A Source Document on Accelerated Courses and Programs at Accredited Two & Four Year Colleges and Universities.

Autor/in	Nixon, Robert O.
Institution	Pima Community Coll., Tucson, AZ.
Titel	A Source Document on Accelerated Courses and Programs at Accredited Two & Four Year Colleges and Universities.
Quelle	(1996), (157 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	0-604-09162-1
Schlagwörter	Nachschlagewerk; Bibliografie; Acceleration (Education); Annotated Bibliographies; Case Studies; Classroom Techniques; College Instruction; Comparative Analysis; Course Organization; Curriculum Design; Directories; Educational Strategies; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; National Surveys; Teaching Methods; Weekend Programs; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Bibliography; Bibliographies; Bibliografie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Klassenführung; Hochschullehre; Course organisation; Kurskonzept; Lehrplangestaltung; Verzeichnis; Nachweis; Lehrstrategie; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Unterrichtserfolg; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wochenendseminar; Kanada; USA
Abstract	The source document is intended to inform college and university faculty and administrators about the kinds of accelerated courses and programs currently offered in the United States and Canada. Data were drawn primarily from a survey of 424 schools, 217 of which were using accelerated courses and programs at the time. Contents of the document include: an overview of survey results and the questionnaire used; an introduction to the philosophy and strategy of accelerated courses; a reprint of "Teaching on Weekends" (James R. East), an overview of weekend courses; notes on the history, development, and implementation of accelerated courses at Pima Community College (Arizona); a general discussion of survey responses, including comments on the advantages and disadvantages of accelerated courses and learning; a directory of two- and four-year accredited postsecondary institutions offering accelerated courses; a comparison of student outcomes in two similar courses, one taught in the accelerated mode over two consecutive weekends and one taught traditionally over 16 weeks; statistical analysis of the survey data; a review of recent literature on accelerated courses, programs, and learning; and a geographic listing of the two- and four-year schools selected for the survey. (An annotated bibliography contains 79 references.) (MSE)
Anmerkungen	Custom Academic Publishing Company, 913 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 ($15).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC