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Gregory Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and understand the impact of standardized testing on educational practice in an urban, Title I school community, and to determine solutions to improve the utility of standardized testing in supporting student learning and achievement. The specific areas of focus are diagnosing…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Urban Schools
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Gilmore, M. Christine – Business Education Forum, 1977
Discusses why individualization of learning is needed in inner-city schools and describes a study comparing traditional instruction with programed instruction in teaching shorthand to students in selected inner-city high schools in Dallas, Texas. Procedures, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are included. (HD)
Descriptors: Business Education, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Curriculum Development. – 1980
The document outlines specific goals of a social studies program (K-12) that are consistent with the generalized goals for education of the State Board of Education in Texas. Prior to presenting these goals, the purposes, method of development of the objectives, and the goals for public school education are outlined. General goals are categorized…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Council of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Educational Equity. – 1990
Several initiatives, including this report, have been undertaken to define and understand better and help solve the problems of limited-English-proficient (LEP) school children. A study of the role of state education agencies (SEAs) in educating LEP children is reported. Five chapters contain information on the general challenge, response of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Stedman, Deborah S. – 1979
The Texas adult performance level (APL) project LINK-FOUR implemented a curriculum based on functional competencies at four sites (Austin, Texarkana, Texas City, and Abilene) and formed linkages with local organizations involved in adult vocational education. The concept on which the project was based was that a set of prevocational skills, plus a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Basic Skills
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1987
This monograph outlines the "Long-Range Plan" for Texas public schools, which was implemented by the state board of education in compliance with legislative mandate. The plan, to be reevaluated and updated each biennium, originated from the perceived needs of a diverse and changing demography. The report presents listings of state board…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Agency Cooperation, Board of Education Policy