Basic Skills Research Project
A series of working papers on basic skills instructional practices observed in California community colleges.
To understand what happens in basic skills instruction, it is necessary to examine all elements in the triangle of instruction, including analyzing the actions of instructors and students, documenting the content of the classroom, and understanding the institutional setting of the classroom.
The Basic Skills Research Project, a joint project of UC Berkeley and the RP Group, offers an analysis of basic skills instruction as observed at 14 California community colleges. Through a series of working papers, we describe issues such as pedagogy and successful models, including looking at specific techniques such as Reading Apprenticeship and the National Writing Project.
Working Papers
Download papers on topics such as students' progress out of the developmental sequence, instructional approaches, and integrating student support and instruction.
About the Study
Learn more about how the research for this project was conducted.
