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Download full textAudu, R.; Bin Kamin, Yusri; Bin Musta'amal, Aede Hatib; Bin Saud, Muhammad Sukri; Hamid, Mohd. Zolkifli Abd. – International Education Studies, 2014
This study is designed to identify the most significant teaching methods that influence the acquisition of generic skills of mechanical engineering trades students at technical college level. Descriptive survey research design was utilized in carrying out the study. One hundred and ninety (190) respondents comprised of mechanical engineering…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Basic Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Baker, Elaine DeLott; Hope, Laura; Karandjeff, Kelley – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
This report offers California college faculty a closer look at contextualized teaching and learning (CTL) as a promising set of strategies and practices that can be expanded through the state's Basic Skills Initiative. The report is relevant to a range of instructional and counseling faculty, including academic and career and technical education…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Community Colleges, College Faculty, Literature Reviews
Soll, Lila; McCall, Cecelia – 1981
One of four reports describing the basic skills programs in writing, reading, English as a second language, and mathematics at the City University of New York (CUNY), this volume describes the reading programs--including administrative structure, course structure and content, and faculty--for nine senior colleges and eight community colleges in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Programs, Counseling Services, Higher Education
Rakes, Thomas A. – 1982
A four-day workshop designed to acquaint faculty members with teaching strategies for combining basic reading skills in English composition was evaluated as very effective by the seven workshop participants. The evaluation results indicated that interdisciplinary staff development seminars can be beneficial to faculty from varied content areas.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Programs, Content Area Reading, English Instruction
Barshis, Don – 1979
The Loop College's Individual Needs (IN) Program is a total support service and academic program for high-risk students during their first semesters at the college. This descriptive report begins by describing IN's personnel requirements and the duties of the program director, the program advisor, the senior tutor/Developmental Learning Manager…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Basic Skills, College Programs, Community Colleges
Anderson, Jean E. – 1993
The BUILD Program (Businesses United to Increase Literacy Development) was conducted from June 1991 through December 1992 as a cooperative workplace literacy program joining Arapahoe Community College and four companies in Littleton, Colorado. During the project, staff were hired, equipment was ordered and installed, literacy task analyses were…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Burkhart, Jennifer; Sullivan, Mark – 1993
The BUILD Program (Businesses United to Increase Literacy Development) was conducted from June 1991 through December 1992 as a cooperative workplace literacy program joining Arapahoe Community College and four companies in Littleton, Colorado. This document consists of two modules for the mathematics (computation) classes of the program. The first…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Garrard, John C. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1978
Problems in the educational system involving poor verbal and mathematics skills of students are discussed. The "back to basics" movement is advocated. The Russian instructional program at the University of Virginia is described. (SW)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Language Programs, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education
Burkhart, Jennifer; Sullivan, Mark – 1993
The BUILD Program (Businesses United to Increase Literacy Development) was conducted from June 1991 through December 1992 as a cooperative workplace literacy program joining Arapahoe Community College and four companies in Littleton, Colorado. This document consists of two modules for the communication skills classes of the program. The first…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Mueller, Klaus A. – 1971
The German department of the University of California at Berkeley initiated this year a new series of programs for beginning and intermediate students, partially in response to the abolition of the foreign language requirement. This report describes the four options called: (1) the Basic Course, (2) the Intensive Course, (3) the Course Emphasizing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Language Programs, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
