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Download full textValencia Community Coll., Orlando, FL. – 1980
Interdisciplinary Studies in General Education (IDS) is Valencia Community College's alternative to the fragmented approach to general education reflected in many schools' unrelated requirements of survey courses and laboratories. A two-year course of study, IDS brings together literature, mathematics, social science, natural science, philosophy,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, General Education
Bojar, Karen – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Describes the Community College of Philadelphia's three-level developmental curriculum consisting of basic English and math courses and developmental-content, noncredit courses in history, geography, social science, and psychology. Reviews the objectives, content, and instructional methods of each level of the curriculum and discusses outcomes.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Humanities Instruction
Rose, Robert R.; And Others – 1972
This paper describes the three phases in the evolution of the Mount Royal College (Canada) Learning Assistance Program, beginning with the clinical approach (1969), moving to a credited class structure (1970), and finally to the present non-credit workshop approach (1971). The Learning Assistance Program was established to help students needing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Diagnostic Teaching, Foreign Countries, Learning Problems
Peer reviewedBergman, Irwin B. – Journal of Reading, 1977
Describes a program designed to integrate reading instruction with course content. (KS)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedWiener, Sydney P. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1985
Reviews the policies of the Grossmont Community College District regarding basic skills testing and improvement and the programs that have been proposed or implemented in response to the policies (e.g., assessment/placement, student information, program referral, research follow-up, and learning assessment centers). (DMM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Diagnosis, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedCobb, Loretta; Elledge, Elaine K. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Focuses on how writing center directors can use the resource of peer tutors and discusses the rationale for, the selection of, and the evaluation of tutor applicants. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Peer Teaching
Platt, Gail M. – 1987
This report provides a comprehensive description and record of all academic support services provided to students through the South Plains College Learning Center. After an introductory statement clarifies the ever-increasing need for academic support services at open-door institutions, a philosophy and mission statement and a detailed description…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Independent Study
Pepper, Janelle D. – Community College Frontiers, 1978
Reports the success of the remedial/foundations courses at the University of Houston Downtown College and their incorporation into regular university structure, and describes the increasing acceptance of special student support services. Includes a bibliography. (TP)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs
Akst, G. R. – MATYC Journal, 1977
The organization, instructional procedures, and evaluation policies of two remedial mathematics courses are described. (DT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Class Organization, Community Colleges, Curriculum
Eddy, Esther M. – 1979
The Alternative Services To Raise Achievement (ASTRA) program at the Greater Hartford (Connecticut) Community College is designed to supply developmental and other services to students with academic potential who are in need of such services to complete their education. The program's structure is intended to meet the diverse needs of students;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Developmental Programs
Orman, Leonard M. – MATYC Journal, 1977
Methods for using a programmed format for instruction in basic mathematics courses are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
Chaffee, John – 1988
The need for colleges to develop critical thinking skills in mainstream courses is emerging as an issue of national significance. Students benefit from clearly articulated and pedagogically sound courses that directly and explicitly teach thinking skills, as well as from efforts to reinforce these abilities across the curriculum. At LaGuardia…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Gepner, Ronald – 1982
The pre-technology program described in this report was instituted at Mercer County Community College in 1981 to help meet the educational and career counseling needs of disadvantaged, minority, and women students. The first section outlines the program's objectives which were to identify and recruit into the program educationally, culturally, or…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedButler, Paul – Community College Review, 1977
Faced with students with reading problems and a budget which would not cover the hiring of a reading specialist, instructors at Thames Valley State Technical College (Connecticut) developed a successful remedial reading program of their own. This article discusses how the program was developed and reports that over the past six years it has…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Programs, Developmental Reading, Program Descriptions
Holten, Virginia – 1985
Since fall 1982, on the recommendation of a collegewide task force on student assessment, a mandatory assessment and voluntary placement program has been operating at Victor Valley College (VVC). Assessment testing takes place 3 weeks before registration and also on a continuous basis throughout the semester. The 2-hour testing period is followed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Admission, Community Colleges, Educational Testing
