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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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Remediation for the Poor College Reader: Probabilities of Success
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1977
Discusses some of the unique problems within higher education which are present as a result of an open-door policy for students. (JM)
Descriptors: College Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Higher Education, Open Enrollment
Eric Hoffer and the Significance of Reading.
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1979
A study of Eric Hoffer, a self-taught reader, and his writing is suggested to demonstrate that the ability to read is important to thoughtful, reflective people. (MKM)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Citizenship, Democratic Values, Learning
Remedial College Freshmen English Students: Description and Characteristics.
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Thompson, Mark E.; Plummer, Bonnie C. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Describes a study of remedial, freshman English classes that analyzed students' ability, motivation to attend classes, and career choices and compared these factors to achievement levels or grades. (MKM)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Attendance, Career Choice
Some Implications for Learning Centers
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Points to research findings that have implications for the staffing and administration of college-level study skills centers. (GW)
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Program Administration
A New Study Habits Inventory: Description and Utilization
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1976
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews, Measurement Instruments
Approaches and Methods for Reading Specialists: A Continuing Debate.
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1984
Reviews scientific and humanistic approaches to education and concludes that reading teachers need to be humanistic in approach with a scientific understanding and indoctrination to research and applied clinical methods. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Flexibility: A Key Element for Reading and Study Skills Specialists.
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1981
The need for and the limits of flexibility in college reading and study skills instruction are discussed with regard to the diversity of student population and theories on the reading process. (HTH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Processes, Reading Programs
Creativity and the Reading Specialist: Some Observations from Research Data.
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Thompson, Mark E. – Reading Horizons, 1982
Reviews research dealing with creativity as it applies to the process of reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Creativity, Creativity Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Instruction