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Download full textLyon, Lucinda J. – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2015
This study was designed to explore development of skill acquisition in dental education, utilizing the Dreyfus and Dreyfus continuum. By identifying what skill progression may be recognized in the expert dental educator and what experiences appear to influence this growth, the knowledge gained may inform more efficient, effective faculty support,…
Descriptors: Models, Skill Analysis, Skill Development, Expertise
Direct linkBarnes, Randall A.; Piland, William E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
Recent efforts to improve developmental education have included references to learning communities as examples of effective practices in basic skills education. The study "Basic skills as a foundation for student success in California community colleges" (2007) cited research from Tinto that suggested that learning communities and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Community Colleges, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement
Fiero, Diane M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine which basic skills program factors were exhibited by successful basic skills programs that helped students advance to transfer-level mathematics. This study specifically examined California community college basic skills programs that assist students who place in mathematics courses 2 levels…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Basic Skills
Grubb, W. Norton – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2010
Basic skills courses are designed to teach students certain basic academic competencies they have not mastered. However, very little research has examined the quality of instruction inside basic skills classes. This paper presents preliminary findings from observations in 13 California community colleges. The clearest finding is that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Innovation, Basic Skills, Educational Quality
Beckner, Gary, Ed. – Association of American Educators Foundation, 2009
"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) 21st Century Retro: For All the Emphasis on…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Newsletters, Reading Skills, Writing Skills
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"High School Redirection" is an alternative high school program for youth considered at risk of dropping out. The program emphasizes basic skills development (with a particular focus on reading skills) and offers limited extra-curricular activities. The schools operate in economically disadvantaged areas and serve students who have…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High Schools, High School Students, High Risk Students
Asera, Rose – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008
Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) was organized by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in partnership with The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to increase student learning in developmental--or basic skills--classes. However, their concern was not just the success of students in classes…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Action Research, Organizational Change
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1961
THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION FOR GIFTED PUPILS DO NOT DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE FOR ALL PUPILS, EVERY CHILD SHOULD BE HELPED TO MAKE THE MOST OF HIS POTENTIALITIES. WITH ACADEMICALLY TALENTED STUDENTS, THE FOLLOWING GOALS NEED SPECIAL EMPHASIS--ACHIEVEMENT OF BASIC SKILLS OF LEARNING TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE PUPIL'S ABILITY,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Basic Skills, Creative Expression, Critical Thinking
Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2005
As part of the Statewide Strategic Planning Process for California Community Colleges, the Center for Student Success, the research and evaluation organization of the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP/CSS) was asked to develop a series of overview documents that would outline both internal and external trends that…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Skill Development, Minority Groups
Armstrong, Bill; And Others – 1989
Demographic and educational data were gathered from July 1986 through April 1989 for approximately 121,504 participants in Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) from all 58 counties in California that have implemented GAIN. Instrumentation was the GAIN Appraisal Program, three tests developed to provide an initial appraisal of participants'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Background
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1979
A discussion of the nature and scope of basic skills training introduces a series of recommendations for the improved effectiveness of this training based on a survey of California community colleges. The first sections of this report discuss issues of community college responsibility for basic skills training, its priority as an institutional…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
San Mateo County Office of Education, Redwood City, CA. Career Preparation Centers. – 1978
The Adult Competency Education (ACE) Project sought to define basic job-related skills and tasks for the development of instructional programs. The programs included a vocational counseling component to assist students in establishing skills needed to increase employability. In phase 1 the 100 entry-level jobs most frequently occurring in San…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Kissam, Ed; Dorsey, Holda – 1997
This handbook is intended to help administrators and instructors of adult basic education and English-as-a-Second-Language programs use the 30 Tierra de Oportunidad (Land of Opportunity) instructional modules, which address four strands or clusters relating to the different major domains in which adults function: work life, family life, community,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
Michalopoulos, Charles; Schwartz, Christine – 2000
The impacts of 20 welfare-to-work programs across the United States were evaluated to determine which clients derive the greatest benefits from different approaches to moving individuals from welfare to work. Of the 20 programs examined, 7 were characterized as employment focused, 5 provided a mix of first activities without an employment focus, 4…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
Breslauer, Ardis; And Others – 1991
This guide gives educational service providers materials and resources to increase motivation and address other barriers that hinder the progress toward self-sufficiency of participants in Job Opportunities and Basic Skills/Greater Avenues for Independence (JOBS/GAIN) programs. Section 1 contains an explanation and sample of the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Assertiveness, Basic Skills
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