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Download full textSchnee, Emily; Shakoor, Jamil – Journal of Basic Writing, 2016
This article explores one basic writer's evolution as he moves from the lowest level of developmental English at a community college to graduate with a Bachelor's degree. Combining personal narrative, essay excerpts, and textual analysis, this piece aims to expand the borders of scholarship in composition studies to include basic writers as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Development, Basic Writing
Peer reviewedRochford, Regina A. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2003
Argues that few new techniques for teaching remedial writing courses work. Suggests that learning styles, a research-based teaching approach, has demonstrated statistically significant results. Explains that learning styles aims to provide learning strategies that are compatible with individual learners. Reports on two experiments conducted at an…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs
PDF pending restorationStrehlow, Betty J. – 1996
A study was undertaken at Willmar Community College (WCC), in Minnesota, to assess the effectiveness of the developmental writing program and to identify which demographic and educational characteristics predicted final grades in college-level English courses. The study sample included all students who enrolled at WCC during the 1992-93 academic…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Studies Programs
Weglarz, Shirley G. – 2002
A survey of faculty at Johnson County Community College (JCCC) in Kansas was conducted to determine the current effectiveness and future needs of the JCCC Writing Center. Surveys were delivered to all full- and part-time instructors. The response rate was 18%, with approximately 31% of full-time faculty and 12% of part-time faculty returning…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
