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Bickerstaff, Susan; Edgecombe, Nikki – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2019
Adult proficiency in numeracy in the United States lags that of other developed nations, and the nonselective institutions that dominate the higher education sector struggle to address the learning needs of the sizeable proportion of students who enroll in their institutions and are deemed academically underprepared in mathematics. Research on…
Descriptors: College Students, College Mathematics, Remedial Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs
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Klein, Steven; Sheil, Amanda Richards; White, Robin; Staklis, Sandra; Alfeld, Corinne; Dailey, Caitlin Rose; Charner, Ivan; Poliakoff, Anne – RTI International, 2014
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV), signed into law on August 12, 2006, lays out the statutory requirements governing federal support for career and technical education (CTE) services offered within secondary schools and postsecondary institutions throughout the United States. Aimed at more fully developing…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Evaluation
Gaubatz, Julie – Science Educator, 2013
Studies of high-school science course sequences have been limited primarily to a small number of site-specific investigations comparing traditional science sequences (e.g., Biology-Chemistry-Physics: BCP) to various Physics First-influenced sequences (Physics-Chemistry-Biology: PCB). The present study summarizes a five-year program evaluation…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Program Evaluation, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation
Bambara, Linda M.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1988
The effects of the Individualized Curriculum Sequencing (ICS) model on acquisition and generalization of skills by two severely handicapped preschoolers were evaluated. Results preliminarily supported the efficacy of the ICS model. Criterion performance and generalization across novel classroom activities and materials were evident for four of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Generalization, Individualized Instruction, Preschool Education
Moore, Betty Jean – 1976
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of sequential visual-motor skills, developed as described in "Visual Motor Development" (VMD), on the reading achievement of children enrolled in a remedial reading program in a San Antonio elementary school. Data were obtained from 52 children in first through sixth grades divided…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Motor Development, Program Evaluation, Reading Achievement
Christie, Lu S.; McKenzie, Hugh S. – 1974
Discussed is the use of minimum behavioral objectives to provide evaluation of special education in regular classrooms. Literature which supports the mainstreaming of moderately handicapped children is reviewed briefly. Application of the behavioral model of education on the community level is considered in terms of the basic skills which comprise…
Descriptors: Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Gersten, Russell – 1984
The evolution and evaluation of an elementary level structured immersion program in English as a second language are described. The program provides all academic instruction in English, but at a level that students can understand. It is ungraded, uses bilingual teachers who speak the students' native language, and has both developmental and direct…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Laosa, Luis M.; And Others – 1975
As the first volume of a 4-volume report evaluating the University of Massachusetts Non-Formal Education Project (UMass NFEP) in rural Ecuador, this volume presents summary responses to the following evaluation questions: (1) What does UMass NFEP purport to do? (2) How does UMass NFEP go about implementing its goals? (3) To what extent is UMass…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change Agents, Developing Nations, Educational Games
Laosa, Luis M.; And Others – 1975
As the third volume in a 4-volume evaluation report on the University of Massachusetts Non-Formal Education Project (UMass NFEP) initiated in rural Ecuador in 1973, this volume presents an in-depth analysis of the evaluation findings. Since UMass NFEP was initiated for purposes of developing new materials and methodologies in conjunction with and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Developing Nations, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
Wang, Margaret C.; And Others – 1974
The Primary Education Project (PEP) is concerned with the development and evaluation of a model of individualized education for young children suitable for implementation in American public schools at the preschool through primary grade level. It is concerned with all aspects of school functioning: curriculum, classroom organization, teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Class Organization, Classification