Descriptor
Source
Author
| CATTERALL, CALVIN D. | 1 |
| CHAMBERLIN, GORDON L. | 1 |
| FRANKEL, EDWARD | 1 |
| Frary, Robert B. | 1 |
| Goolsby, Thomas M., Jr. | 1 |
| Martin, Jeanne | 1 |
| Moydell, Jackson L. | 1 |
| Pardo, Elly | 1 |
| Russell, Joanne Collins | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| New York (New York) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Metropolitan Achievement Tests | 6 |
| Metropolitan Readiness Tests | 2 |
| Texas Assessment of Academic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Martin, Jeanne; And Others – 1980
Data were collected in a teacher effectiveness study on the interaction of teachers and first grade students while the students participated in reading groups within intact classrooms. The teacher behavior variables were then related to students achievement using three units of analysis: class means, reading group means within classes, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary School Teachers
Download full textPardo, Elly; Russell, Joanne Collins – 1989
A small follow-up study of three male and five female children, who were at risk of school failure and were enrolled in a model developmental Early Learning Center in the Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools, is described. The focus was on determining whether a standardized achievement measure used to evaluate student academic success/progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Children, Early Childhood Education
CHAMBERLIN, GORDON L.; CATTERALL, CALVIN D. – 1963
A GROUP OF 25 OVERAGE UNDERACHIEVING PUPILS WHO HAD REPEATED A GRADE AT LEAST ONCE COMPLETED BOTH THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE DURING AN EXPERIMENTAL 1 YEAR PROGRAM. RESULTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (MAT) ADMINISTERED IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL YEAR REVEALED INCREASED MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL BASIC SUBJECTS.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Grade Placement, Counselor Evaluation
Goolsby, Thomas M., Jr.; Frary, Robert B. – 1969
Two hundred first grade children participated in an experimental program involving innovative curricula and instructional techniques. A pretest-posttest method of instruction, employing sequenced and structured learning activities, enabled each child to progress at an individual rate and was supplemented by a readiness program. Evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Demonstration Programs, Desegregation Effects
Moydell, Jackson L.; And Others – 1991
In the spring of 1991, officials from Lamar High School in Houston (Texas) requested a study of their tracking system and its relation to student achievement. This paper reports the results of the evaluation. Many of the courses at Lamar High School are associated with four instructional levels: (1) remedial; (2) regular; (3) college bound; and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, College Bound Students
FRANKEL, EDWARD – 1967
THIS REPORT EVALUATES THE PROGRESS OF 14 PILOT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS ORGANIZED IN SEPTEMBER 1966 INTO EITHER A 6-7-8 OR A 5-6-7 GRADE STRUCTURE. NINE OF THE SCHOOLS SERVE CHILDREN IN ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS. A SPECIALLY REVISED CURRICULUM WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE PILOT SCHOOLS AT THE SIXTH-GRADE LEVEL. EXTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING PRECEDED…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design
