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McKibben, Mary Lou – 1982
In order to include listening training as part of a one credit, one-year study skills course, freshmen students in the college of basic studies of the University of Hartford (Connecticut) are given 12 weeks of listening exercises. The focus of each of the 12 weeks is as follows: Week 1--interviews about studying; Week 2--identifying good and poor…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Listening Comprehension
Download full textAshmore, Rhea Ann – 1985
The model for the reading and study skills center at the University of Montana is based on the individualized and classroom techniques that have been successful with university students. The center offers two courses: increasing reading effectiveness and improving reading and study skills. The first is designed to improve reading achievement,…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Models, Program Descriptions
Crawford, June Justice – 1983
The reading program developed at Niagara University in New York has undergone a number of changes in response to long term evaluation. In the early 1970s, the only program evaluation tools used were pretests and posttests. These were misleading, as they measured only short term gains, not retention after completion of the course. Based on ideas…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Program Content, Program Development
Henrichs, Margaret – 1981
The reading improvement program developed at Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) was designed with a whole language base, one that considered reading, writing, speaking, and listening as inseparable components of language. Specifically, it was designed to meet the needs of 27 freshman students who were determined to be academically capable but…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Integrated Activities, Language Skills, Nontraditional Students
Rauch, Margaret; Fillenworth, Ceil – 1985
The Reading Center at St. Cloud State University provides individual and small group assistance to students needing help with academic course work, as well as two classes for credit. Recently the center has been pairing a reading and study skills course with a traditional academic course, such as biology. A review of the literature concerning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Content Area Reading
Holladay, Joanne; McGinty, Denise – 1978
In response to the expressed needs of students for preparation materials and classes relevant to graduate entrance examinations, a course designed to provide a review of math topics was created as part of a reading and study skills laboratory. Reading specialists are able to interface math teaching with their varied training in diagnosis,…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Diagnostic Teaching, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories
