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Mann, Dale – Executive Educator, 1985
Outlines statistical data on national curriculum patterns. Fewer than two percent of all graduating seniors meet or exceed the standards for college-bound students. Includes statistical data on courses students study, number of students per computer, dropout rates, activities of graduates, and test score averages.(MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation
Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. School Improvement and Leadership Services Unit. – 1982
This literature review briefly lists the findings of studies on effective schools. The findings are organized under the following categories (which correspond to the Indicator of Quality Schools Assessment instrument categories): curricular congruence, assessment, leadership of the principal, high expectations, school wide norms, school climate,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Mandlebaum, Linda Higbee – 1988
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of several techniques for teaching reading to students with mental disabilities. Basic considerations include the following facts: (1) the effectiveness of the teacher is more important than the teaching method used, and (2) the teacher's view of reading should match the reading approach…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities, Mental Retardation
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. School Improvement and Leadership Services Unit. – 1982
This document is the complete Indicators of Quality Schools assessment instrument. The instrument is a series of checklists of school practices found in schools known to have an effective instructional program organized under 12 topic areas (with subitems listed under each area): curricular congruence; assessment; leadership of the principal; high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Davis, James E. – 1984
The reactions of social studies educators to "A Nation at Risk," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education that examined the quality of education in the United States, are discussed. The survey was an informal one that asked educators, mainly teachers and professors, what their reactions were to the report in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Boulder, CO. – 1983
Commissioned papers to help the National Commission on Excellence in Education make the recommendations for educational improvement for its report "A Nation at Risk" are cited in this annotated listing. The report presents recommendations in five areas: content, standards and expectations, time, teaching, and leadership and fiscal…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Educational Change
Blank, Rolf K. – 1987
The Council of Chief State School Officers is in the process of assessing reforms that are aimed at improving science and mathematics education at the elementary and secondary levels. This document provides tabulations of the number of states that currently collect data on various indicators of science and mathematics education. Six categories of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Data Collection, Educational Change
