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Hotard, Stephen R.; Cortez, Marion J. – 1983
In the 1980-81 school year, the Title I program in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, initiated research into the effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) for mathematics in grades 3-6. Children from two lower socioeconomic area schools, who were one or more years below grade placement but were already making gains of 6-9 months due to an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education
Download full textMac Iver, Douglas J.; Plank, Stephen B. – 1996
Central East Middle School in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), an urban school with about 45% Hispanic enrollment, and the Center for Research on the Education of Children Placed at Risk are working together to implement a Talent Development Middle School model of schooling. Part of this effort includes use of the Student Team Reading (STR) Program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness
Madhere, Serge; Mac Iver, Douglas J. – 1996
The Talent Development approach to helping greater numbers of students succeed in middle school is based on a belief that all students can learn challenging material if the right types of support are given. This report presents the essential components of the Talent Development framework and describes their initial implementation in Evans Junior…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Active Learning, Black Students, Career Exploration
