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Arden, Sarah V.; Gandhi, Allison Gruner; Zumeta Edmonds, Rebecca; Danielson, Louis – Exceptional Children, 2017
Based on the 2015 evaluation of response-to-intervention (RTI) efforts and our own 2 decades of experience in supporting educators' implementation of RTI efforts, four recommendations are presented to advance effective implementation of tiered systems of intervention. We suggest that by (a) assessing readiness and capacity, (b) providing content…
Descriptors: National Programs, Program Implementation, Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Choiseul-Praslin, Belkis; Lazo, Rebecca – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2022
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides program- and student-level data reported by TPSIDs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities) during the…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Wu, Xiaoying; Lazo, Rebecca; Smith, Frank; Domin, Daria – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2021
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides an overview of descriptive program and student-level data provided by Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities…
Descriptors: Program Content, Access to Education, Student Needs, Student Characteristics
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Siaca, Jennifer L. – Afterschool Matters, 2010
The need for afterschool programs is clear: Research and practice demonstrate that quality afterschool programs keep youth safe; support working families; and provide critical learning, personal development, arts, and recreational opportunities. New York State alone uses nearly $300 million in local, state, and federal funds for afterschool…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Content, Program Evaluation
Wilson, Sandra Jo; Tanner-Smith, Emily E.; Lipsey, Mark W.; Steinka-Fry, Katarzyna; Morrison, Jan – Campbell Collaboration, 2011
The objectives of this systematic review were to summarize the available evidence on the effects of prevention and intervention programs aimed at primary and secondary students for increasing school completion or reducing school dropout. The primary focus of the meta-analysis was to examine the comparative effectiveness of different programs and…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Intervention, Participant Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Baker, Thomas A.; Lindquist, Marge – Education Canada, 1984
Twenty-five schoolhouse-tested topics for making inservice meetings more responsive to current interests are listed and discussed (beginning with "Robots Are the Future"). An additional 43 topics are listed only (beginning with "Teaching the Child of Divorce"). (BRR).
Descriptors: Inservice Teacher Education, Program Content, Program Effectiveness
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College Composition and Communication, 1982
Designed to evaluate high school or college writing programs and writing instruction, this instrument includes six different questionnaires that provide information about the foundations of the writing program; teachers' assumptions, goals, and plans; classroom activities as observed by colleagues; the quality of writing assignments; the quality…
Descriptors: Adult Education, High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Program Content
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Merenbloom, Elliot Y. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Staff development is the key to middle school effectiveness, and this article lists characteristics of an effective staff development program, examples of activities and topics, and questions for program evaluation. (DCS)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Program Content, Program Effectiveness
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Shull, Glenn H. – Music Educators Journal, 1984
The Poudre School District (Colorado) offers instrumental music to students beginning the summer before seventh grade. Throughout junior high school and high school, emphasis is on ensemble work and on performances. The program provides all students with an opportunity to participate at their levels of interest. (CS)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Bands (Music), Music Activities, Music Education
Patterson, Claire – Vocational Education Journal, 1985
Describes aspects of a team teaching approach to mathematics instruction at a career development center. The author discusses pretests, class profile sheets, teacher conferences, classroom visits, demonstration lessons, use of mathematics machines, the math league and league news release, math league playoffs, Mathematics Genius of the Week…
Descriptors: Demonstration Centers, Mathematics Instruction, Pretests Posttests, Profiles
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Servatius, Joanna Dee; Young, Shareen E. – Educational Leadership, 1985
As an example of successful training in teacher coaching, this article describes a program conducted by the Santa Clara County, California, Educational Development Center. Aspects of the program discussed are its design, the selection of participants, the training process, the program's results, and the program's future. (MCG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Content, Program Design
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Edwards, Sara A.; Barnes, Susan – Educational Leadership, 1985
Describes Research In Teacher Education (RITE), a staff development model that uses school district staff to train teachers and that identifies effective teaching and staff development practices. Information is presented on the model's characteristics and implementation, research contributing to the model, a field test, and San Diego's adoption of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Linking Agents, Program Content
Fetter, Wayne R. – Educational Technology, 1984
An evaluation form used at Ashland College (Ohio) for critical evaluation of educational software is presented. The form covers basic product information, program content, educational appropriateness, organizational and technical components, teacher's manual, and product revision. (MBR)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Burn, Barbara B.; And Others – 1990
This book reports on part of the results of an international research effort to analyze the structures and impacts of study abroad programs offered by higher education institutions in France, West Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. This volume, the first of two, presents the analysis of the structure and dynamics of study…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Credits, Developed Nations, Expenditure per Student
May, Gordon S.; Arevalo, Claire – Journal of Accounting Education, 1983
The J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia has developed a program that integrates the teaching of writing skills with the regular accounting courses. Students in a three-course sequence write a total of eight papers--technical, memos, or reports--in assignments that resemble writing tasks encountered by professional…
Descriptors: Accounting, Content Area Writing, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
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