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Download full textNaugle, 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
Brown, James E. – 1970
Attempting to overcome the problems of traditional classroom approaches and the tendency of teachers untrained in new phases of English instruction to simply "do their own thing," the Shawnee Mission Northwest High School has designed a Creative English Curriculum for the 1970-71 school year. In the proposed program, teachers with different…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Departments, Elective Courses
Burne, Kevin – 1973
Phases two and three of an evaluation of an innovative approach to English Composition instruction at Long Beach City College are reported. In the innovative approach, each class was divided into two groups of 15 students each, which met twice each week to discuss topics for writing, to read and revise first drafts of papers, and to discuss basic…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Liddell, Gordon F. – 1977
The second of a two-part discussion of an experimental program involving small group teaching in a mixed-ability secondary English class in Scotland, this report extends and investigates more deeply some of the problems not dealt with in the first part of the report. Specifically, it analyzes the modes of assessment possible in this form of class…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Experimental Programs
EDCON Associates, Willow Grove, PA. – 1974
The document comprises the final evaluation report and the fourth quarterly progress report of Operation Breakthrough, an experimental demonstration project to upgrade Spanish-speaking workers in entry-level factory jobs. Ten classes at six sites with a total of 133 students were held; 53 attended at least 50 of the total 150 hours. Classes were…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Business Responsibility, Case Studies
