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Download full textGoudas, Alexandros M.; Boylan, Hunter R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2013
Shortly after we published "Addressing Flawed Research in Developmental Education" (2012) in the "Journal of Developmental Education," Thomas Bailey, Shanna Smith Jaggars, and Judith Scott- Clayton from the Community College Research Center (CCRC) wrote a response rebutting several of our claims. Though their response corrects…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Research, Reader Response, Criticism
California State Dept. of the Youth Authority, Sacramento. – 1985
This evaluation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 programs in the 16 participating schools and camps of the California Youth Authority presents findings for the year 1983-84. The students enrolled in the program were severely academically disadvantaged teenagers (reading and mathematics abilities five or more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
Students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Bound Program of the New York City public schools met evaluation criteria in writing and mathematics but did not meet reading evaluation objectives. The Program, funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, is designed to improve the reading, writing, and mathematics skills of…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Compensatory Education, High Schools
Rachal, Janella; Abshire, Barbara – 1990
The Louisiana State-Funded Program for High-Risk Four-Year-Olds (SPHF) works to improve the readiness of preschool children eligible to enter kindergarten the following year who are at risk of being insufficiently prepared. This interim report qualitatively and quantitatively evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of the SPHF. Sixty-two…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, High Risk Students, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
The large number of missing student test scores, the results of uneven student attendance, precluded any meaningful assessment of the impact of the 1988/89 Pregnant School-Aged Girls Program in the New York City public schools. Pregnant students have the option of attending classes at one of five special schools. There, they attend remedial…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, High Schools, Pregnant Students
Vincent, Vern C. – 1983
The impact of a Learning Assistance Center (LAC) program on the achievement and retention of disadvantaged students at a predominately Hispanic institution was evaluated over a two-year period. Tutoring was limited to freshmen and sophomores in the general subject areas of English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, and social studies. Trends for…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Disadvantaged, Grade Point Average
Langlois, Margaret – 1979
Through the Title I/Impact Aid programs, special reading and math services were provided for 2,385 students in grades one through nine. Three levels of the Metropolitan Achievement Tests were used as objective pre and post test measures. Pupil activities in reading varied according to diagnosed needs, grade level, and demonstrated task mastery.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Kaye Educational Evaluators, Inc., Bronx, NY. – 1979
Major characteristics of seven Title I and Impact Aid components implemented in New York City School District 29 in 1978-79 are described in this evaluation. The components are: (1) an elementary grade Reading Diagnostic Program; (2) a project to raise reading achievement in the intermediate schools; (3) an Early Childhood Center for students in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
The Austin (Texas) Independent School District presents its third and final report to the Texas Education Agency concerning the Summer School Pilot for 1982. This program was designed to provide additional basic skills instruction so that elementary school retainees would not fall further behind during the summer and would be better prepared to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
The Summer Program objectives were to increase pupil competency by providing remedial and corrective instruction in reading and mathematics for children who were likely to be held back, needed strengthening in basic skills, or were one or more years below grade level in reading or math achievement. Eight elementary and junior high schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Compensatory Education
Rhodes-Kline, Anne K. – 1996
Information gained from program evaluation for Reading Recovery (RR) in Maine is used to continually improve implementation of the program, as well as to generate additional evaluation questions. This report summarizes statewide findings about the program based on data from the 1995-96 school year. The report is organized topically into brief…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Grade 1, High Risk Students, Literacy
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
Both half-year and full-year students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Discovery and Development Program of the New York City public schools surpassed the program's evaluation objectives in writing and mathematics and came close to meeting the objective in reading. The program, affiliated with the City University of New York, is a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Students of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District who had been in first through sixth grade and had been retained at some point in their school careers were eligible to attend the 1982 summer school for retainees. A total of 1,193 students were enrolled for at least part of the summer school, with a 94 percent attendance rate for the days…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Burkheimer, Graham J. Jr.; And Others – 1979
This report presents findings from the third of a series of studies of the Upward Bound (UB) program. The study was conducted between April, 1978, and September, 1979, to investigate long-term educational outcomes of UB program participation. The Upward Bound program was designed for low income high school students with potential for successfully…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
An evaluation is presented of the remedial programs in each of New Jersey's 32 public colleges and universities. The academic outcome of full-time students entering in fall 1984 is tracked over four semesters. This analysis combines measures of the colleges' administrative efficiency in testing and enrolling students in needed remedial courses,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, College Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
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