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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Position Paper: Creating a New Professional Association
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Arendale, David; Barrow, Hilda; Carpenter, Kathy; Hodges, Russ; McGrath, Jane; Newell, Pat; Norton, Jan – Journal of Developmental Education, 2009
This position paper investigates the merits and potential benefits of creating a new, more comprehensive professional association for members of the learning assistance and developmental education profession. This task was assigned to the College Reading and Learning Association/National Association for Developmental Education (CRLA/NADE) Working…
Descriptors: Position Papers, Professional Associations, Group Dynamics, Institutional Mission
Teaching in Postsecondary Institutions: An Interview with Dr. Wilbert McKeachie
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Hodges, Russ; Hand, Christie L. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2005
This paper relates an interview with Wilbert J. McKeachie, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and former Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan. In more than 30 books and monographs, 120 chapters, 200 journal and professional articles, and 500 scientific and professional presentations and…
Descriptors: Psychology, College Faculty, Interviews, College Students
Encouraging High-Risk Student Participation in Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction.
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Hodges, Russ; White, William G. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2001
Investigates the effect of high-risk students' use of self-monitoring strategies and instructors' use of verbal prompts on students' participation in tutoring and supplemental instruction, and on academic achievement. Finds a significant difference between mean semester GPA of supplemental instruction attendees and nonattendees, but none between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, High Risk Students