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Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1978
The third-party evaluation of the second year of the Iowa Central Community College Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was based on examination of project records, interviews with project staff, student and resource persons, questionnaires completed by students, parents and resource persons, and test data collected on students at the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Testing
Download full textRoberts, Keith J. – 1981
Milwaukee Area Technical College's (MATC's) responses to the need for developmental mathematics instruction are reviewed in this paper. The paper begins by briefly describing a project which MATC undertook in 1965 through 1970 to develop technical mathematics materials and courses which were relevant for technicians and matched the entry-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Developmental Studies Programs, Mathematics Anxiety
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1986
The merits of a state testing program that would measure the basic skills of college students and provide a basis for improvement was studied in Texas in 1985 by the Committee on Testing. Basic skills among colleges students and the use of postsecondary testing and remediation programs were studied in several states. The review included various…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedGore, Joseph A. – School Science and Mathematics, 1982
The goal is to make some suggestions that may be useful to teachers in meeting the mathematics needs of the noncollege-bound student. It is felt teachers can motivate pupils with problems that are relevant and practical. Further, teachers need to approach mathematics from a realistic point of view. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Akst, G. R. – MATYC Journal, 1977
The organization, instructional procedures, and evaluation policies of two remedial mathematics courses are described. (DT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Organization, Community Colleges, Curriculum
Bunt, Don D.; Silver, Howard A. – 1977
Students entering Chicago State University with less than the minimal level of competence in performing basic operations are assigned to a special course. The course is based on 34 computational objectives in four categories: (1) operations on counting numbers, decimals, and fractions; (2) conversion among fractions, decimals, and percents; (3)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, College Mathematics, Course Descriptions
Building Bridges to College and Careers: Contextualized Basic Skills Programs at Community Colleges.
Mazzeo, Christopher; Rab, Sara Y.; Alssid, Julian L. – 2003
State and local policymakers increasingly see the need to adapt workforce and education policies to the economic changes in their states and communities. The new economy is organized around skills, flexibility, and the willingness of all workers and employees to adapt to changing circumstances. For workers, this demands an increased investment in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Context Effect
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
Both half-year and full-year students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Discovery and Development Program of the New York City public schools surpassed the program's evaluation objectives in writing and mathematics and came close to meeting the objective in reading. The program, affiliated with the City University of New York, is a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation. – 1998
First-year evaluation results of Iowa's Basic Skills Certification pilot program were reported for the four community colleges participating: Northeast Iowa, Des Moines Area, Western Iowa Tech, and Iowa Western. The pilot sites represented a variety of adult basic education instructional environments that included a workforce development center,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
Judd, Larry R.; Smith, Carolyn – Sp Teach, 1969
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Research, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
Peer reviewedWhitesitt, John – Mathematics Teacher, 1982
It is noted that too many students who go to college today are poorly prepared for college mathematics. It is believed that any student who goes to college without a minimum of two years of algebra and one of geometry will be at a serious, possibly insurmountable, disadvantage. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, College Students, Higher Education
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 2002
In its fall 2002 session, the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges passed a resolution seeking support for policies that will improve instruction and student support services for underprepared students. This document aims to provide a basis for improving basic skills instruction and services by providing a survey of the current…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Policy, Financial Support
Spurling, Steven – 2000
This is the second report on the placement, performance, and persistence of new 16- to 19-year old high school graduates from the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and other new high school graduates enrolling at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF). The current report covers 1,532 students (out of more than 8,000 new students) who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Peer reviewedGuskin, Alan E.; Greenebaum, Ben – Educational Record, 1979
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside's comprehensive collegiate skills program is described from proposal to implementation. Junior year students must demonstrate competence in: writing, reading, mathematics, research paper writing, and library skills. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Faculty
Breymann, Ferol – 1980
This handbook gives directions and suggestions for planning and delivering a Math Careers Program for urban women with high school diplomas or General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs) in a continuing education setting and suggests other settings. The Math Careers Program is designed with a basic assumption that as women's mathematical achievement…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Counseling, Counseling Techniques
