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Peer reviewedBasile, Donald D. – Reading Improvement, 1981
Describes the study skills center at California State University, San Diego, which has achieved considerable success in improving students' basic writing skills by offering a set of minicourses in cooperation with the English and business departments. (FL)
Descriptors: Business Education, Higher Education, Minicourses, Skill Centers
Peer reviewedCadet, Lorraine Page; Heerman, Charles E. – Reading Improvement, 1990
Examines the impact of multiple skills assistance on preservice teachers preparing for standardized tests. Finds significant gains in reading, mathematics, and writing skills. Demonstrates that a single comprehensive skills laboratory operated by a differentiated staff is a sensible method of procuring appropriate intervention for future teachers.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Education Majors, Higher Education, Mathematics Skills
