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Sciara, Frank J.; Patton, Don C. – 1975
The authors advocate the use of a pupil typology in which the variables of sex, race, family status, and I.Q. range are combined to form a pupil classification system. This systematic arrangement of data when combined with change in pupil performance, allows the creation of local norms. A scheme for comparing the change in pupil performance among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classification, Comparative Analysis

Joachim, Sallie – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2003
Discusses the goal of assessment in developmental writing classes. Stresses the need for instructors to be aware of the impact of their comments on student progress. Asserts that, in developmental classes, students may lack a number of skills, but the instructor needs to emphasize what students can offer and encourage them to move beyond their…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Brown, Edward K. – 1972
A study of the performance pattern of 1,000 elementary school children in Philadelphia was conducted to determine: (a) whether the inclusive Title I program was having a significant impact on reading achievement, and (b) whether the specific intervention models were producing significant changes in the performance rates of their respective groups.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary School Students, Enrichment
Kissel, Mary Ann – 1986
The use of stepwise discriminant analysis as a means to select entering students who would benefit from a special program for the disadvantaged was studied. In fall 1984, 278 full-time black students were admitted as first-time students to a large urban university. Of the total, 200 entered a special program for the disadvantaged and 78 entered…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Admission, College Students, Compensatory Education
Ferver, Jack C., Ed. – 1969
At this seminar, Mario Fantini, Program Officer of the Ford Foundation, discussed the theoretical frameworks on which educational programs for deprived children should be designed. Program designs required to provide effective education for poor and deprived children were explored by Kenneth Haskins, Principal of the Adams-Morgan School,…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities
Porter, John W. – Redbook Magazine, 1972
A report on the Michigan project in performance contracting is presented. In contrast to the Office of Economic Opportunity announcement that performance contracting is a failure, the Michigan program has been successful in the initial stage of a major experiment (Texarkana Project). The state legislature has appropriated $22.5 million for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Behavioral Objectives, Compensatory Education
Thompson, Linda W. – 1989
The Educational Opportunity Program for At-Risk Students is a statewide initiative of the State of Indiana to expand existing programs or create new programs for at-risk students. The 57 programs improved or initiated in the 1988-89 school year most commonly included tutoring, counseling and support services, or promotion of parent/community…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Opportunities
Strand, Kenneth; Werner, Luceille – 1981
The purpose of this report is to provide summary information regarding the evaluation of the Early Prevention of School Failure Project (EPSFP). Initially funded by the state of Illinois, the EPSFP encourages school districts to identify and remediate deficiencies in students which appear to be related to early school failure. Immediately…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Legters, Nettie; Slavin, Robert E. – 1992
This paper offers a background of information on children in elementary school in the 1990s and on likely trends in the near future. It focuses particularly on issues relating to students who are at risk for school failure. One section identifies various risk factors that students face when they enter school and estimates the numbers of at-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Design, Demography
Madhere, Serge – 1986
One of the most appropriate quasiexperimental approaches to compensatory education is the regression-discontinuity design. However, it remains underutilized, in part because of the need to clarify the link between the mathematical model and administrative decision-making. This paper explains the derivation of a program efficiency index congruent…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cutting Scores, Effect Size, Elementary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Compensatory Education. – 1967
Sixteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-six migrant children participated in 1966-67 in Texas projects for migrant education. An overall evaluation of the 1966-67 Texas Project for the Education of Migrant Children is found in this report, along with evaluations of the summer 1967 Texas Migrant Interstate Cooperation Project, and the Migrant…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Programs, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Braund, Robert A.; And Others – 1967
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is California's major source of funds for compensatory education programs designed to enhance the educational attainment of children from poverty backgrounds. The annual state evaluation report provides information on the distribution of Title I funds, the number of students served, and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
Ridley, Peg – 1982
Management of the California Demonstration Program in Reading, a project designed to give educationally disadvantaged students at the junior high and middle school level a second chance to learn basic reading and math skills, is described. Material is divided into 18 sections covering program goals, instructional strategies, personnel,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Environment, Compensatory Education, Educational Needs
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis