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Peer reviewedPerez, Samuel A. – Reading Improvement, 1983
Describes the developmental reading program at a Midwestern university which has as its major objectives the improvement of vocabulary, reading comprehension, and reading rates. (FL)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students
Download full textCrismore, Avon – 1982
Noting that the University of Illinois' Special Options Rhetoric program is designed for special admit students who score 15 or below on ACT tests, this paper investigates the efficacy of the program to help marginal students, and also includes information on writing programs at the University of Michigan and Ohio University. An introduction…
Descriptors: Athletes, Developmental Programs, Higher Education, Program Content
Ockerstrom, Lolly; Goggin, Maureen Daly – 1987
The Introductory Writing Programs developed for freshman students at Northeastern University are described in this document. The introduction outlines the programs' philosophy, which is based on the notion that all writers are developing writers regardless of their ability. The second section looks at how students are placed in either Freshman…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Office of International Training. – 1970
The report describes the program of training for foreign students conducted by the Office of International Training of the Agency for International Development (AID). The report's first chapter describes the history, nature, and importance of participant training and diagrams the administrative structure of the program. Chapter 2 describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Development, Curriculum
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1977
Drawn from papers accepted for presentation at a conference focusing on personalizing college-level learning skills programs, the 35 articles in this collection are arranged into five categories: investigations, program descriptions, program prescriptions, applications, and reactions and interactions. Specific topics discussed in the articles…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Sugimoto, Roy, Ed. – 1976
Drawn from the proceedings of a conference focusing on ways to improve the teaching of college level learning skills, the articles in this collection deal with a variety of topics. Among the topics discussed in the 37 articles are the following: (1) a systems approach to planning, implementing, and evaluating peer counseling programs; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Students, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs
Fleming, Delryn R., Ed. – 1983
Drawn from a conference that focused on the present state and future direction of college reading and learning skills instruction, the articles in this collection are arranged into three categories: reviews, investigations and evaluations, and prescriptions and descriptions. Among the topics discussed in the 19 articles are the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Content Area Reading
