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Knowlton, Dave S.; Simms, Julia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Educational interventions that are currently in vogue in higher education settings are based upon constructivist approaches, whereby students learn content within the context of authentic activities and problem-based scenarios. Certainly these approaches have value, but proponents of these approaches have been somewhat successful in convincing…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Adult Students
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Students in Miami-Dade Community College's remedial education courses supplement reading, writing, and mathematics coursework with computer-assisted instruction in a special electronic classroom. The experimental program is investigating whether integrating computer instruction in the basic skills curriculum helps underprepared students overcome…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs
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Brothen, Thomas; Wambach, Cathrine – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2000
Reports an evaluation of factual study questions as a component of an introductory psychology course taught to developmental students with a computer-assisted, mastery learning teaching method based on Keller's (1968) Personalized System of Instruction (PSI). Recommends that instructors of introductory courses, especially those that serve…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Johnson, Deborah Meem – 1986
The English department at the University of Cincinnati recently initiated an experimental writing course for developmental students who used Apple IIc computers and the Bank Street Writer (BSW) word processing program. BSW was chosen because of its overall simplicity, efficiency, and accessibility. The first two weeks of the course consisted of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Remedial Instruction
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Best, Linda – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1998
Describes the development and implementation of state-of-the-art hardware and software for New Jersey's Kean University ESL Program, aimed at transforming the program into a model for computer-assisted interactive language learning. Discusses changes in students' language skills including production of more written language, frequent global…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Developmental Studies Programs, English (Second Language)
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Douglas, Michael A. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1993
Describes and evaluates the effectiveness of an individualized Writing Lab module, developed to prepare students enrolled in Savannah State College's Developmental Studies English Fundamentals classes for the post-Collegiate Placement Examination. The module uses instructor-authored, computer-assisted instruction to provide immediate feedback on…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Black Colleges, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1985
Research findings on college instruction are discussed in 43 papers from the first Regional Conference on University Teaching. The papers are grouped under three large theme areas: "Teaching, Technology and the Future" (15 papers), "Computer Designed Instruction & Testing" (13 papers), and "Basic Skills: Dealing with Differences" (15 papers). The…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Basic Skills, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Walker, Cynthia L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Presents results from a study of eight college freshman to determine differences between revising essays on-screen and on-paper. Eighty-one percent of on-screen changes were above the mechanical or word level, often related to meaning and content. Students working on-screen tended to add more information and recreate paragraphs, but sometimes…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Taylor, Vivian Baker; Rosecrans, Deborah – 1986
A study investigated the effects of computer-assisted instruction on the vocabulary development of college students enrolled in a developmental reading program at a two-year college of a metropolitan, midwestern university. The subjects were 41 entry level students, 98% of whom had never used computers as an instructional tool. The students were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Crumb, Glenn H.; Monroe, Eula Ewing – 1988
This study, conducted with college developmental studies students, explored possible relationships between individualized computer-assisted instruction (CAI) in basic mathematics skills and each of two variables; mathematics knowledge and anxiety toward mathematics. Both experimental (N=5) and control (N=12) groups made significant gains in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs