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Direct linkCheney, Douglas – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2012
Students with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD) have had difficulties in achieving educational, vocational, and community outcomes that would lead to personal success and satisfaction. Some of these outcomes relate to how special education transition programs integrate effective approaches to support success with these students. In this…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Programs
McPherson, Douglas – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe how and why Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) has developed a system aiming to effectively place students in freshman and developmental English programs. The placement system includes: triangulating data from external test scores, with scores from a panel-marked hand-written essay (HWE),…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Educational Testing, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
Ganshow, Leonore – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1980
Describes an experimental program in which remedial instruction in reading, writing, and basic study skills is coupled with content courses in general studies, biology, history, and psychology. Explains how remedial and content courses are paired, examines methods of evaluating student progress, and presents guidelines for program implementation.…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Introductory Courses, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Download full textSparks, June R.; Davis, Cynthia L. – 1977
This paper describes the structure and operation of an evaluation system for the developmental education program at Dalton Junior College (Georgia). All applicants for admission to the college who score below 330 on either section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test are required to take the Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Barshis, Don – 1984
This assessment of the developmental education program at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) was conducted by the CCC's Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning (CITL). Part 1 describes the evolution of developmental programs in the CCC, focusing on the success of Loop College's Individual Needs Program in the 1970s, the decision to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Enrollment
Hans, David R.; And Others – 1981
The vocational counseling and training process described in this manual has been used successfully with disabled students at Vista College. As prefatory material notes the Vista College model is exceptional in that it begins with conditional job offers from a specific private employer and then works backward to establish the necessary training…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Developmental Studies Programs
