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Peer reviewedGood, Thomas L.; Grouws, Douglas A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1979
The effectiveness of an experimental mathematics teaching program was investigated. Observational measures revealed that teachers implemented the treatment. Analyses of product data showed that students of treatment teachers outperformed those of controls. Thus, teachers and/or teaching methods exerted a significant difference on student progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Experimental Programs, Grade 4
Download full textNortheast Regional Exchange, Inc., Chelmsford, MA. – 1985
This is the final report of a two-year study of exemplary mathematics programs in the United States. The schools chosen were selected on the basis of test scores above national norms, test scores above expectations for particular subpopulations (e.g. women, minorities), participation in critical courses, participation above expectations for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, High Achievement, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedSchmidt, William H. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1983
A conception of invalidity as bias is related to content validity for standardized achievement tests. A method of estimating content bias for each of three content domains (a priori, curricular, and instructional) based on the specification of a content taxonomy is also proposed. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Content Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Instruction
Harmon, David J. – 1981
Kanawha County Schools' replication of the Johns Hopkins Fast Paced Mathematics program has completed its first year of implementation. This program is an alternative that speeds up the rate of learning for mathematically gifted students to a pace that is consistent with their capabilities. The program served eighth grade students. The main…
Descriptors: Acceleration, Gifted, Grade 8, Junior High Schools
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1980
In fiscal years 1978 and 1979 the Des Moines Title I math program served approximately 1100 students in 23 elementary schools. The program which used supplementary small group instruction for students in grades 2-6 who were performing below expected levels, had five components: (1) a management system guide; (2) individual student educational plan…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Educational Priorities Panel, New York, NY. – 1984
This document tracks the 1983 implementation in 11 New York City schools of the Program to Raise Educational Performance (PREP), designed for ninth graders who do not meet high school entrance requirements. Under the program, students may enter high school, take credit courses, and also receive special support and theme-related remedial reading…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Evaluation Methods, Grade 9, High Schools
Mertz, Ronald E.; Dawson, Monte E. – 1981
This report discusses Title I programs currently operating in the St. Louis, Missouri, public schools and analyzes various budgeting options that would permit administrators to maintain educational quality in the face of reduced funding. Detailed descriptions, including data on pupil achievement, cost effectiveness, and implementation problems,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
del Refugio Robledo, Maria; Cortez, Albert – Intercultural Development Research Association Newsletter, 1983
Although the results of minimum competency tests need to be interpreted with caution, data on the Texas Assessment of Basic Skills (TABS) for 1980-82 clearly indicate the inadequate results of remedial programs for minority students in Texas. Secondary analysis of the data shows that overall performance on exit level math and reading tests…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Blacks, Compensatory Education, Grade 9
Tompkins, Leroy J. – 1981
This report presents both formative and summative data regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the Basic Skills Program carried out in the Montgomery County, Maryland, public schools in 1981. The program provides intensive remedial instruction in the basic skills areas of reading, writing, and mathematics to elementary (through grade 8)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills, Parent Attitudes
Ventouratos, Despina – 1993
This report presents evaluative information concerning Project Math and Science, a New York City program that provided instruction in English as a second language (ESL), native language arts (NLA), and bilingual instruction in the content areas of mathematics and science. The project also provided teachers of participating students (630 mostly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Attendance, Bilingual Education
Ventouratos, Despina – 1993
This report evaluates Project Data-Tech, a New York City program that served 125 Haitian- and Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency and that was designed to improve the educational attainment of these minority children. Participating students received instruction in English as a second language; native language arts (NLA); the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development
Augustin, Marc A. – 1993
This report examines the progress in 1992-93 of the Career Awareness Program for Bilingual Haitian and Hispanic Students (Project CAP) in New York City. In the year under review, Project CAP served a total of 292 students with limited English proficiency who were also limited in their ability to read and write in their native language.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Development, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
