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Peer reviewedAughinbaugh, Alison – Journal of Human Resources, 2001
Using 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data (n=7,787), the relationship between Head Start and school suspensions, grade repetition, and math achievement was examined. Estimates indicate that Head Start does not have long-term benefits, a finding compatible with studies showing that compensatory preschool programs need to be long in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Early Intervention, Grade Repetition, Mathematics Achievement
Mueller, E. Jane – 1977
The relationships between the grade level of entry into Title I treatment, the need for subsequent treatment, and third grade reading achievement were investigated. In addition, the relationships between pattern of Title I treatment, third grade achievement, and Kuhlmann-Anderson Verbal IQ were studied. The pattern of Title I entry is defined as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
McNamara, Thomas – 1978
Quasi-longitudinal data on student achievement, drawn from a computerized file on about 50,000 children, essentially consist of cross-sectional performance data analyzed in terms of length of program exposure while allowing for analysis of post-program performance on the basis of program exposure. The data are also analyzed according to the major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Attendance Patterns, Compensatory Education
Download full textKoffler, Stephen L.
An extensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I data base was developed in order to study the distribution and effect of Title I funds in New Jersey. The information in this data base was then analyzed in conjunction with information concerning reading and mathematics achievement, program adoption, and demography, to determine…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Correlation, Data Analysis
Wells, Stuart; And Others – 1974
The effects of varying amounts of computer assisted instruction (CAI) in mathematics, on the academic performance of 446 fifth and sixth graders scoring below norm on the California Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) were investigated. Independent variables were: (1) beginning-of-year CTBS mathematics pretest score; (2) teacher's verbal ability; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Black Students, Compensatory Education
Kerins, C. Thomas; Stenzel, Norman K. – 1976
The role of a program evaluation unit in the Illinois State Educational Agency (SEA) as it attempts to provide meaningful data for a variety of audiences about projects that have extremely short life is investigated. The focus is on two programs--migrant programs and neglected/delinquent programs--funded under Title I, Public Law 89-750. A common…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Delinquency
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Child Development and Parent Education. – 1975
In order to expose disadvantaged preschool children to a variety of educational experiences and to health and social services, the New York State Legislature funded the State Experimental Prekindergarten Program (PreK). In 1975, a five-year longitudinal evaluation study was begun. The study has two major parts: (1) a general study of 5,800…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Compensatory Education
