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Download full textCouturier, Lara K.; Cullinane, Jenna – Jobs For the Future, 2015
This call to action is based on a simple but important premise: The nation cannot allow college placement policies, processes, and instruments to undermine promising efforts to increase student success in mathematics and increase attainment of STEM credentials. Efforts to redesign math pathways hold great promise for improving the teaching and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, STEM Education, Academic Aspiration
Elkind, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1989
True educational reform will come about only when we replace the reigning psychometric educational psychology with a developmentally appropriate one. The developmental approach is superior regarding its conception of the learner, the learning process, the information to be acquired, and educational goals. Includes 14 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Blois, George T.; Cushing, Katherine S. – 1989
The evaluation of the Developmental Kindergarten (DK) Program at the Harrison School District #2, Colorado Springs, Colorado, involved pre- and post-testing of student academic gains and interviewing of principals and teachers. The program aimed to provide developmentally appropriate activities for students believed to be "at risk" of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Interviews
Bergan, John R. – 1991
The transition to elementary school spans several years in a child's life. For children to progress during this critical period, they must have learning opportunities that are appropriate to their changing developmental levels. Unfortunately, measurement technology that currently dominates assessment practice does not lend itself well to the task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages
Nelson, Regena Fails – Principal, 2000
Examines four types of kindergarten programs (developmental, multiage, full-day, and lower class size) to determine which best accommodates developmental differences while enhancing youngsters' readiness for formal schooling. Low-income, urban areas should implement full-day kindergarten programs and smaller classes in first through third grades.…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Diversity (Student), Full Day Half Day Schedules
Dunn, Loraine; Kontos, Susan – 1997
Those who advocate for developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) do so based on the conviction that these classroom practices enhance children's development and facilitate learning. This ERIC Digest examines recent research on DAP and social-emotional and cognitive development, and describes what we have learned about DAP in early childhood…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment
