A Multivariate Analysis of Remediation Efforts with Developmental Students.

Smith, Lois; Smith, Greg

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A Multivariate Analysis of Remediation Efforts with Developmental Students.

Smith, Lois; Smith, Greg

Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v15 n1 p45-52 Feb 1988

Investigated the effect of two variables on remedial students' performance in freshman composition: attending a remedial grammar course, and receiving tutoring at a skills development center. Found that tutoring had a significant positive impact on students, but that the grammar course had a negative effect. (ARH)

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Freshman Composition, Grammar, Higher Education, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Skill Development, Tutoring, Tutors, Writing Improvement, Writing Laboratories, Writing Research

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