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Devany, Emral – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2020
Instructors expect students to read before class to engage them in using higher-order thinking skills that are critical to performing in group work and engaging in discussions. As many instructors are aware, however, for various reasons many students don't read the assigned textbook. In this study, science news articles were used as prereadings to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Journal Articles, Readiness, Thinking Skills
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Friedman, Hal M. – History Teacher, 2001
This article is an exploration of how the new early American cultural history can be employed in the first half of the standard American history survey. The author discovered that the New Cultural History can be an outstanding tool by which to introduce a highly culturally diverse student population to the multiracial, multicultural, and…
Descriptors: Reading Assignments, United States History, Course Objectives, Museums
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McDougall, Dennis; Cordeiro, Paula – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1993
Describes a study in which one group of community college students expected to be questioned orally and at random in class about a reading assignment, whereas another group expected to volunteer answers. The students expecting questions read more pages and had higher quiz scores. Discusses lack of preparation for lecture classes. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Homework, Learning Motivation, Lecture Method
Yevoli, Carole – 1993
Focusing on corrective strategies for improving reading skills of at-risk community college students, this document reviews the history of such strategies, highlights current efforts, and assesses future needs. The first section traces the history of remedial reading programs at community colleges, beginning with small individualized sections…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Corrective Reading
Gooden-Jones, Epsey M.; Carrasquillo, Angela L. – 1998
A study followed ten limited-English-proficient (LEP) community college students who were taught English largely using a cooperative learning approach. For four months, the students worked together using brainstorming techniques and collaborative reading and writing tasks. Task emphasis was on development of thinking skills through collaboration…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Otey, Jerry A. – 1991
Drawing on methods currently employed at St. Philip's College (San Antonio, Texas), this paper describes six strategies for teaching critical reading skills to developmental students. For each of the methods presented, relevant resources are cited, a step-by-step instructional approach is provided, and the purpose and goals of the specific…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Critical Reading