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Peer reviewedOlson, Mary W.; Miller, Samuel – Reading Psychology, 1991
Describes a framework, or process, for determining the value of a reading/language arts program--a model for program evaluation. (MG)
Descriptors: Language Arts, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Reading Programs
Peer reviewedSchrader, Stuart M.; Mills, Kim White; Dick, Robert – JACA: Journal of the Association for Communication Administration, 2001
Addresses one Communication Department's sojourn in designing, developing, and proposing a unique Master of Arts in Applied Communication. Discusses steps in developing an applied graduate program, the mission statement for the program, the curriculum, the expected impact of the graduate program on the undergraduate program, and program strengths.…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Masters Programs
Flanagan, Ruth – EEducator, 1999
Provides a glimpse of a few schools who have exemplary project-based environmental education programs. Speculates as to how such programs will contribute to scientific literacy in the future. Focuses on elementary and secondary schools in Kentucky, Maryland, and Florida. (DDR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Excellence in Education, Learning Strategies
Download full textWhitson, Gayle; Bodycott, Peter – 1992
A study investigated the effectiveness of improvements in a Singapore graduate training program for elementary school teachers of English as a Second Language. Program changes focused on providing appropriate, constructive feedback to trainees about their teaching practice and developing trainees' skills of critical reflection. The report…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Feedback, Foreign Countries
Alvermann, Donna E., Ed.; And Others – 1987
Focusing on how secondary school reading programs can be organized and on how their effectiveness can be measured, this book synthesizes reading research in several significant areas and makes concrete suggestions for using this research to improve reading instruction. Each chapter, opens with a question posed by a teacher, discusses research with…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Theories
Carbo, Marie; And Others – 1986
Designed to assist parents, classroom teachers, reading specialists, and special educators, this book describes effective reading programs that promote reading success and achievement for children at all reading levels. The 10 chapters of the book are as follows: (1) "Preventing Reading Failure and Increasing Reading Achievement through Learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Learning Processes
