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Download full textGoldinher, Martin R. – 1984
The 1983-84 Motivate and Stimulate for Excellence (MASE) Project in 10 Dade County, Florida, elementary schools was funded under the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, Chapter II. It was designed to provide academically above average students with enrichment activities to enhance their critical thinking and problem solving skills through…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Attitude Measures, Critical Thinking
Lore, Rosemary – 1992
The Full-Day Kindergarten (FDK) Program was implemented in selected Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools to improve students' level of achievement by providing an additional half day of kindergarten. This extra half day gave pupils time to participate in more language enrichment activities and more group learning. Activities were designed to: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Full Day Half Day Schedules, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Tompkins, John F. – 1986
This report evaluates the reading and mathematics lab programs for elementary and secondary students in the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. The reading program served 510 students in 13 schools and mathematics program served 240 students in 7 schools. A variety of assessment instruments were used to pinpoint students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Mathematics Achievement
Tompkins, John F. – 1983
Over 600 students were served by the Reading/Mathematics Lab Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. Students enrolled in the mathematics lab at all grade levels attained an increase in mean percentile rank from pre- to post-testing as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills administered in October 1982 and again…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Block Grants, Budgets
Griffith, Julia E. – 1994
Chapter 2 Formula funds provide federal aid to states through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 as amended in 1988 by PL 100-297. Funds can support programs for students at risk of failure or dropping out, or students for whom providing an education entails higher than average costs. Funds can also support programs for…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention
Proller, Norman L. – 1984
This report describes and evaluates the 1983-84 TOPS (Teaching /Outreach/Parent Involvement/Skills Development) program in the Dade County Schools, Florida. Designed for severly emotionally disturbed elementary school students, its full services approach contained the following components: (1) a highly structured academic program employing…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavioral Objectives
