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Download full textColorado Department of Higher Education, 2018
This report provides data on the effects of developmental education on students at Colorado's public higher education institutions and aims to inform the ongoing dialogue regarding preparation for college. Specifically, it documents the data gathered by the Colorado Department of Higher Education (DHE) on students from the Colorado High School…
Descriptors: High School Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education, Enrollment Rate
Direct linkPiedrafita, Sonia – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2018
The Council of the European Union has set the goal of reducing low achievement in reading, mathematics and science among 15-year-olds to less than 15 % by 2020. How are European countries going to achieve this? One of the key elements in the learning process is the instruction time available to students. In fact, not only the quality of…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Geographic Location, Compulsory Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Piedrafita, Sonia – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2017
This report examines the recommended minimum instruction time in full-time compulsory general education in 2016/17 in 42 European education systems. It includes national diagrams illustrating the data by country and by subject. The comparative overview examines the policy changes that have taken place over the last year regarding the recommended…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Geographic Location, Compulsory Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Baïdak, Nathalie; Pejnovic, Svetlana – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2015
The Eurydice network has been collecting data on instruction time for more than two decades. These data have been published in many Eurydice publications, notably all editions of the 'Key data on Education'. Since 2010, annually updated data on instruction time has been available on the Eurydice website. Since 2013, the Eurydice network has been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Compulsory Education, Time on Task, General Education
Stokes, Laura; St. John, Mark – Inverness Research, 2008
The National Writing Project (NWP) is the nation's premier professional development network dedicated to improving the teaching of writing. The NWP network comprises nearly 200 local sites in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. This report presents the results of a seven-year survey study of teachers participating in NWP summer…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Teaching Experience, Faculty Development, Summer Programs
ACT, Inc., 2009
The ACT National Curriculum Survey is a one-of-a-kind nationwide survey of educational practices and expectations conducted by ACT every 3 to 5 years. ACT surveys thousands of middle school/junior high school, secondary, and postsecondary teachers in English/writing, reading (including English language arts and social studies teachers),…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, English Curriculum
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
The intent of this evaluation report is to provide information obtained from a study of the Success in Reading and Writing Program pilot project initiated in the Washington, D. C. public schools in 1978-79. The first chapter of the report describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, its goals and objectives, and the pilot project; states…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Reading Improvement
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
Applebee, Arthur N.; Langer, Judith A. – Center on English Learning & Achievement (NJ3), 2006
This study examined student writing over the past decades. The National Study of Writing Instruction addressed questions through analyses of existing data sets, particularly those from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which include background questions on instructional practices in U.S. middle and high schools. NAEP…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Teaching Methods, National Competency Tests, Portfolio Assessment
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
Peer reviewedCargill, Margaret – Teaching in Higher Education, 2004
Recognition is increasing that Ph.D. graduates require transferable skills for employment within or outside academia, and professional written communication skills form an important subset which contributes to many other skill categories. Writing journal articles for publication is a key task within candidatures and research workplaces, so…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Workshops, Journal Articles, Writing for Publication
Hector, Judith H. – 1983
A study was conducted at Walters State Community College (WSCC) using a "base rate" approach to evaluate developmental mathematics and English courses. The study involved the collection of data on students' success rates in developmental courses and later in college-level courses; on developmental students' success rates compared with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
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
