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Direct linkElizabeth Edwards Weems – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Many Basic Writing students have stories which are informed by traumas, othering, and marginalization. Finding pedagogies which address students' stories, in addition to meeting academic goals, is crucial. Sometimes, students question how improving their reading and writing skills can help them navigate other areas of their education and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teaching Methods, Literacy Education, Self Concept
Olivier, Denise H. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Purpose, Scope, and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to compare student success rates in a college developmental writing course delivered in a conventional classroom to the same course using a computer-delivered model. The sample was drawn from a small, Midwestern community college. Students were enrolled in one of three sections…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Conventional Instruction, Teaching Methods
Jill Treece Leonard – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the implementation of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) as a professional development model effective in altering teachers' perceptions of their knowledge and skill in teaching developmental writing in grades K-3. This research is necessary to examine how offering teachers…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Models
Miller, Michelle Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Personal response devices, "clickers," that allow students to answer questions and see on a projected screen the results of their voting, followed by discussion and reprocessing, is a form of educational technology that has been embraced by instructors of large classes, particularly in the natural sciences. This dissertation describes their use in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Basic Writing, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods
Negretti, Raffaella – ProQuest LLC, 2009
In the past few years, the number of students placing into developmental or remedial college courses has grown considerably. Research is needed to explore the learning dynamics of underprepared students and to offer insights for practice. However research in the developmental field so far has lacked a scholarly, rigorous approach, and research in…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Writing Strategies, Self Efficacy, Writing Processes
Stallings, Thresa E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this case study was to describe the role of teacher knowledge in the instructional methods of a community college developmental literacy instructor and determine in what ways that knowledge may have impacted the perceptions of the student participants regarding their authority over their academic progress in the class. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Homework, Basic Writing, Group Discussion, Teacher Characteristics
