muse – 1981
Based on a search of the literature, a series of eight propositions were derived to describe the basic middle school language arts program being portrayed in the literature. Fifty principals and language arts department chairpersons were asked to rate, on a scale of one to five, the degree to which their language arts department accepted and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Intermediate Grades
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Best, 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
Haynes, Thomas – 1990
This journal provides an account of pilot site visits and other professional notes from July 1989 to June 1990. It begins with a description of an initial meeting to determine the author's role in the Applied Academics Project, namely that of facilitator of the integration of academic and vocational education with local teachers. Other entries…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum
Grand Rapids Public Schools, MI. – 1993
The Computer Assisted Basic Skills project was conducted during the 1991-92 academic year in the Grand Rapids Public Schools in Michigan to develop a model that would provide adult educators with a framework for developing and/or redesigning a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) program for basic skills instruction. Existing models and model…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Carnevale, Anthony P.; And Others – 1988
A two-year research project was conducted to determine the skills employers consider necessary for the workplace. Recent changes in the economy have made employers begin to realize that they must assist their current and future workers in achieving competency in workplace basics if they are to be competitive. Employers have come to realize the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Germanna Community Coll., Locust Grove, VA. – 2001
This report details the activities, findings, and actions that have made up Germanna Community College's (Virginia) student outcomes assessment program in specific reporting areas for 2000-2001. The following sections comprise the report: (1) an executive summary; (2) a report on assessment activities in five general education areas, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative, Pine Bluff. – 1990
A project was conducted to develop an integrated basic skills instructional program in an education service cooperative to serve grades 7-12 vocational students in 13 rural school districts in Arkansas (Grant and Jefferson counties) as a follow-up to the vocational assessment process. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) chose the Arkansas…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
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Dunn, Caroline; Rabren, Karen – LD Forum, 1996
The need to teach functional mathematics to students with learning disabilities to prepare them for independent living is explored. The article discusses questions teachers should ask themselves in reviewing their mathematics curricula, ways to implement a functional math curriculum, and the application of mathematics skills to life-centered…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Educational Strategies
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1997
In response to the increased need for remediation, the Illinois Community College Board conducted a study examining the scope, cost, structure, outcomes, and policies of the remedial/developmental education in the Illinois Community College System. Findings indicated an increase in enrollment in remedial/developmental coursework, with math…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Cort, Maureen A.; Pappalardo, Michele F.; Gonzalez, Manuel A. – 1999
This manual was developed by a project to create a model program that integrates basic skills instruction with requirements of welfare reform, and the project's final report describes activities taken to develop the manual. The report details the problem, goals, procedures, objectives met and not met, and an evaluation. The manual is designed to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Employment Services
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