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Mathison, Marjorie A. – 1979
This paper, presented at the 1979 meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), focuses on curricular interventions which have been used by the University of Minnesota to reduce mathematics anxiety among adults. It summarizes four approaches for dealing with the problem and describes the model used by the Math Anxiety Program of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Anxiety, Continuing Education Centers, Educational Diagnosis
Martin, Deanna C.; And Others – 1977
Intended for use by educators responsible for developing post-secondary learning centers, this manual emphasizes the design and administration of such centers rather than the various aspects of skill instruction. Its seven chapters discuss the concept of a learning center; the components of the model, including a supplemental course, recruitment…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Guides, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Houston, Charles A. – 1980
A four-part study was undertaken at Virginia Western Community College to determine the effectiveness of using the Cooperative English Expression Tests (CEET) and/or high school English grades to place students in English 111 (Eng 111) or Developmental English 01 (Dev Eng 01). During Winter 1976, all students (N=110) enrolled in Dev Eng 01 were…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Cutting Scores, Educational Testing
HANNAH, ARLENE; RIESSMAN, FRANK – 1964
THE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE TEACHING OF LOW-INCOME CHILDREN WERE PRESENTED. FORMERLY, WHITE, PROTESTANT, MIDDLE-CLASS NORMS WERE FORCED UPON THESE CHILDREN, AND THE TEACHER WHO ATTEMPTED TO TEACH THEM CAME ILL-PREPARED FOR THE TASK. SUCH INNOVATIONS AS CRASH REMEDIAL COURSES, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND INCREASED GUIDANCE SERVICES WERE EFFECTIVE, BUT…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Attitudes, Field Instruction, Guidance
Download full textWILKERSON, DOXEY A.
A NUMBER OF COMPENSATORY EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO FACILITATE THE COLLEGE ENTRY OR FURTHER THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, SOME PROGRAMS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND SUCH FOUNDATIONS AS THE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SERVICE AND FUND FOR NEGRO STUDENTS TO RECRUIT DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHO…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Black Students, College Admission
Young, Jerry W. – 1977
Developmental education is based on a learning model as opposed to a teaching model. It requires strong communication between the student and teacher and depends upon a supportive learning environment. Some of the components of developmental education are: (1) diagnostic services which seek to answer why the student cannot learn; (2) independent…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counseling, Developmental Programs, Diagnostic Teaching
Schuster, Donald H., Ed. – The Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1976
Seven articles report on the effectiveness of suggestive instructional methods in improving learning in various academic subjects. The following reports are included: (1) "Americanizing Suggestopaedia: A Preliminary Trial in a U.S. Classroom," by Charles E. Gritton and Ray Benitez-Bordon (deals with science instruction at the eighth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Schuster, Donald H., Ed. – The Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1976
Eight reports are presented that examine some of the applications of the suggestive approach to classroom instruction: (1) "Discovering the Lozanov Method," by W. Jane Bancroft; (2) "Introduction to the Lozanov Method," by Donald H. Schuster; (3) Lozanov-type Suggestion Techniques for Remedial Reading," by Allyn Prichard;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Language Instruction, Psychoeducational Methods
Lefevre, Helen E. – 1968
After a brief discussion of the problems and defects of junior college remedial or compensatory English programs, the need for adequately trained teachers for these programs is considered. The major areas essential to the training of such teachers are identified as (1) training in English, including oral language and linguistic studies and a broad…
Descriptors: English, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education
Hennessey, James J. – 1976
This report presented the final evaluation of a Bilingual-Bicultural Program in a community school in the Bronx, grades one through six. The project was designed to increase the spoken English language comprehension of elementary school age children who were found to be below the 20th percentile on the Language Assessment Battery. Ten educational…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Ozsogomonyan, Ardas; Clinkscales, Kyle – 1977
A four year study was made of the effectiveness of a chemistry preparatory course (Chemistry 51) on students' success in general chemistry (Chemistry 1A-1B) in the three colleges of the San Mateo County Community College District (California). Data indicated: (1) approximately 60% of the students enrolled in Chemistry 51 completed the course, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Chemistry, Community Colleges
Larson, Howard B., Ed.; Olswang, Steven G., Ed. – 1975
The intent of this annual conference is to provide a medium of exchange for practitioners in the field, with each person acting as a resource person for the others. To provide topical focuses, two presentations were made: Dr. Joan Roloff discussed "The Place of the Learning Center in Remedial/Compensatory Education in Community Colleges," and Dr.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Compensatory Education, Conference Reports, Individualized Instruction
Gorton, Patricia C. – 1976
Career education is a vehicle which can capitalize on the interests of learning disabled students and, at the same time, show the relevance of academic skills. Project SELECT (Special Education Learning Experiences for Career Training), funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III, was implemented in order to develop a…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Exploration
Jones, Franklin Ross – 1976
This paper is concerned with the commitment of urban schools to human development goals. The urban school systems examined here are represented by localities with populations above 100,000 in each of the states on the eastern seaboard from Virginia to Florida. The vehicle for examining the relationship of school systems to human development goals…
Descriptors: Budgets, Compensatory Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Curriculum
Foat, Classie M.; And Others – 1976
The dissemination to schools of information about effective projects has been inadequate to bring about widespread replications. The purpose of this research was to test the feasibility of Project Information Packages (PIPs) as a means of widespread dissemination of effective programs. The study assumed that a project could be packaged with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
