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American Institutes for Research, 2015
Assessing individuals' social and emotional (SE) knowledge, attitudes, and skills is a complex task. It requires careful consideration of the assessment purpose, rigor, practicality, burden, and ethics. Once you have considered these factors and have determined that you are, in fact, "Ready to Assess," you are ready to act and choose an…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Sautter, R. Craig – Instructor, 1977
Should you have an artist in residence in your school? Yes! Here's how you go about it, what a visiting artist does, and why he is so valuable to you and your kids. (Editor)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Artists, Elementary Education
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Toenniessen, Carla Sams; And Others – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1985
Presents an overview of research on factors that influence the latchkey experience, and a survey that can be used in assessing conditions that exist with latchkey children on the local level. Practical suggestions for the counselor's role are given. (BL)
Descriptors: Children, Counselor Role, Elementary Education, Intervention
Frye, Jerrold – Technological Horizons in Education, 1985
Because it was financially impossible to put a microcomputer center at each of nine Chapter I-funded elementary schools in the Modesto (California) City Schools, a remodeled school bus was converted into a mobile computing center. Objectives of the "Compubus" program and evaluation of the first year are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education, Instructional Innovation, Microcomputers
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 1998
This guidebook, aimed at middle-level policy advisors and planners in education, suggests a methodology that can be used to monitor progress in the implementation of Education for All (EFA) programs regardless of the proprieties and targets involved at the national level of the individual country. The first chapter discusses the decision to…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Giordano, Gerard – Academic Therapy, 1980
Three criteria (transfer, integration, and induction) of initial reading instruction are described and exercises to evaluate the criteria are suggested. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Induction, Integrated Activities, Program Evaluation
LeTendre, Brenda Guenther; Lipka, Richard – 2000
This guide gives elementary school educators the tools they need to get answers to their questions about program evaluation. It shows how to use information to work more effectively and efficiently, and its explains how to use program evaluation techniques to make sure that the solutions selected truly solve the problems of interest. The first two…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Jones, Rick H. – 1994
This paper gives an overview of "The Schooled Mind: Do the Arts Make a Difference? An Empirical Evaluation of the Hamilton Fairfield SPECTRA+ Program, 1992-93." SPECTRA+ is an education reform, school renewal approach involving all students in the arts on a daily basis. The primary mission of SPECTRA+ is to improve education for children…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Stetson, Elton G.; Boutin, Frances J. – 1982
Designed to determine how well the student materials and teachers' guides of commercial spelling programs inform teachers of and reflect important spelling research, present management systems adaptable to individual student needs, provide strategies eliminating unnecessary or nonspelling instruction, and maximize the provisions for individual…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation
Kanof, Marjorie E. – 2003
The most widely used school-based substance abuse prevention program in the United States is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, which is funded by a variety of sources, including private, federal, and other public entities. DAREs primary mission is to provide children with the information and skills they need to live drug- and…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Elementary Education, Illegal Drug Use, Intermediate Grades
Bond, Sally – 2002
With a continuing emphasis on improving student reading achievement across the nation, many elementary educators are exploring the idea of initiating a volunteer reading tutoring program. Although individuals associated with tutoring programs may think about implementation issues, often the focus is on program location, the recruitment and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
McConaughy, Stephanie H.; Kay, Pam; Welkowitz, Julie A.; Hewitt, Kim; Fitzgerald, Martha D. – Guilford Publications, 2007
The Achieving-Behaving-Caring (ABC) Program is an evidence-based approach to addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties and promoting successful home-school collaboration. This practical guide demonstrates how classroom teachers and parents can work together to boost individual children's…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Parent Participation, Action Research, Parent School Relationship
McCabe, Don – 1995
This booklet describes a method that any school can use to test the effectiveness of their current spelling program or to compare various spelling programs being used within their system. After a brief discussion of the cost of the program, the booklet describes the paired word approach to evaluating spelling programs, in which one set of words is…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness
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Ponte, Joao; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1986
An inservice course was developed to a large extent in a Logo-oriented environment. Evaluation results show that teachers were successful in creating Logo programs and that the course fostered positive views about computers and growth in certain mathematical concepts. However, ongoing support from curriculum coordinators and/or administrators is…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Junior High Schools
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Stammer, John D. – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests that the acronym "SCIENCE" may be used as a guide to evaluating seven factors that should be promoted by a reading program: success, curiosity, interest, enthusiasm, nurture, challenge, and enjoyment. (MKM)
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Motivation Techniques
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