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Direct linkAltman, William S.; Pena-Shaff, Judith B.; Nicholls, Craig; Domingo, Cassandra – Teaching of Psychology, 2022
Background: Reading comprehension and writing ability are critical to students' success in introductory psychology. However, these generally are not prerequisites. There is conflicting evidence with regard to the effectiveness of remedial reading and writing classes for students with low placement exam scores. Objectives: To explore whether…
Descriptors: Readiness, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses, Psychology
Campusano Rojas, Martha Paulina – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Student's low reading and writing proficiency in higher education has been the subject of a large body of research (e.g., Bahr, 2011; Bailey, 2010; Carlino, 2005, 2010, 2012; Flink, 2017; Jaggars, 2014 Pacello, 2014; Perin, 2011; Perin et al., 2013). The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how students in a first-year developmental…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Knowledge Level, Self Concept, Reading Skills
Download full textShabani, Karim – Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018
The present study was designed to test a group-based format of dynamic assessment (G-DA) in the context of writing over a time span of twelve weeks of instruction. A cohort of 60 students took a homogeneity test and based on the results, 44 students were selected to participate forming the two groups of experimental (N = 22) and control (N = 22).…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Cohort Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups
Del Principe, Ann – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2010
Portfolio assessment has become the predominant best practice in writing assessment at the college level. Despite its clear superiority to previous methods of assessment, portfolio assessment has brought its own collection of challenges. Although the stated goal of much portfolio grading is to create an overall, or holistic, judgment of a…
Descriptors: Portfolio Assessment, Writing Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition)
Sterling, Ra Shaunda Vernee – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this research study was to explore what effect instruction in metacognitive strategy (MS) use had on student achievement in a hybrid developmental English course at a community college. The study examined whether the addition of teacher-led or peer-led instruction in MS use would result in improved writing ability for the student…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Writing Improvement
Roberts, Leslie – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2008
In 2005, supported by a Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Research Initiative Grant and Two-Year College English Association (TYCA) volunteers, the TYCA Research Initiative Committee distributed the first national survey of two-year college writing programs. This online survey explored two-year college programs and…
Descriptors: Writing Across the Curriculum, College English, College Programs, Teaching Conditions
