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Direct linkArcher, A. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
There are many challenges involved in developing and running Writing Centres in tertiary contexts in South Africa. These challenges include recognizing the role Writing Centres need to play in the redress of basic academic literacies. They also involve emphasizing writing as a mode of learning where higher cognitive functions such as analysis and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Academic Discourse
Chan, Alice Y. W. – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2010
This article examines common lexicogrammatical problems found in Cantonese English as a second language (ESL) learners' written English output. A study was conducted with 387 student participants, who were asked to do two untutored and unaided free-writing tasks of about 200-300 words each. A range of lexicogrammatical error types commonly found…
Descriptors: Incidence, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Download full textRutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Schneider, Emily – MDRC, 2011
One of the greatest challenges that community colleges face in their efforts to increase graduation rates is improving the success of students in their developmental, or remedial, education programs--the courses that students without adequate academic preparation must take before they can enroll in courses for college credit. Emphasizing results…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Research Methodology, Academic Achievement, Developmental Studies Programs
Negretti, Raffaella – ProQuest LLC, 2009
In the past few years, the number of students placing into developmental or remedial college courses has grown considerably. Research is needed to explore the learning dynamics of underprepared students and to offer insights for practice. However research in the developmental field so far has lacked a scholarly, rigorous approach, and research in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Writing Strategies, Self Efficacy, Writing Processes
Colorado Commission on Higher Education, 2008
This report documents actions taken and data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) as required by statute to report annually on students taking basic skills courses at Colorado's public higher education institutions. DHE has prepared this report which summarizes: (1) actions by DHE and the Commission on Higher Education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, Public Education, Educational Policy
Yizar, James H., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore, track, and predict longitudinal differences (over the course of six years beginning fall semester 2001) between and among ISU low income, first generation, or the combination of low income and first generation freshman students; regarding persistence rate, and associated persistence factors, such as ACT…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Florida Department of Education, 2010
The State of Florida launched the College and Career Readiness Initiative to improve student readiness for postsecondary education and promote success after high school graduation. During the 2008 legislative session, s. 1008.30 (3), F.S., (also known as Senate Bill (SB) "1908") was revised to provide an opportunity for postsecondary…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Student Placement, Testing
Musoleno, Ronald R.; White, George P. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2010
This study explored the effects of high-stakes testing and accountability on the fundamental practices associated with middle school philosophy. Participants were middle school educators, including administrators and teachers, from Pennsylvania middle schools. An online survey was used to collect data for this study. The survey addressed the…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Middle Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Philosophy
McAdams, Charles R.; Foster, Victoria A.; Ward, Thomas J. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 2007
Counselor educators today are faced with a difficult dilemma. They are mandated to dismiss students they judged to be unfit and irremediable, yet they risk legal action whenever executing a student dismissal decision. Their duty to protect the public must be weighed against the liabilities of costly litigation to institutions, programs, and…
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Remedial Instruction, Federal Courts, Counselor Educators
Van der Molen, M. J.; Van Luit, J. E. H.; Jongmans, M. J.; Van der Molen, M. W. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2007
Background: Previous research into working memory of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) has established clear deficits. The current study examined working memory in children with mild ID (IQ 55-85) within the framework of the Baddeley model, fractionating working memory into a central executive and two slave systems, the phonological…
Descriptors: Memory, Mental Age, Developmental Delays, Mild Mental Retardation
Times (London) Educational Supplement, 1971
A project to help problem readers is described. (CK)
Descriptors: Reading Difficulty, Remedial Instruction, Secondary Schools
Beyer, Harold N.; Oetting, Eugene R. – J Educ Res, 1970
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, English Curriculum, Remedial Instruction
Peer reviewedWallbrown, Fred H.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The authors describe the results of five types of WISC-R (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised) profiles in developing remedial reading for learning disabled children. (CL)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Remedial Instruction, Test Results
Falcon, Raymond – Online Submission, 2009
Teachers use action research in order to improve their teaching and student learning. This action research will analyze students' algebraic reasoning in finding values of variables in systems of equations pictorially and algebraically. This research will look at students solving linear systems of equations without knowing the algebraic algorithms.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Grade 8, Equations (Mathematics), Algebra
Modha, Geetanjalee; Bernhardt, B. May; Church, Robyn; Bacsfalvi, Penelope – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2008
Background: Ultrasound has shown promise as visual feedback in remediation of /[turned r]/.Aims: To compare treatment for [turned r] with and without ultrasound.Methods & Procedures: A Canadian English-speaking adolescent participated in a case study with a no treatment baseline, alternating treatment blocks with and without ultrasound and a…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Remedial Instruction
