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Download full textLindberg, Karl – 1976
This paper reports on a survey of remedial mathematics programs offered at the college level. The paper is divided into five sections. Section I describes the sampling procedures used in the study. In Section II, the occurrence of remedial mathematics programs in the various types of institutions and some general characteristics of these programs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Curriculum, Evaluation
Zepp, Raymond A.; Selwyn, Jasper B. – Mathematics Teaching, 1980
Mathematics instruction of a basic course at The National University of Lesotho is reviewed. The criteria and material for this special course are covered along with aspects of individualized instruction, class teaching, course topics, evaluation techniques, and limitations in the program. (MP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Mathematics, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Everson, Howard T.; And Others – 1987
The results of an interim evaluation of the Prefreshman Summer Basic Skills Program at the City University of New York are presented. The program provided instruction to prefreshmen needing remediation in one or more of the basic skills of reading, writing, and mathematics. In an effort the provide effective remedial instruction and to facilitate…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative, Pine Bluff. – 1990
A project was conducted to develop an integrated basic skills instructional program in an education service cooperative to serve grades 7-12 vocational students in 13 rural school districts in Arkansas (Grant and Jefferson counties) as a follow-up to the vocational assessment process. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) chose the Arkansas…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Butte Coll., Oroville, CA. – 1985
A description is provided of a pilot study conducted at Butte College to develop and test evaluation procedures for the college's remedial and developmental reading, English, and math programs. Part I of the report includes five sections: (1) a description of the remedial reading, English, and mathematics programs as they existed at Butte College…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Lutz, William D. – 1979
In March 1977, the New Jersey Board of Higher Education created the New Jersey Basic Skills Assessment Program. To direct the program, the Board created the Basic Skills Council, which was charged with developing a test in reading, writing, and mathematics for all freshmen entering all New Jersey public colleges and universities. The purpose was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Developmental Programs, Higher Education
Southeast Missouri State Univ., Cape Girardeau. – 1986
Recommendations of a Southeast Missouri task force concerning high school preparation for Southeast Missouri State University are offered. Attention is directed to: requirements for admission to the university, academic competencies that are necessary for success at the university, qualities and competencies that contribute to college success, and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills
Rose, Robert R.; And Others – 1972
This paper describes the three phases in the evolution of the Mount Royal College (Canada) Learning Assistance Program, beginning with the clinical approach (1969), moving to a credited class structure (1970), and finally to the present non-credit workshop approach (1971). The Learning Assistance Program was established to help students needing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Diagnostic Teaching, Foreign Countries, Learning Problems
Smith, Lawrence L. – 1981
Presenting results from a project that analyzed four years of student scores on the Florida State Student Assessment Test (SSAT), this paper first provides background information on why the study was undertaken (to determine student needs and teacher training needs) and how the data were collected and analyzed. The bulk of the report, a two-part…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Reeling, Glenn E.; And Others – 1984
Factors that might enable students with minimal basic skills deficiencies to succeed at Jersey City State College (JCSC) were studied. On the basis of students' performance on the New Jersey Basic Skills Placement Test, it was possible to identify those students with minimal skills deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading. Data were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Educational Background, High Risk Students
Angel, Dan – Capsule, 1990
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1979
A discussion of the nature and scope of basic skills training introduces a series of recommendations for the improved effectiveness of this training based on a survey of California community colleges. The first sections of this report discuss issues of community college responsibility for basic skills training, its priority as an institutional…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Parler, Nettie P. – 1982
Techniques designed to improve basic competencies of minority students attending selected, historically black colleges are reviewed. The efforts to improve instruction in targeted subject areas have been implemented with the assistance of the Southern Regional Education Board. Attention is directed to: modification of curricula and instructional…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, Black Colleges
Dumont, Richard G.; And Others – 1982
A multiple-indicator and multiple-design approach for evaluating the quality of basic skills programs in reading, writing, and mathematics that has been implemented within a statewide system of higher education in the southeastern United States was assessed. Several of the evaluation methodologies are compared in order to determine whether results…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, College Programs, Comparative Analysis
Starr, Irving S.; Freedman, Albert I. – 1979
This report describes a personalized English proficiency, basic skills development, and personal counseling program to help Hispanics in Hartford, Connecticut to enter and successfully complete college. The program is jointly implemented by the University of Hartford, the Greater Hartford Community College, and Hartford State Technical College.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, English (Second Language), Higher Education
