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Baenen, Nancy; Lloyd, Wanda – 2000
The Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) was a major new initiative in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina, in 2000. The ALP was designed to help WCPSS meet its achievement goal of 95% of students scoring at or above grade level at grades 3 and 8 by 2003, with grade levels determined by the North Carolina End of Grade tests.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Thornton, Philip
A statistical view was compiled of the impact of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in 45 of the 55 West Virginia county school districts between 1977-78. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests were administered for pretesting and posttesting of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
The purpose, procedures, analyses, and results are documented for eight information sources used by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District's Title I Evaluation in 1981-82. These information sources include: (1) Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; (2) Iowa Test of Basic Skills; (3) Title I Service Report; (4) Kindergarten Observations; (5)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Baenen, Nancy; Yaman, Kimberly – 2001
This report focuses on the structure of instructional assistance available through the Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) to students who show low achievement in the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS), North Carolina. Context information is also provided on other programs available to these students. Reports on ALP student participation,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Finance
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
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV. – 1981
Presented here is a collection of assessment and evaluation abstracts of local, State and Federal programs in the Clark County School District in Nevada. In the first section, the district-wide aptitude and achievement testing measures are described, and the results of testing are presented. Section two provides information on program evaluations…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, American Indian Education, Bilingual Education
Powers, Stephen – 1979
A longitudinal study was initiated in the Tuscon Unified School District (TUSD) to follow the achievement of seventh and ninth grade Title I students: (1) to investigate the suitability and difficulty of the Total Reading Test of the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT) and the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS); (2) to compare the gains in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
Hiscox, Suzanne B.; Williams, Barbara I. – 1979
Options are suggested for using and expanding upon the RMC models for evaluating the effectiveness of Title I mastery learning programs with planned high turnover of students. Examples are given of uses of the diagnostic and reporting systems for program planning and decision making. It is suggested that consideration be given to: (1) determining…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attrition (Research Studies), Compensatory Education, Data Collection
McKinney, John T. – 1977
This report provides achievement information from the Philadelphia, Pa. Follow Through program in Mathematics and Reading for the five years, 1971-1972 through 1975-1976. The data are drawn from cross-sectional analyses, focusing primarily on mean score performance in Total Mathematics and Total Reading on city-wide tests. The principal findings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education