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Direct linkKnudson, Ruth E.; Zitzer-Comfort, Carol; Quirk, Matthew; Alexander, Pia – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2008
The California State University (CSU) requires entering freshmen to be proficient in English reading and writing, as demonstrated on proficiency measures. Currently, approximately 46 percent of incoming college freshmen need remediation in English reading and writing. To assist these students, CSU instituted an Early Assessment Program (EAP),…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Grade 12
Peer reviewedSutherland, Kenton – Change, 1975
Opened in 1968 to meet the educational needs of San Mateo County, Canada College did not begin to attract Spanish-speaking students until 1971 when it created a program of courses to deal with English language problems and other courses taught bilingually or entirely in Spanish. The program is described briefly. (JT)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Freshmen, College Programs, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedBamberg, Betty – Research in the Teaching of English, 1981
Identifies changes in the composition curriculum in California secondary schools between 1975 and 1979. (HOD)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Reynolds, W. Ann – 1983
College admissions requirements can be a powerful force toward improved student achievement in high schools and colleges. In January of 1982, California State University adopted more rigorous admission requirements, to become effective in the fall of 1984. Since that decision, morale of high school teachers has improved, and expectations and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College School Cooperation, Educational Improvement
Chinn, Judith Alberts – 1983
Using data from three studies, this paper focuses on competency education trends in California in the area of writing. The studies reviewed in the paper examined (1) the competency examinations produced by students in one high school in 1980, (2) the various means employed in 1981 by five school districts in the San Francisco Bay area to implement…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, English Curriculum, Higher Education, Minimum Competencies
Download full textSNEPP, DONALD – 1968
THE ATTEMPT TO FULFILL OBLIGATIONS TO AN INCREASING NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS A PRIMARY FRUSTRATION OF MANY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT CHAIRMEN IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES IN CALIFORNIA. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SIZE AND GROWTH OF THE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA IS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE CONDITIONS AT CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO. THE NATURE OF THE…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, College Entrance Examinations, College Faculty, College Freshmen
HAWKES, JOHN – 1967
THIS EXPERIMENT WITH 100 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WAS CONDUCTED WITHIN THE REGULAR FRESHMAN ENGLISH PROGRAM AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY BY A GROUP OF TEACHERS WHO WERE THEMSELVES WRITERS, AND BY AN EQUAL NUMBER OF GRADUATE STUDENTS. THE AIMS OF THE EXPERIMENT WERE (1) TO TEACH WRITING, NOT THROUGH RHETORICAL TECHNIQUES, BUT THROUGH HELPING THE STUDENT…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, Disadvantaged Youth, English
