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Schechter, Rachel L.; Lynch, Alicia D. – Online Submission, 2022
LXD Research analyzed data from over 3,200 students in grades K-2 who participated in using the 95 Phonics Core Program in a school district in MO during 2021-2022. The demographic breakdown of this sample included 75% White students, 23% Low Income students, 9% ESL students, 13% SPED students. Schools in the district were paired for similar ELA…
Descriptors: Phonics, Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness
Bernstein, Sara; Reid, Natalie; Harrington, Jeffrey; Malone, Lizabeth – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2022
Head Start is an essential part of the programs and funding streams that provide early care and education (ECE) services to young children in the U.S. Head Start focuses on supporting children and families with low incomes, but also contributes to the broader effort to expand access to high quality ECE for all young children. Programs and…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Social Services, Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education
Training and Development Journal, 1986
Presents results of a national survey of training and development executives concerning the state of U.S. employee training. Examples of the topics covered by the survey include corporate philosophy, staffing considerations, needs assessment, training participation, program topics, methods and materials, and program evaluation. (CT)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Needs Assessment
Banilower, Eric R.; Rosenberg, Sharyn L.; Weiss, Iris R. – Horizon Research, Inc. (NJ1), 2006
In the spring and summer of 1995, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded the first cohort of eight projects in a new initiative, the Local Systemic Change through Teacher Enhancement (LSC) program. Eighteen additional projects were funded in 1996, 20 in 1997, 12 in 1998, 13 in 1999, 9 in 2000, 7 in 2001, and 1 in 2002 for a total of 88…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Science Instruction, Educational Improvement, School Districts
National Assessment and Dissemination Center for Bilingual Education, Fall River, MA. – 1977
A needs assessment survey was conducted of the Russian-speaking immigrant population in New York City. Program goals were: (1) to identify the public and priviate schools with concentrations of Soviet immigrant students; (2) to survey the programs established in the identified schools and their levels of instruction; (3) to identify the bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Hebrew
Romero, Patricia L. – 1979
Field testing of learning materials developed by the Counselors Expanding Career Options (CECO) Project, specifically The Whole Person Book, was conducted during the 1977-1978 school year in 72 secondary schools in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Colorado. The field test design established three comparison groups of secondary counselors and teachers.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Instructional Materials
Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz; Ma, Boya; Jaciw, Andrew – Empirical Education Inc., 2007
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) was interested in evaluating components of a statewide pilot program to support instruction in World Languages (particularly Spanish and French). The first component was an online student assessment, the Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) to measure the learning outcomes. The DDOE also…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Faculty Development
Wasatch Inst. for Research and Evaluation, Logan, UT. – 1982
Summarizing the second year of a 3-year evaluation project, this nine-chapter report focuses on three Utah programs under Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The first program, Title IV-Part B (IV-B), provides funds for local education agency (LEA) purchases of educational materials and equipment; the second, Title IV-Part C…
Descriptors: Educational Equipment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1981
The Tennessee Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture effort to develop a coordinated nutrition education program for children from preschool through grade 12. For this second-year evaluation, researchers associated with the University of Tennessee collected data for the evaluation of program…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods