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Brower, Mary Jo – 1983
A study was conducted to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using computer-assisted instruction (CAI) with learning disabled (LD) adults attending California community colleges. A questionnaire survey of the directors of the LD programs solicited information on the availability of CAI for LD adults, methods of course advertisement,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Publicity
Blevins, Vivian Bowling – 1976
This dissertation presents a method for teaching secondary students many recognized critical approaches to the study of literature, so that they may choose the methods that function best for them with a given work. The novels of a contemporary American author, Jack Matthews, are used to show how the method operates. The investigator reports many…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Doctoral Dissertations, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
Noonan, Roberta L. – 1978
A self-instructional unit in early reading designed for community college child care students is presented in this paper along with information about the development of the unit. Introductory chapters discuss the controversy about teaching young children to read, the systems approach used in developing the unit, and the steps followed in preparing…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Beginning Reading, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Kelso, Genell – 1978
In order to determine if multiple choice spelling tests are as effective as handwritten tests, 265 college freshmen were tested on the same spelling words by traditional oral dictation and then by five-option multiple choice questions. Results were compared to examine the efficacy of multiple choice testing. Of a possible 20 points, the mean score…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Research, English Instruction, Higher Education
Wood, Dean Arthur – 1972
A special purpose digital computer which utilizes the Monte Carlo integration method of obtaining simulations of chemical processes was developed and constructed. The computer, designated as the Monte Carlo Integration Computer (MCIC), was designed as an instructional model for the illustration of kinetic and equilibrium processes, and was…
Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, College Science, Computers
Yaghlian, Nevart – 1972
This study was concerned with the development, implementation and assessment of an in-service program for teaching fellows in the chemistry department at The University of Michigan. The in-service program focused on the interpersonal aspect of teaching. A total of fifteen teaching fellows were involved in different aspects of the program, with…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
