NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 8 results Save | Export
Erika B. Lewy – MDRC, 2024
In postsecondary research, comprehensive approaches to student success (CASS) programs are shown to have the greatest impact on student outcomes. At the core of a CASS program is personalized and proactive coaching in which coaches actively reach out to students and meet to discuss personal and academic issues. MDRC's evaluation of one CASS…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Students, College Programs, Academic Achievement
State Univ. of New York, Old Westbury. Empire State Coll. Long Island Learning Center. – 1976
This paper describes the personalized instruction program for economic education at Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York. Personalized instruction is defined as relating subject content to the personal background, interests, needs, and abilities of the student. Students proceed at their own pace, use materials suitable to their…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Curriculum, College Programs, Contracts
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Clausing, Gerhard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Evaluates student achievement in second year individualized language programs at the University of California at Berkeley and contrasts data with results of student achievement in basic courses. (RL)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Individualized Instruction, Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Clausing, Gerhard; And Others – Foreign Language Annals, 1972
Descriptors: College Language Programs, German, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Programs
Rammuny, Raji M. – 1973
In recent years, individualized instruction has been gaining popularity in foreign language teaching. The results obtained from experimentation with this new approach has offered new insights into methods of teaching and students' needs. This article is based on experimentation with "A Programmed Course in Modern Literary Arabic Phonology and…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Language Programs, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Frampton, Derek; Hull, Lynn – 2000
This guide explains how staff at further education (FE) colleges throughout England and Wales can engage in the Learning Gateway, which is a program featuring personal advisers, "front end" assessment and support, and life skills training to help disengaged 16- and 17-year-olds re-engage in education, training, and employment. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills
Knapper, Christopher K.; Cropley, Arthur J. – 2000
This book, which is intended for academics, educators, educational managers, and policymakers concerned with higher education, examines how universities and colleges can prepare their students for lifelong learning through continuing education, specialized courses for adults, and mainstream teaching programs geared toward traditional students. The…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lawrason, Robin, E.; Lugo, Carlos – NALLD Journal, 1979
Student replies to a questionnaire evaluating the use of the language laboratory revealed positive attitudes regarding the effectiveness of the individual practice the lab provides. They emphasized the need for a language lab monitor. Cross tabulations examined attitudinal differences among old and new users, professorial encouragement, and…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, English (Second Language), French, Hebrew