This article discusses an attempt to match the student characteristics in sections of technical report writing in a community college setting so as to determine if different teaching methodologies affected performance and/or attitudes. As many similarities as possible in the general characteristics of age, background field of study, and initial attitude towards the course were sought in order to measure the effect of a variance in presentation of material. The first class was taught by the traditional lecture technique; the second, by individual consultation.
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A Few Years Past, Community College Frontiers, 7:3, Spring 1979.
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Economic Impact Techniques in the Community Colleges, Illinois Community College Board, Fall 1980.
