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Illinois Association for Personalized Learning Programs. – 1985
This position paper by the Illinois Association for Personalized Learning Programs (IAPLP) argues that developmental education programs provide the means for improving the quality of education while maintaining equal opportunity and access to higher education. First, a summary of the IAPLP's position on developmental education is presented, along…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Quality
Download full textSalinger, Terry S.; Payne, Emily Miller – 1980
A study skills program is proposed to help students in developmental programs acquire the real learning process required for success in an academic setting. Based on a developmental, personalized theory of instruction, the program has a general planning and instruction procedure that contains the following three steps: (1) The study skills task is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education
Hunziker, Celeste M. – 1984
The Early Warning System (EWS) of the Individualized Study Program (ISP) at the University of California, Davis, was evaluated. Disadvantaged students who have not met the university's entrance requirements are tracked by the EWS during their first year in order to identify academic problems and provide advising and support. Findings include: EWS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills
Keimig, Ruth Talbott – 1983
Learning improvement programs for underprepared postsecondary students are reviewed, and a Decision Guide for Effective Programs, which summarizes knowledge needed for decision making, is presented. Research data are analyzed to identify features of learning improvement programs associated with improved grade point average and retention.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, College Students
Hunziker, Celeste M. – 1985
The Individualized Study Program (ISP) at the University of California, Davis, which is designed to enhance retention of students with academic skill deficiencies, was evaluated. The target group was disadvantaged students who had not met the university's entrance requirements. Attention was focused on two aspects of the program: allowing students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Students
Blum, Mark; Spangehl, Stephen – 1979
The theoretical basis of programmed instruction and the sequential skill development approach used at University of Louisville's University College are described, and results of student testing to determine the effectiveness of programmed instruction in the school's remedial program are examined. Nine areas of basic competencies needed for college…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, College Students
Tom, Alice K. – 1983
Results of an evaluation of the Individualized Study Program (ISP), a 2-year pilot program at the Learning Skills Center (LSC) of the University of California, Davis, are presented. The program target group were disadvantaged students who had not met the university's entrance requirements. The ISP, which is designed to improve retention of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
