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Bellman, Stewart Andrew – 1974
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of classroom instruction about questioning skills on students' question-asking behaviors, as well as to inquire about student reactions to being taught "process" in a "content" course. Two sophomore college literature classes were involved as experimental and control groups in the study. The…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, English Instruction, Experimental Groups
Skellings, Louise Noah – 1976
In order to determine whether an alternative teaching strategy would improve student motivation in freshman composition, two sections of freshman composition were studied. The experimental group spent the majority of a term concentrating on individualized projects which were chosen, planned, carried out, and presented by each student. Students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Classroom Research, College Freshmen
Williams, Richard W. – 1978
Two classes of Mathematics 111 students at Malcolm X College participated in a study to test and evaluate a holistic instructional delivery system intended to significantly increase students' achievement scores, retention rate, and positive attitudes toward instruction. The 29 member control group received traditional instruction, while 29…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis