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Kimball, George H.; And Others – 1984
This study was conducted to determine whether the Chapter 1 instruction provided to low-achieving students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools had a detectable effect on student academic growth. Reading and math achievement test scores of Chapter 1 students in grades 2 to 8 were compared with those of a matched group of low-achieving non-Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance
Claus, Richard N.; Girrbach, Charmaine J. – 1982
The long-term sustained impact of the Saginaw School District Chapter I Supplemental Teacher Participation (STP) program on third grade students during the 1979-80 school year was examined. A total of 256 students were classified into one of four categories: 1 year, 2 year continuous, 3 year continuous, and 2 year interrupted. Two different…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Grade 3
Weikart, David P. – 1967
The Perry Preschool Project in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is structured so that a group of disadvantaged 3-year-old Negro children begin a 2-year preschool program each year. The program was originally very verbal-learning oriented but has recently been modified to make use of Piaget's cognitive development theories. From the beginning of the program…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Control Groups, Disadvantaged
Wing, Cliff W., Jr.; And Others – 1989
The relationship between gender and the race/geographic area of students and their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score gains after participation in one of two test preparatory programs was studied. Black (n=181) and native-born Appalachian white (n=67) high school juniors were selected on the basis of high scores on the California Achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing