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Lucas, Christine W. – 1980
Operation Rewrite, a program developed for use in English instruction in Quebec (Canada), is a constructive teaching-learning method for increasing students' linguistic competency in written discourse. The program provides middle and secondary school students with structured exercises to study and rewrite, using the author's exact format but with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Imitation, Language Acquisition
Direct linkCorter, Carl; Patel, Sejal; Pelletier, Janette; Bertrand, Jane – Early Education and Development, 2008
Research Findings: Integrated services for young children and families are part of the new policy landscape in early childhood, but there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of these programs and how they develop on the ground. This study examined the use of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as both a summative program evaluation tool…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Demonstration Programs
Edmonton Public Schools (Alberta). – 1977
A partial immersion bilingual (English-Ukrainian) program which included Grades 1 to 3 was examined to determine: (1) the program students' achievement in mathematics, English and Ijrainian; (2) the attitudes of parents and program personnel toward the program; (3) the program students' level of cognitive development; and (4) reasons students left…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, English Curriculum
Edwards, Peter; Ellis, E. N. – 1973
The study was requested by the Vancouver School Board Reading Centre (VSBRC) and the Education Department of the Vancouver School Board. The main purpose of the study was to make pre-treatment and post-treatment assessments of pupils of the VSBRC so that an evaluation of the VSBRC program could be made. A Questionnaire was sent to the current…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Elementary School Curriculum, Formative Evaluation
Stern, H. H.; And Others – 1976
In 1973-75, as a result of federal grants, the four major boards of education in Ontario experimented with different approaches to the teaching of French, and an evaluation of the experimental programs was also undertaken. The present report is an overview and evaluation of the entire research effort. Three approaches to French instruction have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, French, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedSwain, Merrill; Johnson, Robert Keith – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1996
Analyzes how Canadian immersion education has developed from its origins to the present in terms of a cycle guided by the interplay between theory and classroom practice of second- language acquisition. Johnson responds by questioning the extent to which bilingual education theory and practices are universal or context specific. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Correction
Download full textBuzan, Jean Mary – 1972
The study describes an experimental program in Vancouver to teach English as an additional language to older immigrants who were excluded from existing programs for one reason or another. Classes were held during the morning hours on two consecutive days for seven weeks (with a five-week extension course) in a community center; 45 adults were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
