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Download full textBrantley, Jerry; And Others – 1981
The Basic Skills Program described in this report was developed by Macomb County Community College (MCCC) as a semester-long pre-vocational program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) students. Following introductory material, Part I presents a general review of postsecondary developmental education programs for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Counseling
Clarke, Johnnie Ruth; And Others – 1976
This monograph, consisting of four sections, focuses on developmental education in the higher education setting. The first section, by Johnnie Ruth Clarke, provides an overall perspective on learning through developmental programs. Included are discussions of the developmental approach, developmental students and instructional activities, and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Wilkie, Carolyn, Ed. – 1996
This publication contains seven peer-reviewed papers from a conference on college developmental education with the theme of student success. The papers are: (1) "Reversing the Academic Probation Dilemma" by John Foreman and Nancy Ann Rossi on programming for students on academic probation; (2) "Reading and Writing: Tools for Problem…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Class Activities
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1981
The prevalence of underprepared students attending colleges, the need to define literacy requirements of courses, the implications of research on literacy in the design of remedial programs, and the need for systematic evaluation of such programs are considered. Literacy is broadly defined as a language competence that is used to achieve both…
Descriptors: College Students, Communication Skills, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedHolland, T. S. – Learning Assistance Review, 1999
Describes the Conditional Acceptance Program (CAP), an intervention program geared towards underprepared, underachieving entering college freshmen. Identifies key program components while establishing the primary theoretical basis or rationale for each, and encourages the reader to critically evaluate and reflect upon various and integrated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs
Faulkner, Ann B.; And Others – 1993
This guide is designed to offer interesting, authentic practice in reading college-level technical textbooks and periodical articles. The book contains actual reading assignments and strategies to help students improve comprehension and to develop metacognitive insight into their own reading processes. The guide is presented in three levels, each…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Argumedo, Barbara J. – 1989
In 1988, a study was conducted to examine student assessment and related remedial/developmental programs in Michigan's 29 community colleges. Administrators or instructors with direct responsibility for developmental education programs were surveyed regarding the existence of an institutional definition of and mission statement for remedial…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Diagnosis, High Risk Students
Direct linkBoylan, Hunter R.; Bonham, Barbara S.; Tafari, Gamba Nwachi – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
Developmental education programs can use innovative ways to improve minority learning and persistence.
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Developmental Programs, Minority Groups, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedO'Hear, Michael F., Ed.; Knowles, Ramona, Ed. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 1985
Drawn from the proceedings of the 1985 Western College Reading and Learning Association, as well as articles submitted for juried selection, the papers in this journal issue focus on reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and tutorial services at the college level. Titles and authors of the papers include (1) "Reaching New Heights:…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Criterion Referenced Tests, Critical Thinking, Developmental Studies Programs
Keimig, Ruth Talbott – 1983
Learning improvement programs for underprepared postsecondary students are reviewed, and a Decision Guide for Effective Programs, which summarizes knowledge needed for decision making, is presented. Research data are analyzed to identify features of learning improvement programs associated with improved grade point average and retention.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, College Students
Herrscher, Barton R.; Watkins, Karen – 1980
Information and exercises in this two-part learning module are provided to acquaint instructors with the educational theory behind competency-based education (CBE) and to help them apply this theory in the classroom. Part I of the module discusses: (1) the defining characteristics of CBE, in which instructional processes are designed to facilitate…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives
Burns, Charles A., Ed.; And Others – 1992
This journal presents a cross-section of current ideas on how to teach and advise community college students and promote positive social interactions with the local community. The issue contains: (1) "Characteristics of an Excellent Teacher," by Cherie Corr, Joan Shack, and Anthony Walsh; (2) "Information Literacy: Progress and Prospects in the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Instruction, College Libraries, Community Colleges
Avino, Catherine – 1994
This annotated list of 23 journal articles and documents provided focuses on faculty-librarian collaboration in bibliographic instruction (BI) at academic libraries. Topics including the following: BI for developmental and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students; faculty and librarian collaboration on the design of BI assignments; the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Assignments
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
Texas Association of Junior and Community Coll. Instructional Administrators. – 1981
Reports and abstracts are presented for research conducted during 1981 on community college education in Texas. Four institutional research reports are provided first: an evaluation of the effectiveness of the developmental studies program at North Harris County College; a study of retention patterns at Amarillo College by Stanley Adelman and Kay…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Collective Bargaining
