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MacQueen, Anne H.; Coulson, John E. – 1978
A major objective of this three year national Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) study was to evaluate the impact of ESAA programs by comparing schools that received ESAA funds with those that did not. Student growth in reading and mathematics were compared. To identify what kinds of schools (what allocations of resources, and what types of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Compensatory Education
Elliott, Gary L.; Murray, Wayne R. – 1980
This report presents results of an evaluation of the bilingual education component of the Emergency School Aid Act Basic Project implemented in 1979-80 in the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District. Findings include: (1) The bilingual proqram was not fully staffed, and many schools were only able to provide English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Elliott, Gary L.; Murray, Wayne R. – 1980
This report presents the results of the evaluation of a bilingual education component implemented through the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) in the Dallas (Texas) Independent School District. Under the program, multicultural bilingual instruction was provided in 13 schools. Twenty-two percent, as opposed to a projected 60 percent, of the students…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Improvement Programs
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1980
Hartford, Connecticut's Intensive Reading Instructional Teams (IRIT) were designed to improve achievement levels of elementary pupils deficient in basic language and reading skills. In 1978-1979, 683 students in grades two through six received instruction in reading vocabulary and comprehension and in decoding. This report updates and expands an…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education
Download full textYonan, Barbara; Baenen, Nancy R. – 1988
Title VII federal funds have been used in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) to help limited English proficient (LEP) students. In 1986-87, 4,143 students were assisted, 87% of whom were Spanish speakers. LEP students in the AISD are helped through Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) and English as a Second Language (ESL)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Marcus, Alfred C.; And Others – 1976
In conjunction with a national evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act, an indepth analysis of 24 selected elementary schools was conducted. Data for the study were collected in 1974-75 through observation of classroom behavior, through interviews with school principals, and through self-administered questionnaires completed by the teachers and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Baenen, Nancy R.; Yonan, Barbara – 1988
Title VII federal funds have been used in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) since 1985-86 to enhance the regular secondary bilingual and English-as-a-second-language programs for Hispanic limited English proficient (LEP) students. The four secondary campuses involved were those with the highest concentrations of Hispanic LEP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1981
This volume summarizes the results of evaluation and testing activities carried out in the Austin, Texas, Independent School District (AISD) during the 1980-81 school year. The text consists of five parts: Section one highlights important findings in the areas of Title I Schoolwide Projects, compensatory programs, early childhood programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education
Dallas Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
After outlining the goals, budget, and personnel of the research and evaluation branch of the Dallas Independent School District, the results of 150 program evaluations are summarized and interpreted. Most evaluations are based on achievement gains as measured by standardized achievement tests. Results are often analyzed by district, subdistrict,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Classroom Research
Schuyler, Nancy B.; Yonan, Barbara – 1987
This report documents the 1985-86 Title VII Program of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Major findings indicated the following: (1) three program components--staff training, tutoring, and curriculum development--were implemented as planned; (2) the staff training component included a series of English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs
Cromer, Fred E. – 1978
This report documents,in detail, student achievement in Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) programs. Its purpose is to provide reference or baseline data for ESAA and other compensatory program administrators and researchers working with disadvantaged students. The data tables and figures can be used to answer the following types of questions: (1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education
Wellisch, Jean B.; And Others – 1976
The 1974-75 in-depth study was designed and conducted as an exploratory investigation of program and contextual factors related to achievement. The study was conducted in conjunction with the National Evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA). The analysis of school success was guided by a conceptual model that identified four key…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budgeting, and Evaluation. – 1975
A 1973 evaluation of the Emergency School Assistance Program (ESAP) showed that it was effective in improving the academic achievement of tenth grade black male students. This study further analyzes this important result with the aim of finding useful information for the operation of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) which replaced ESAP. Several…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Black Achievement
Acland, Henry – 1975
The original evaluation of the effect of Emergency School Assistance Programs (ESAP) in the second year, indicated that black male tenth graders in schools receiving the emergency aid did significantly better on a test of academic performance than did similar students in non-funded comparison schools. No program effects were reported for other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Attitude Change
