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ERIC Number: EJ413773
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Underprepared Community College Students: A Pilot Experiment.
Charry, Myrna B.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v3 n1 p22-30 Jan 1987
Describes a pilot project conducted at Queensborough Community College which involved teaching summarization skills to students in a required, no-credit reading course. Concludes that summarizing is a viable strategy for improving reading comprehension and recall, while acknowledging the difficulties encountered by both the students and their teacher. (PAA)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Community Colleges, Learning Strategies, Reading Skills, Remedial Reading, Two Year Colleges, Writing Exercises, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Comprehension Monitoring; Summarization