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Peer reviewedLewis, Hermine D. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1987
Describes a study conducted to determine whether the relationships between reading and writing can serve as the basis of a functional pedagogy to improve the reading comprehension of academically underprepared college students. The study also examined the effects of integrated reading and writing instruction on students' skills and attitudes. (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Higher Education, Reading Improvement
Peer reviewedLivingston, Sue – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 1996
A La Guardia Community College (New York) course in developmental writing for deaf students features small class size and teachers fluent in American Sign Language. Teaching practices include reading of model essays on topics of interest to deaf students, peer feedback on the first two drafts of writing assignments, and student "reading…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Basic Writing, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
PDF pending restorationSan Diego Community Coll. District, CA. Research and Planning. – 2003
This study, conducted by the San Diego Community College District in fall 2002, aims to answer the following research questions regarding student preparedness for courses in writing, reading, study skills, and composition: (1) Is there a relationship between instructor perception of preparedness and student performance? (2) Is there a relationship…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College Faculty, College Students
Peer reviewedReed, W. Michael; Vandett, Nancy M. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1988
Compares the quality and syntactic complexity of 2 types of essays written by 44 college freshmen in a basic writing course. Essays dealing with group-phenomenon events (intensification) had more words per clause, but received lower quality scores than essays dealing with individually experienced events (initiation). (PAA)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
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Direct linkBecket, Diana – Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY), 2005
The goal of the study reported in this article is to analyze ways students in the first course of a three-quarter college preparatory sequence in reading and writing write about their experiences in their essays. The student participants were three native speakers of English and three native speakers of Punjabi, who had lived and studied in the…
Descriptors: Native Speakers, Educational Experience, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Peer reviewedWalker, Cynthia L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997
Presents results from a study of eight college freshman to determine differences between revising essays on-screen and on-paper. Eighty-one percent of on-screen changes were above the mechanical or word level, often related to meaning and content. Students working on-screen tended to add more information and recreate paragraphs, but sometimes…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
