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Miller, Sue; McDermott, Patrick – Improving College and University Teaching, 1983
A special workshop at Coppin State for students who succeed in the freshman remedial mathematics course but fail on the final test is described. The two-week review provides a relaxed atmosphere, a tutoring format encouraging more active participation, and a test-anxiety workshop. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Pass Fail Grading

Redfering, David L.; Biasco, Frank – College Student Journal, 1982
Reviews the literature in volunteering as it relates to a university credit course for students volunteering in human services agencies. Discusses the development of the program, along with the advantages to students, agencies, and the university. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: College Credits, College Students, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
De Leonibus, Nancy; Thomson, Scott – 1977
After examining some of the pros and cons of traditional grading, the demands colleges make on grading practices, and the responses of people interested in grading, a number of examples of operating alternative systems are given. The alternatives include a dual (pass/withdraw grading in some courses, traditional grading in others) system, a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Credit No Credit Grading, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grades (Scholastic)

Carpenter, John L.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School administered identical, simultaneous objective structured clinical examinations to large medical school classes and found the method logistically and psychometrically feasible. Potential for use of the test to make pass-fail grading decisions and proposals for modification of administration and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Size, Clinical Experience, Higher Education