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Clymer, Carol – 1978
In an effort to obtain an accurate account of the evaluation processes used by learning assistance programs, a questionnaire was distributed to 231 institutions in the United States requesting information of the following types: type of program, population served, funding sources, evaluation rationale and methodology, information gained and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Developmental Reading, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textHaugh, Louise S.; Oakman, Barbara F. – 1975
The history of the founding and first five years of operation of Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona is presented in this paper. Following a brief description of the entire college program, philosophy, and physical plant, the reading program is discussed. The reading area is an independent academic area within the general studies division.…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Nontraditional Education, Reading Instruction
Hammond, Bill – 1976
Questionnaires were sent to 56 senior colleges, universities and junior colleges, both public and private, in the state of Georgia, seeking to answer the following questions: (1) What are the general characteristics of developmental reading programs in Georgia's colleges? (2) In developmental studies programs, what reading skills are emphasized…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedSoll, Lila – Journal of Reading, 1972
Descriptors: College Programs, Content Area Reading, Learning Laboratories, Reading Improvement
Devirian, Margaret Coda; And Others – 1975
A national survey of learning laboratories in institutions of higher education, conducted in 1974, is reported in this document. Questionnaires consisting of 70 items on administration, budget, other programs, facility, staffing, services, clients, hardware and software, and evaluation were sent to all college and university learning centers in…
Descriptors: Developmental Reading, Financial Support, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories
Schale, Florence; Epner, Marcia – 1980
This yearbook on innovative learning strategies in colleges is divided into four parts. "Part I: Description of Program Models" contains descriptions of an alternative learning center at Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona; a program combining technology with humanism at El Camino College, Torrance, California; the developmental studies…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1978
The articles in this collection focus on learning assistance and other components of college reading instruction. The topics of the 35 articles include the following: (1) charting a realistic course for learning assistance, (2) modern measurement technology, (3) a national survey of learning assistance evaluation, (4) students' cognitive…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1980
The articles in this collection focus on new sources of energy for learning at the college level. The topics of the 25 articles include the following: (1) the emerging role of the learning specialist in higher education, (2) adult learning disabilities, (3) vocabulary development for students of English as a second language, (4) the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Programs, Dialects
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
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
