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Spivey, Nancy – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1981
Discusses program evaluation methods for college learning centers. Describes the Goal Attainment Scaling method's seven steps: selecting problem areas, labeling areas of concern, weighting the scales, translating concerns into realistic goals, administering the student program, conducting follow-up, and scoring. Points to the model's flexibility,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education
Ward, Ben – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Discusses the confusion that results from differences among various labels used in developmental and basic education programs. Proposes clarification of such terms as "center,""lab,""individualized," and "clinic" and suggests definitions for proper usage. (DR)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Definitions, Developmental Programs, Learning Laboratories
Laffey, James M.; Helt, Sanford – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1981
Addresses the problems involved in meeting diverse student needs within the classroom. Encourages the use of computer-managed education (CME) to facilitate the record-keeping and decision-making involved in instruction. Explains the use of a CME system in Seattle Community College's mathematics laboratory. Concludes that CME increases…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Computer Managed Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Zwerling, L. Steven – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Describes the Math Learning Center at Palm Beach Junior College which offers 21 courses of study, including all math courses through trigonometry and 11 general education math courses. Examines the implementation process and various program features. (DR)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Learning Laboratories, Mathematics Instruction
Miller, Natalie J. – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1981
Describes Joliet Junior College's Academic Skills Center, which employs an open-lab concept to provide student referral services. Examines the use of diagnostic testing to identify specific skill deficiencies and the development of 19 multi-lesson learning modules to address identified problems. Explains student record-keeping procedures and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Diagnosis, Learning Laboratories, Learning Modules
Sanchez, Bonnie – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1978
Presents abstracts of four documents from the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the special programs or techniques used by two-year colleges to help students needing remedial or developmental assistance. (DR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Counseling, Developmental Programs
Coleman, Karen; And Others – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Contains articles describing: (1) a writing laboratory at Cedar Crest College (Pennsylvania); (2) 12 biology minicourses used at Elizabethtown Community College (Kentucky); (3) the "Self-Persuasion for Study Improvement Project" at East Tennessee State University; and (4) a vocabulary acquisition program used to help University of North Carolina…
Descriptors: Biology, Learning Laboratories, Mathematics Instruction, Minicourses
