ERIC Number: EJ572054
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Publication Date: 1998
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Using 6 Weeks in the Summer To Offset 4 Years of Poor Training in High School.
Healy, Patrick
Chronicle of Higher Education, v45 n4 pA36-A37 Sep 18 1998
The City University of New York (CUNY) New York City Technical College (New York) piloted an "immersion" developmental-studies program for CUNY applicants who failed one or more of three admissions assessments (reading, writing, mathematics). If successful, the program may serve as a case study for remediation reform. The program increases student self-confidence as well as skills. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, High School Graduates, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Public Colleges, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Mathematics, Remedial Programs, Remedial Reading, Self Esteem, Summer Programs, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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