Developing statistical skills and obtaining credit in statistics courses are common requirements that many college students have to contend with. However, not all students succeed in meeting these requirements--often despite their best effort and that of their instructors. This paper describes an instruction and support program that a university…

To assist future directors and tutors of a particular writing laboratory, this report outlines some of the procedures and activities that were involved in the first year of the laboratory's operation. The report outlines efforts to publicize the program with the administration and students, relates communication efforts between the laboratory and…

Leadership persons responsible for budget planning of learning assistance centers should have a knowledge of the budgetary process. Considerations in budget planning--establishing clear goals, using a team approach, collecting output indicators, having a bookkeeping system, and maintaining budgetary flexibility--are discussed in this paper. Since…

Discusses ways that the Learning Assistance Center (LAC) at California State University, Long Beach, has developed to assist large numbers of students to develop learning skills. Describes LAC's classroom learning skills workshops; time management workshop; study/reading workshop; and management strategies used to elicit and maintain faculty…

The approach to teaching composition at Drake University's Writing Workshop involves instructors acting as conversants, readers, fellow writers, and assessors. (MKM)

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)

The year-long development of a community college writing center designed to serve as both site and catalyst for improving students' content area writing is described in terms of the problems encountered during the year and the solutions to those problems. Seven problems are specifically dealt with: (1) the ineffectiveness of the singular use of…

A literature review and a survey indicated that nursing students had difficulty developing psychomotor skills. A British college established a skills center with a structured learning approach to remedy the problem. (SK)

Students enrolled in a reading and study skills center for nine hours or more were no more successful academically than students who completed fewer hours. (MKM)

Outlines eight steps through which college reading, study skills, and writing centers can develop computerized concordance-index systems to facilitate and enhance their programs. Includes sample forms used at Washington State University; tells how the Washington State concordance-index has provided data related to accountability concerns and…

In a clinical skills center, nurses, doctors, and specialists helped nursing and medical students develop clinical and communication skills in the context of holistic patient care. Two aspects of the format received high ratings: realistic patient scenarios and interdisciplinary team teaching. (SK)

Points to research findings that have implications for the staffing and administration of college-level study skills centers. (GW)

Describes the development of the University of Washington's Center for Instructional Development and Research, highlighting the interface between communication and instruction. Provides examples of the application of communication concepts that influence daily operations, permeate instructional development activity, and provide a foundation for…

Article 1 reviews literature on psychomotor skill acquisition, finding inconclusive research based on a positivist approach. Article 2 reviews theories of skill acquisition. Both reviews will be used to evaluate a skills center for nurses that is based on a constructivist approach. (SK)

Intended for directors and teachers in high school and college writing labs, this booklet addresses their basic concerns about lab programs and the most effective ways to help students improve their writing skills. The 29 essays are arranged under six headings: the one-to-one tutoring process, diagnosing writing problems, tutor training, choosing…