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Hillocks, George Jr. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Provides an integrative review of experimental treatment studies on the teaching of composition in the past two decades. Assesses the effectiveness of different modes of instruction and different focuses of instruction. Outlines the implications of the results for policy at local, state, and national levels and for future research. (RDN)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Childs, T. Stephen; Shakeshaft, Charol – 1987
The great concern in recent decades over the trends of declining student achievement scores and increased cost of schooling has prompted speculation about how these trends might relate to one another. Much like popular opinion, research findings from studies of this relationship have often been contradictory. This study presents results from a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Cost Effectiveness
Noland, Theresa Koontz; Taylor, Bob L. – 1986
The study reported in this paper quantitatively integrated the recent research findings on ability grouping in order to generalize about these effects on student achievement and student self-concept. Meta-analysis was used to statistically integrate the empirical data. The relationships among various experimental variables including grade level,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Affective Measures
Applebee, Arthur N.; And Others – 1989
This summary report from The Nation's Report Card offers a synthesis of findings from recent national assessments of American education for 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students in a variety of subject areas. Areas covered include reading, writing, mathematics, science, American history, literature, and computer competence. Trends in academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Literacy, Educational Quality, Educational Trends