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Download full textLewis, Laurie; And Others – 1996
The Survey on Remedial Education in Higher Education Institutions was designed to provide current national estimates about the extent of remediation on college campuses. The study examined participation in college-level remedial education, characteristics of remedial courses and programs, and policies or laws that affect remedial education. Data…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Colleges, Compensatory Education, Higher Education
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1990
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 is the largest federally-funded program designed to provide services to educationally deprived elementary school and secondary school students who live in areas with a concentration of children from low income families. Annual needs assessment and evaluation are requirements of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
National Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
Mandated by the Education Amendments of 1974, this document is the first attempt to describe and interpret the condition of American education in a statistical report. Using the theme of participation, the data identifies participants in education, portrays what goes on in schools, explores changing patterns of age participation in types of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Basic Skills, Data
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1979
The 168 items selected for administration to 7,905 17-year olds in 1976-77, were developed from existing National Assessment items and from existing sets of life/coping skills. Skills designated as basic included: career development; citizenship; community resource utilization; consumer protection; family management; health maintenance; and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Statistics on Education. – 1990
Worldwide educational indicators are presented in tables and graphs by region. The indicators are selected to highlight the International Literacy Year and Education for All, two programs of particular importance to the United Nations. Data are presented for the school years beginning in 1970, 1975, 1980, and select years up to 1987. The terms…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demography, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Research. – 1990
Statewide results of South Carolina's Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) are provided in terms of the percentages of students meeting statewide performance standards in reading, mathematics, writing, and science. BSAP tests were administered statewide on April 23-27, 1990, in grades 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8. The BSAP Exit Examination was administered…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
Ijames, Steve; Byers, Carl – 1996
This document contains statistical information about the North Carolina Community College System for the academic year 1995-1996. It presents a summary of the 1995-1996 information collected from each of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina, as well as historical information for an 11-year period. This report is organized in sections that…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationNorth Carolina Community Coll. System, Raleigh. – 1999
This document contains statistical information for the academic year 1997-1998 collected from each of the 58 community colleges in North Carolina, as well as historical information for an 11-year period. This was the first year in which the North Carolina Community College System used the semester system. In addition, it was the first year of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Spicer, Scot L.; Karpp, Edward R. – 1995
Outlining the demography of the students and community served by Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, as well as providing indicators of institutional effectiveness, this five-part report is designed to assist faculty, staff, and students understand the college's diversity operations. Section I provides a community profile, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Planning, Community Characteristics
Spicer, Scot L.; And Others – 1996
Outlining the demography of the students and community served by Glendale Community College (GCC), in California, as well as providing indicators of institutional effectiveness, this five-part report is designed to assist faculty, staff, and students understand the college's diverse operations. Section I provides a community profile, including…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Planning, Community Characteristics
Public Agenda Foundation, New York, NY. – 2003
This document presents the complete findings, full wordings, complete responses, and sample sizes from a series of surveys conduced from 1998 through 2002. The surveys covered a variety of topics about public education, including student achievement, academic standards, standardized testing, accountability, curriculum, safety and discipline,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Attitude Measures, Basic Skills
