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Direct linkCaverly, David C.; Nicholson, Sheila A.; Radcliffe, Richard – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2004
Two studies examined the short- and long-term effects of teaching strategic reading to first-year college students in a stand-alone course. In study one, developmental readers (N=36) learned PLAN, a strategic reading heuristic. Significant pretest-posttest growth was found using cognitive, metacognitive, and affective measures, though no gain was…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Standardized Tests, Core Curriculum, Reading Skills
Miami-Dade Community Coll., FL. – 1977
Goals and requirements for general education at Miami-Dade Community College are outlined in this proposal of the college's General Education Committee. Twenty-six goals of general education are presented in six categories: Fundamental Skills, The Individual, The Individual and the Future, The Individual and Other Persons and Groups, The…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
Sadler, William A., Jr.; Whimbey, Arthur – 1979
Drawn largely from the experiences of Bloomfield College (Illinois) with its Freshman Core Program, but citing other efforts to develop thinking skills as well, this essay considers several questions and issues concerning the cognitive skills approach to teaching. The paper begins by identifying some of the increasingly common learning problems…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, College Faculty
