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Download full textMosbaek, E.J.; And Others – 1968
The results of compensatory education (CE) were evaluated in 5 school districts distributed across the nation. These 5 districts represented a subsample of an earlier evaluation involving 11 districts. Data were gathered on the amount and type of CE and the achievement scores of the pupils participating in CE during the 1965-66 and 1966-67 school…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Mosbaek, E.J.; And Others – 1968
Detailed case studies of each of the 5 school district participating in an evaluation of compensatory education (CE) programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are contained in this volume. Technical features and the methodology used in the 1965-66 and 1966-67 school year programs are described. The description…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
McAfee, Jackson K. – 1981
Educators considering adoption of policies regarding the promotion of students from one grade to the next must consider several factors, including acceptable levels of student progress toward terminal objectives, student developmental and cognitive abilities, community attitudes toward student retention, and the educational benefits of retention.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Tallmadge, G. Kasten – 1973
The objective of this study of California projects, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, was to shed additional light on the cost-benefit and "critical mass" issues which are central to today's compensatory education planning and policy making. It covers reading and math programs in grades one through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness
Long, John; And Others – 1978
An experiment was performed to evaluate the tenability of the assumption in the Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I proposed variance estimation procedures for criterion referenced tests. The assumption is that the ratio of the local to the national standard deviation for the national sample will be the same for the normed test as…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
Burry, James, Ed.; Quellmalz, Edys S., Ed. – Evaluation Comment, 1978
Abstracts are presented of the major conference papers and thematic discussions delivered at the 1978 Measurement and Methodology Conference. The titles of the presentations are: Policy-Responsive Evaluation (Wiley); When Educators Set Standards (Glass); Comments on Wiley and Glass (Schutz); Key Standard-Setting Considerations for Minimal…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Cognitive Measurement, Conference Reports
