Experience in teaching composition at every level, from seventh grade to advanced writing courses intended for college sophomores, reveals one common problem--lack of specificity. Hillocks discusses this problem and suggests that it can be surmounted by involving students in the process of observing, encouraging them to draw inferences from their…

Using data collected between 1971 and 1979, a study was conducted at Oakton Community College (OCC) that assessed the information that was known about OCC graduates and non-graduates who continued their education. Selected findings indicate that 436 students who graduated between 1971 and 1979 could be identified as having gone on to other…

In traditional education, the teacher is responsible for the students' learning. The teacher lectures to the students who take notes and then regurgitate the material for examinations to earn grades and diplomas. This type of learning situation may not be appropriate in a community college, where many students are adults who bring life skills and…

The 292 entries in this bibliography are arranged alphabetically by author or institutional source, and numbered sequentially. The subject index entries are followed by numbers that refer the reader to the entry or entries in the alphabetical listing. Each alphabetic listing is followed by its appropriate subject entries. An explanation of source…

Two critical thinking activities (information transfer and problem solving) have been used effectively in the writing classroom with level 4 students in a four-level intensive English program. In the information transfer activity, students move from graphic stimuli to written texts. Student writers practice critical thinking by discussing data,…

Designed for students enrolled in Alvin Community College's Cooperative Education Program, this booklet provides information on the cooperative education course. After indicating that the purpose of the cooperative education course is to provide the student with a foundation for maximum functioning in the work world and to underscore the parallels…

In a Program Development and Evaluation model, guidelines are presented for program directors at Delaware County Community College. Based on the premise that the process of developing programs is essentially that of evaluating programs, the model includes the following steps for both processes: (1) involve the appropriate publics; (2) identify…

This research paper investigates whether or not students placed on academic probation react appropriately to Burton R. Clark's "cooling out" process--a process designed to encourage students to match their levels of aspiration with their abilities and interests--by changing to an alternate major. Using a sample of 1000 Cerritos College…

Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation of present and future technical communicators. The 11 articles discuss the following topics: (1)…

Investigates the effectiveness of a structured learning game in overcoming learning difficulties encountered by Israeli students when studying the life cycles of fungi because of lack of structural conceptualization. The Fungi Life Cycle Game (FLCG) was used by undergraduate students enrolled in a phytopathology course. (HM)

Analyzes a survey of the Middle Atlantic states on class size in speech communication departments. Concludes that small classes are the most effective. (MH)

In spring 1989, New York City Technical College of the City University of New York compiled this factbook of student body characteristics. The document is divided into two main sections, presenting admissions and enrollment statistics. The first section provides the following admissions statistics, focusing primarily on spring 1989 admissions: an…

This paper reports the effectiveness of seven different programs at Corning Community College (New York) designed to influence those factors associated with student attrition--low self concept of ability, high debilitating anxiety, low internal reinforcement control, and lack of goal and value clarity. The underlying theme of each of the programs…

This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the medical assisting technology program. Presented in the introductory section are a description of the program and suggested course sequence. Section I lists baseline competencies, and…

For 2 years, the division of education at Oglethorpe University (Georgia) has been building links among professors of teacher education, professors of liberal arts and sciences, and K-12 teachers (the triumvirate). The paper describes attempts to strengthen the multicultural dimension of the program. One very successful activity has been the…