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Can Mastery Learning Be Humane? The Case for Performance-Based Instruction
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Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1975
Mastery learning has been called cold and impersonal. On the contrary, it is humane because it allows for individual differences, emphasizes each student's ability to master the subject at hand, and provides honest and opencommunication between students and instructors. (DC)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Humanistic Education, Individual Differences
WANTED: Teaching Excellence in the Community College.
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Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1983
Examines evidence of the loss of quality in community college instruction over the last two decades. Argues that administrative leadership is needed to reaffirm the community college's commitment to excellence in teaching. (DMM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Quality
Access with Excellence: Toward Academic Success in College.
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Roueche, John E.; And Others – Community College Review, 1985
Based on a review of research and literature on student academic performance, provides an overview of the state of basic skills (developmental) instruction in the two-year college. Discusses the characteristics of successful basic skills programs. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
Identifying the Strangers: Exploring Part-Time Faculty Integration in American Community Colleges.
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Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1996
Describes a model developed to improve the integration of part-time faculty, using socialization, communication, and participation strategies to enhance identification with the institution. Discusses results from a study of community college strategies for integrating part-time faculty, indicating that few institutions had aggressive strategies.…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Practices
Affective Development in the Classroom.
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Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1981
Argues that affective development is critical to successful learning. Presents a developmental model based on the premise that teachers can understand students' feelings by observing classroom behaviors. Describes the behaviors corresponding to the attending, receiving, responding, valuing, and commitment stages of affective development and…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Individual Development, Postsecondary Education, Student Behavior
Entry Level Assessment in College.
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Roueche, John E.; Archer, Patricia F. – Community College Review, 1979
Reviews elements of college entry assessment, diagnosis, and analytic tests and surveys. Discusses what to assess and how, gathering information and the ethics of tests and describes various achievement, guidance, vocational, reading, and self-concept tests. (MB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Diagnostic Tests
Implications of Reduced Funding Upon the Open-Door Commitment
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Rippey, Donald T.; Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1977
Externally imposed enrollment limits and resultant reduced funding will effect the type of student recruited by community colleges. Should the non-traditional, high risk student be discouraged from enrolling, the consequences for educational as well as national social policy appear great. (LH)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, Community Colleges, Educational Policy
Accommodating Individual Differences
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Roueche, John E. – Community College Review, 1973
While there are many varieties of learning activities geared to individual levels of ability, one of the best keys to inspire students to achieve more than they have in the past is to care about them. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Individual Differences, Individual Needs, Individualized Programs
Causing Learning in the Community College: The Recipe
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Roueche, John E.; LaForge, Roxanne – Community College Review, 1974
Discussed the role of the community college in establishing relevance in the curriculum in response to students demanding a second in education. (RK)
Descriptors: Accountability, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Change