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Jacobs, Lucy Cheser – 1983
The importance of specific academic skills for entering college students was assessed based on the views of 80 Indiana University faculty members who were teaching 100-level courses during the fall semester 1982-1983. Findings include the following: reading, reasoning, speaking/listening, and studying are academic skills judged necessary for…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Jacobs, Lucy Cheser – 1985
Perceptions of 530 freshman students concerning their academic preparation for college was studied. Respondents indicated (1) the adequacy of their high school preparation and (2) the skills they believed needed more emphasis in high school. Two-thirds of the predominantly white sample completed a college preparatory curriculum, and 84 percent had…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Preparation
Jacobs, Lucy Cheser – 1981
Perceptions of a sample of professors at Indiana University concerning the competencies of freshman students in the basic skills of reading, writing, mathematics, and study skills were investigated. Interviews were conducted with 77 professors who teach lower division courses. Results were tabulated for the total group and separately for the three…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Faculty, College Freshmen, Competence
