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Alternative Models of First-Year Composition: Possibilities and Problems.
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Bamberg, Betty – WPA: Writing Program Administration, 1997
Examines the theoretical and pragmatic objections to first-year composition courses raised by recent abolitionists who are composition insiders. Assesses four frequently proposed alternative models of first-year composition. Discusses evaluating these alternatives from the perspective of a writing program administrator's dual roles of curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Models
Researching the Effectiveness of a Writing Center.
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Mohr, Ellen – 1998
A study examined the effectiveness of a writing center in improving student writing. All Composition 121 instructors except those who taught in the writing center were included. Students (1519 were enrolled in 69 sections of Composition 121) and instructors were randomly placed into three groups: Group I, the experimental group; Group II, the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Improving Students' Writing Attitudes: The Effects of the Writing Center.
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Davis, Kevin – 1987
A study was designed to ascertain the effect writing centers and peer tutoring have on the attitudes of student writers. Subjects, 121 students enrolled in either basic writing or English composition courses at Davis and Elkins College, had their attitudes toward writing measured. Over the semester the attitudes, of both those that did (43) and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation
A Multivariate Analysis of Remediation Efforts with Developmental Students.
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Smith, Lois; Smith, Greg – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1988
Investigated the effect of two variables on remedial students' performance in freshman composition: attending a remedial grammar course, and receiving tutoring at a skills development center. Found that tutoring had a significant positive impact on students, but that the grammar course had a negative effect. (ARH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Freshman Composition, Grammar, Higher Education
New Tools for an Old Job.
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Ray, T. J.; Feldman, Phillip – Reading Improvement, 1989
Describes the development of a microcomputer writing lab designed for college freshmen English students. Argues that students in the lab write more and take more pride in their finished products. (RS)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Reading Writing Relationship
Non-Native Speakers as Students in First-Year Composition Classes with Native Speakers: How Can Writing Tutors Help?
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Kennedy, Barbara L. – Writing Center Journal, 1993
Describes the five major problems faced by foreign students in traditional composition classes. Presents types of tutorial activities which may prove beneficial when dealing with the major problems that ESL students have in both reading and writing in English. Discusses the effect of such tutorial activities at the University of Kentucky. (HB)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Freshman Composition
Writing with a Byte. Computers: An Effective Teaching Methodology To Improve Freshman Writing Skills.
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Williamson, Barbara L. – 1993
A study was conducted at Florida's Brevard Community College (BCC) to determine the effectiveness of using artificial intelligence software to teach Freshman Composition. At BCC, Freshman Composition is taught in the computer lab, with student using WordPerfect to type their essays and Writer's Helper to flag various writing deficiencies. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Freshman Composition