Crossing the threshold from high school to college-level writing expectations constitutes a challenge for many students since secondary and post-secondary composition instructors often work under different constraints and are guided by different curricular philosophies. Dual enrollment classrooms provide a space where these differences can be…

For several years a number of instructors at the University of Cincinnati have experimented with the concept of problem-based learning (PBL) in their composition courses. The concept, rooted as it is in Socratic method and the hands-on problem-solving advocated by John Dewey, is not new, and though some of its applications may call for adjustments…

Examines the effects pullout programs have on fourth-grade students' Ohio Proficiency Test performances by comparing string students and matched-ability nonstring students. Reveals no significant differences between the string and nonstring students in terms of mathematics and writing, but did find differences in favor of string students for…