This report discusses the results of the College Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP) at the College of DuPage (Illinois). The CAAP is a national exam that assesses general learning in six areas: critical thinking, science reasoning, writing skills, essay writing, reading, and mathematics. Based on data from a total of 3,322 students tested…

Proposes that to overcome initial fears of technology, it is important to survey teachers, determine their concerns, and provide training opportunities. Describes the author's experience of working with faculty resistant to technology, and in designing faculty training in Blackboard, an online course platform. (PM)

Notes that journal writing can be effective in cultivating formal discourse while respecting cultural differences. Considers how the author modified his introductory composition class to help students to communicate in a context that united or at least respected the diffusion of languages that permeated diverse classrooms. (SG)

This study examined the effects of being taught the Mayfield's Four Questions multiple-choice test-taking strategy on the perceived self-efficacy and multiple-choice test scores of nursing students in a two-year associate degree program. Experimental and control groups were chosen by stratified random sampling. Subjects completed the 10-statement…

The expansion of the American community college has not been matched by the rapid, or even consistent, progress of all entering students toward postsecondary credentials. Instead, a significant proportion of students enrolled in community colleges appear "stuck" on the road to completion. This lack of progress is due to the complex ways in which…

Describes a procedure that encourages both earnest participation in the reviewing process (the production of detailed responses) and revision that actually takes student responses into consideration. Concludes that by requiring students to tell the teacher what they chose to leave alone and what they chose to change, the teacher is able to get…

The Early College High School (ECHS) Initiative commenced in 2004 to provide underrepresented youths the opportunity to attain a high school diploma and up to two years of college coursework concurrently. The intent of the ECHS Initiative was defined in five ECHS Core Principles, a requirement for all ECHS. An ECHS required a collaborative…

The two-year college often represents Black men's first experience with postsecondary education, and for many, their last opportunity for obtaining a degree beyond a high-school diploma. Yet a review of student performance data provided by the California chancellor's office for community colleges indicates that African-American men are the…

Explores the research regarding the profile and perspectives of part-time two-year college faculty in English. Considers weekly time management, research and professional activities, and views regarding the profession of teaching. Argues that all faculty should increase their activism in support of part-time faculty and their needs. (HB)

Describes a student's journal entry which discusses her response to a work of digital fiction. Reads the journal entry as a resistance narrative, an assemblage, a remediation, and an emergence. Reflects upon the changes in instruction and identity that occur in computer classrooms, online course supplements, and Internet classes. (PM)

This study investigated differences in two-year and four-year college students' learning styles in general education as compared to allied health education. It noted whether being a general education student or an allied health education student contributed to each student's learning style and whether being a traditional or nontraditional student…

The purpose of this research was to quantitatively and qualitatively examine the impact of service-learning on secondary pre-service teachers involved in an Adolescent Development course. Eighty-three students in an undergraduate education program were involved in the study over a two-year period. College students were required to spend eight…

Describes three approaches with which grammar may be welcomed back into the composition classroom. Considers how the teaching of grammar is making a comeback, with scholars acknowledging that the objections raised by process theories were valid but also investigating how to use grammar in writing classrooms, how to answer old process objections,…

Asserts that, as institutional assessment becomes a more prominent feature of the higher education landscape, community colleges are looking for better ways to evaluate their quality. Provides examples of and tools for faculty evaluation and includes research regarding the practices of evaluation at two-year colleges in the United States. Cites 15…

Background: A significant number of children now enter formal education in England with reduced levels of proficiency in oral language. Children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and who are English language learners (ELL) are at risk of limited oral language skills in English which impacts on later educational achievement. Aims: This paper…