This study begins a systematic examination of the role that content of materials used in experimental free recall tasks, as well as the origin plus the appropriateness of designated "conceptual categories," play in determining mnemonic performance of different groups. It will deliberately engineer the way materials are derived and…

The Cluster program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is designed to be a school within a school in which the students receive the benefits of small class size, psychological support, and curricular innovation. The program this year was expanded to include both ninth and tenth year students. The two clusters of…

The Cluster Program at Benjamin Franklin High School, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, is designed to be a school within a school in which 249 ninth grade students attend classes in two separate clusters. Each cluster is formulated such that all students receive instruction from five teachers in classes whose…

THIS REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A PROGRAM WHICH PLACED SUPPLEMENTARY PERSONNEL, SUPPORTED BY SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, IN SELECTED ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO UPGRADE EDUCATION IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS. THESE SPECIAL SERVICE SCHOOLS WERE CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH PUPIL AND TEACHER MOBILITY, HIGH PERCENTAGE OF NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING PUPILS, LOW…

The Clinic for Learning, a demonstration and training center at Junior High School 57K in Brooklyn, was conducted jointly by the School of Education at New York University and the New York City Board of Education, with the financial assistance of the Ford Foundation. New York University was to introduce its faculty and students to the public…