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Erdogan, Niyazi; Navruz, Bilgin; Younes, Rayya; Capraro, Robert M. – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2016
Recent studies on professional development programs indicate these programs, when sustained, have a positive impact on student achievement; however, many of these studies have failed to use longitudinal data. The purpose of this study is to understand how one particular instructional practice (STEM PBL) used consistently influences student…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Science Achievement
Contreras, Frank – 1992
The Texas/Montana Distance Learning Project was a summer (1992) pilot program administered by the Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the Montana Office of Public Instruction. Targeted participants were children of migratory workers who attended Texas schools, but were living temporarily in Montana during the early summer. The goals of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Interactive Video
Huskey, Barton – Online Submission, 2002
This report presents evaluation findings regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the Academics 2000, Cycle VIII grant in AISD during the 2001-2002 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Wendt-Keswick, Karen – 1999
The Diversified Education through Leadership, Technology, and Academics (DELTA) program of the Austin Independent School District (AISD), Texas, serves students at each of the AISD 10 regular high schools. The goal of this open-entry, open-exit, competency-based diploma program is to recover former dropouts and to prevent students at risk of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Johnson, Joseph F., Jr.; Treisman, Uri; Fuller, Ed – School Administrator, 2000
Studies of Texas' testing program, initiated in 1992, identify several factors contributing to improved achievement: alignment with state standards; results that inform instruction; understandable, attainable rating systems that encourage improvements for all populations; balance between school/student accountability; stable, yet improvable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1996
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was amended in 1996 to authorize funding for the Title I Migrant Education program to provide educational and counseling assistance to eligible children of migratory farm and fishery workers. An evaluation was conducted of the implementation of the migrant education program in the Houston…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Delivery Systems
Oakeley, Cecilia; Yang, Hua – 1997
As the idea of including limited English proficient (LEP) students in large-scale assessments is becoming popular among researchers, the practical question of how to do so meaningfully so that the needs and performances of LEP students are recognized while their scores are interpreted and used correctly becomes more important. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Sabatino, Melissa – 1993
The 1992-93 school year was the third year of the Elementary Technology Demonstration Schools program of the Austin (Texas) schools; the project is funded by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) and Apple Computer Inc. Grants from these corporations were used to equip three elementary schools with IBM equipment and one with Apple…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Involvement, Computer Assisted Instruction
Koehler, Holly – 1998
The ExceL through Innovation grants program provides funding for elementary campuses to implement 4-year instructional and staff development programs designed to raise student achievement. All 66 campuses of the Austin Independent School District (Texas) received ExceL funding for the 1996-97 and 1997-98 school years, with the funded amount based,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Finance