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Peer reviewedJoachim, Sallie – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Discusses seating arrangements in small developmental classes, suggesting that having students sit in a semi-circle or work in small groups can be effective ways to keep students from attempting to disappear in the back of the class. Also offers ways to deal with this issue in a computer classroom. (NB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Totten, Charles F. – 1985
"Involvement in Learning: Realizing the Potential of American Higher Education," the 1984 federal study group report on excellence, identifies three conditions vital to the improvement of undergraduate education: student involvement, high expectations, and assessment and feedback. Of these, student involvement was judged most important…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
