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Teaching Unprepared Students : Strategies For Promoting Success And Retention In Higher Education

  • Teaching Unprepared Students : Strategies For Promoting  Success And Retention In Higher Education
  • Attribution

    Kathleen F. Gabriel ; foreword by Sandra M. Flake
  • Publication Details

    Book, 1st ed, Stylus Pub, 2008
  • Availability

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     (LOWER LEVEL)  LB2331.2 .G33 2008  DUE 01-22-10

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  • Description

    As societal expectations about attending college have grown, professors report increasing numbers of students who are unprepared for the rigors of postsecondary education?not just more students with learning disabilities (whose numbers have more than tripled), but students (with and without special admission status) who are academically at-risk because of inadequate reading, writing and study skills. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
  • Author

  • Subject

  • Contents

    • Unprepared and at-risk college students : myth or reality?
    • Philosophical foundations : yes, they can!
    • The first week of class : sharing a mission for success
    • Begin with consistent contact : attendance that matters
    • Learning styles and the science of learning : tapping brain power
    • Embracing learner-centered education : engaging students
    • Interweaving assessment and teaching : any questions?
    • Techniques for promoting academic integrity and discouraging cheating : playing by the rules
    • Epilogue: Final thoughts : promoting a richer campus environment
  • ISBN

    • 1579222307
    • 9781579222307
    • 1579222293
    • 9781579222291
  • LCCN

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