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Lally, Joan M. – ABCA Bulletin, 1980
Concludes that an objective pretest that evaluates basic skills will, in a high percentage of cases, predict student achievement in a business communications course. (FL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Communication, Higher Education, Pretests Posttests
Vik, Gretchen N. – ABCA Bulletin, 1981
Outlines a basic writing skills course and provides statistics drawn from an existing course at San Diego State University concerning students' performance in the areas of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. (FL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Communication, Course Descriptions, Teaching Methods
