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Prescott, Peggy-Lynn – 1976
The effects of visual, and verbal/visual, preorganizers and postorganizers on the learning of unfamiliar information were evaluated in an experimental study involving 153 community college students. Pre- and postorganizers were used in connection with a 20-minute lesson on the theory of communication. A 25-item, multiple-choice criterion test was…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Community Colleges, Doctoral Dissertations, Learning Processes
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James, Abigail Norfleet – Inquiry, 2007
One reason students give for attending a community college is that the mathematics requirements appear to be less rigorous. Many of the author's students have told her that they have chosen to seek an associate's degree first because they do not feel confident that they could successfully complete the mathematics requirement at a four-year…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Gender Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Community Colleges
Carpenter, Kenneth A. – 1997
A guide for college instructors and part of an in-progress book, this document illustrates the effectiveness of humor and graphic art in enhancing presentations and promoting learning. Graphic aids and the combination of verbal and visual materials provide excellent supplements to college lectures and discussions, and help communicate concepts by…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comics (Publications), Community Colleges, Computer Graphics