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Download full textAnderson, Rick – 1978
This paper discusses the problems and achievements of computer assisted instruction (CAI) projects at University College, University of Cincinnati. The most intensive use of CAI on campus, the CAI Lab, is part of the Developmental Education Center's effort to serve students who lack mastery of basic college-level skills in mathematics and English.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation
Miller, Loretta Diane – 1980
Conducted during the 1979-80 school year, this study gathered statistical information as to the success of the developmental mathematics program at Arkansas State University (ASU). The investigation focused on a comparison between Foundation Mathematics students who took Basic Mathematics as a follow-up course and pupils who enrolled in Basic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs
Dumont, Richard G.; And Others – 1981
A project designed to evaluate the quality of basic skills programs in writing, reading, and mathematics, which was implemented at a regional university and a community college within a statewide system in the Southeastern United States, is described. A multiple-indicator strategy was used, involving both short-range and long-range postprogram…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Basic Skills, College Students
Boone, Janice; And Others – 1978
The New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test was administered to 42,984 freshmen entering New Jersey colleges and universities and four independent colleges in the fall of 1978 in order to assess students' specific strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics for placement in appropriate first-year courses. Based on test…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, College Mathematics
Rank, Janice – 1979
A program of basic skills instruction combining English, mathematics, and oral communications was initiated in a community college to promote mastery of these skills in students functioning at a level equivalent to less than grade six on an English placement test. A group of 38 students were enrolled in three separate classes in English, oral…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content, English Instruction
Suddick, David E.; Collins, Burton A. – 1986
A basic-skills testing remediation model for older, reentry college juniors was studied longitudinally and cross-validated against previous findings. Attention was directed to the rates of academic success and attrition for students entering an upper-division university in 1981 as juniors and seniors and majoring in business administration. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Basic Skills
Abadir, Laila; And Others – 1993
The effects of mastery learning strategies, interactive video mathematics (IVM), individualized instruction (IND), and the lecture method on mathematics achievement of community college students was studied. Interactions among instructional methods, gender, and age were examined; and the grade success rate was determined for each instructional…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Belcher, Marcia – 1986
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to examine the separate and combined effects of entering basic skills levels and curriculum-related variables (i.e., grades in required English and math courses, the length of time between the course and the test, and the number of credits in developmental courses) in predicting student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Mathematics Skills
Hill, Donald E. – 1986
A study examined whether student performance in some of the basic skills of editorial design would improve with practice. Subjects, 67 college juniors enrolled in an introductory course in graphic communication, were divided into four groups: male, female, students with ACT scores in mathematics of 14 or below, and students with ACT scores in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Editing
Benjamin, Barbara Cohen; And Others – 1976
The Learning Skills Center (LSC) at Los Angeles City College is an individualized learning laboratory which offers assistance to students in communication skills and quantitative skills, and provides tutoring in all college-level courses. ISC's programs are diagnostic and prescriptive, and services are available to students on both voluntary and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Rendon, Laura – 1982
Issues in community college basic skills instruction are reviewed and two model programs are outlined in this paper. First, concerns about student illiteracy, lack of academic preparation, and failure to complete courses are discussed, and public demands for educational accountability are examined. Next, the relationship between the "open…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Colleges
Brown, Janet R. – 1986
Competency assessment is used for diagnostic purposes at the City University of New York (CUNY) Queens College. CUNY had decided that all students admitted after 1987 be tested. In addition, minimum competencies were required after the completion of 60 credits. Queens College chose to use the tests for entering freshmen for placement decisions,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education
Petry, John R. – 1987
The objectives and skills promoted by college general education studies are considered, including objectives identified by President Truman's Commission on Higher Education and by a task force of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Purposes of the general education program are to: develop skills to complete college and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Curriculum, Communication Skills, Core Curriculum
Lyons, Linda – 1994
Jersey City State College (New Jersey) developed a local evaluation model to assess all salient aspects of the institution's basic skills program. The college's Academic Foundations Program was implemented to address the needs of urban educationally disadvantaged students. It includes faculty and staff development and research, freshman course…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Assessment
Irby, Terry R.; And Others – 1992
Joliet Junior College's Center for Adult Basic Education and Literacy (CABEL) is responsible for providing adult basic education and support services for adults whose skills in reading and mathematics are below the 12th grade level. Its offerings include instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Educational Development (GED), English as…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
