Suggests using the PR grade (progress grade) in a composition program to give unprepared students extra time and help to complete the course without lowering standards or straining budgets. (MB)

Reviews selected metacomprehension research studies, a field concerned with how well students monitor their understanding of what they have read and with providing students with practical ways of gaining control over their comprehension of reading and study tasks. Explains ways of teaching metacomprehension strategies, including suggestions for…

The group dynamics of a peer tutoring program using three (instead of the traditional two) students helps learning-impaired students in both academic achievement and social development. Two students are learners, while the third serves as teacher. (CB)

Responds to criticisms commonly leveled against community colleges with respect to their provision of developmental education. Looks at issues related to program costs, departmental responsibility, articulation with secondary schools, teacher preparation, placement and diagnostic test validity. (DMM)

Discusses the role of the developmental educator in promoting successful learning in mathematics. Sees the promotion of positive math attitudes as the starting point for developmental math instruction. Considers various learning models and process-oriented methods for teaching mathematical concepts and skills. (DMM)

Evaluates the freshman composition course for students with low standardized test scores at Eastern Illinois University. Finds that the course has been moderately successful in achieving its aim of giving underprepared students a chance of success in college. (SKC)

Learning disabled students (N=638), students receiving remedial Chapter 1 instruction (N=451), and regular students (N=2,337) were sorted by reading skill level. Reading achievement emerged as the best single predictor of group membership supporting school social policy of allocation of service delivery on the basis of classroom achievement.…

Describes a basic writing program which provides an enabling environment to give students opportunities and a plan for composing sentences and texts and interacting with readers, through such techniques as collaborative learning, writing as process, and sentence combining. Offers profiles of typical basic writers including examples of their work.…

Asserts that fiction writing techniques such as plot, characterization, and dialogue can be used to help remedial writers express their personal narrative. (MM)

Responding to Dodd's critique of his 1986 article on teaching psychology in prisons, Osberg defends his statement that prison students are comparable to traditional university students. Contends student achievement is due to remedial courses in basic skills. Discusses prison classroom "norm violations" and lists some special considerations…

The author discusses trends in nursing student recruitment and retention as indicated by the National League for Nursing's recent surveys of nursing education programs. Topics include (1) admissions standards, (2) remedial courses, (3) attrition, and (4) recruiting techniques. (CH)

The authors document an experimental writing program for honors and remedial students at the College of the Virgin Islands. The program, which involved linguistic analyses of Creole and English, included discussion of the political, sociological, and psychological dimensions of language use and writing in and about both languages. (Author/CT)

Remedial tactics are offered for five problem areas in written expression: (1) difficulty beginning, (2) problems translating ideas to paper, (3) poor re-writing or editing, (4) lack of motivation to become involved in a writing assignment, and (5) difficulties in note-taking during class instruction. (CL)

Many worthwhile mathematical activities can be generated by an overgeneralization. Some conjectures and their verification are described, with some exploration of historical procedures. (MNS)

A set of brief reflections about different aspects of mathematical errors and their roles in education is given. The nature and variety of errors and their positive use in learning mathematics are highlighted. (MNS)