To summarize, mastery-based (or competency-based) courses measure progression based on a set of explicit learning outcomes, placing emphasis on knowledge demonstration rather than spending a set amount of time on each lesson. This approach lends itself to deeper understanding of course content since students are encouraged to actively participate in the learning process, leading to … Continue reading 7 Benefits of Mastery-Based Learning
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More Resources for Your English Course
In addition to software and textbooks, Hawkes Learning offers supplemental resources for integrated reading & writing, English composition, and corequisite composition. Support students in achieving content mastery with these handy learning aids: The Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student, Second EditionThis pocket-sized resource covers grammar, mechanics, reading, writing, and research. It also offers … Continue reading More Resources for Your English Course
Now Available: Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student, 2nd Edition
The wait is over! Hawkes’ Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student, now with updated APA and MLA guidelines, is here. The 2nd Edition takes a clean, easy-to-use approach toward developing students’ skills. Colorful icons, clear organization, and large fonts guide students through complex reading and writing topics in a user-friendly manner. This portable … Continue reading Now Available: Reading & Writing Handbook for the College Student, 2nd Edition
6 Tips for Learning Online
by Caitlin Coleman We’ve come a long way from classrooms with a desk for each student and a teacher standing at a chalkboard. Some of us have only experienced this. Some of us have experience this with a little bit of technology mixed in. Now we are in an era where everyone must take that … Continue reading 6 Tips for Learning Online
3 Corequisite and Accelerated Learning Course Implementation Resources
1. Free Download: Study Skills for Corequisite Students English Composition with Integrated Review offers an entire chapter on study skills to help students adapt to a rigorous college workload. Download these free sections: Stress ManagementKeeping Yourself OrganizedTime ManagementStudy StrategiesTest-Taking Strategies DOWNLOAD THE STUDY SKILLS 2. Free Webinar: Accelerating Underprepared Students through English Composition Courseware geared toward … Continue reading 3 Corequisite and Accelerated Learning Course Implementation Resources
Check out the English Composition with Integrated Review Guided Notebook
The new English Composition with Integrated Review Guided Notebook is a pencil-and-paper resource that emphasizes key concepts and their immediate applications in a corequisite or accelerated learning composition course. Download a free sample! Along with pre-built grammar diagnostic tests to identify skill gaps, this notebook builds note-taking and annotating skills while guiding students step-by-step through instructional … Continue reading Check out the English Composition with Integrated Review Guided Notebook
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