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Dempsey, June – 1978
Learning assistance is a relatively new idea in education in the United States since most learning centers have come into existence since 1970. Although developmental education has become accessible in remote areas and many financial and psychological barriers have been lifted, much more could be accomplished in this area if more evaluative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developmental Programs, Learning Laboratories, Postsecondary Education
Munn, Anne – 1988
The purpose of this project was to produce an integrated program that effectively improves adult literacy, affects employment, enhances employability, and provides career adaptability. The goals directing these efforts were to design a series of modules for teaching reading, writing, and math, and to provide adults with basic employment skills.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Electronics, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedHartman, Hope J. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Analyzes factors internal to the tutor and tutee (i.e., cognition, metacognition, and affect) and external to them (e.g., teacher/tutor background knowledge, educational environment, content to be learned, socioeconomic status, family background, and cultural forces) that influence the tutoring process. Suggests a theoretical framework for…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria, High Risk Students
Download full textZaritsky, Joyce Ship – 1989
In 1988, a survey was conducted to determine the characteristics and extent of peer tutoring programs at two- and four-year colleges in New York. Data were also collected on supplemental instruction, a variant of peer tutoring in which the peer tutor works closely with a faculty member to help students in identified high-risk courses. Of the 270…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Peer Teaching, Postsecondary Education
Kohrmann, Marie – 1988
The purpose of this project was to produce an integrated program that effectively improves adult literacy, affects employment, enhances employability, and provides career adaptability. The goals directing these efforts were to design a series of modules for teaching reading, writing, and math, and to provide adults with basic employment skills.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Education
Davies, Peter – 2002
The key features of student achievement were examined at twelve sixth form colleges (SFCs) in the United Kingdom with an emphasis on strategies to maintain and improve performance. It was found that students at SFCs have on average higher prior attainment and suffer less deprivation than their counterparts in General Further Education and Tertiary…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Persistence
