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Download full textMorgan, George A. – 1970
This report presents a summary and evaluation of the new freshman curriculum at Hiram College. The curriculum, established in the fall of 1969, is based upon the premise that by giving freshmen more freedom and responsibility, along with the opportunity for more individual faculty guidance, a college can create an atmosphere in which both academic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Curriculum, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedBond, Charles A. – College English, 1972
Described is a study designed to test on a scientific basis the effectiveness of Dr. Francis Christensen's program for teaching composition. (RY)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Control Groups, Experimental Programs, Pretesting
Peer reviewedBakewell, William E.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Career Choice, Clinical Experience, College Freshmen, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedHaas, Virginia J.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1972
Study designed to determine the effectiveness of intensive in-class guidance of daily writing practice in freshman English composition courses as opposed to the presently practiced procedures. (Authors)
Descriptors: Achievement, College Freshmen, Course Content, Educational Research
Naugle, Helen H.; Watts, Virginia S. – 1977
During each fall quarter, some of the freshman English sections at Georgia Institute of Technology are taught by an experimental track method. The mechanics of English composition are categorized into specific areas of competence; these categories form the basis for three tracks, taught simultaneously throughout the quarter. Students are assigned…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, College Freshmen, Competency Based Education, English Instruction
Praushitz, Walter G. – Minnesota English Journal, 1966
The remedies frequently adopted to solve the problems of staffing and administering an effective freshman English program have not been considered feasible or in the student's best interest at Concordia College. Recognizing the need for small classes as well as the problems and expenses of increased enrollments, the solution attempted at Concordia…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Educational Television, English, English Curriculum
PDF pending restorationLarsen, Suzanne W. – 1974
Students who did not meet the minimal admissions standards of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were enrolled conditionally in the summer quarter of 1971. For these 67 students, the requirement for completion of at least 12 hours in their first quarter at the university, with a grade-point average of at least 1.00 in order to continue in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Freshmen
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated the prediction of grade point average (GPA) for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the effectiveness, in terms of GPA, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square analyses related…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Disadvantaged Youth
Pedrini, Bonnie C.; Pedrini, D. T.
The study investigated (1) the prediction of attrition/persistence for disadvantaged and regular freshmen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and (2) the effectiveness, in terms of attrition/persistence, of an experimental program for disadvantaged students. Descriptive, variance, and correlational (single and multiple) analyses and chi square…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
