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Download full textLewis, Nancy; Sbaratta, Philip – 1982
This packet of competency-based instructional materials was developed for use in all sections of North Shore Community College's developmental composition course. Introductory material traces the development of the competency-based system at the college, which stemmed from a need for a more consistent approach in the composition classes. Next, the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Course Objectives, Course Organization
O'Neill, Jim; And Others – 1995
Developed and put together by the Department of Humanities at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Roseburg, Oregon, this booklet is intended to clarify (for students, faculty, staff, advisers, and community) the specific function and scope of the writing courses offered in the department. The booklet offers an overview of the department's general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Umpqua Community Coll., Roseburg, OR. – 1986
Designed for students, faculty, and others interested in the writing program at Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Oregon, this booklet clarifies the specific function and scope of the writing courses offered by UCC's Department of Humanities. Section I states the department's objectives (e.g., to provide a core curriculum meeting the requirements…
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, College English, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
Richardson, Joan; Rossman, Neil – 1981
During their first quarter, all nonremedial liberal arts students at LaGuardia Community College take an introductory cluster of four courses. These "freedom clusters" use a single body of material and a common analytical method and have, as their fixed elements, courses in philosophy, English composition, and the research paper. Course…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
Rollins, Charles E.; And Others – 1979
The first and last essays of 209 randomly selected students who had received a passing grade in English Composition I at Bucks County Community College during Fall, 1976, were evaluated at the end of the semester by a committee of English teachers from other institutions. The committee assessed improvement in relation to several instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Ramsden, Patricia; Watkins, Clyde
A competency-based, individualized, English course was designed so that, at any one time, students would be working toward a grade of C, B, or A. While some students, based on a pre-course writing evaluation, might begin work at an advanced level, other students might spend the whole semester attempting to achieve the skills required for a C.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Competence
