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Tompkins, John F. – 1984
The 1983-84 Chapter II Reading and Mathematics Lab Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District is evaluated in this report. The first section describes the program. Topics covered include the history of the program, the educational activities carried out under its aegis, how instruction was organized, theories utilized…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Parent School Relationship, Parent Student Relationship
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1986
The purpose of the Basic Skills portion of this project was to improve the reading and mathematics skills of students in the Junior High Schools Transition program, grades 7 through 9, in 27 junior high schools and 4 middle or extended elementary schools. The goal of the Mathematics Teacher Resources Development portion of the project was to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Inservice Teacher Education
Tompkins, John F. – 1986
This report evaluates the reading and mathematics lab programs for elementary and secondary students in the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. The reading program served 510 students in 13 schools and mathematics program served 240 students in 7 schools. A variety of assessment instruments were used to pinpoint students'…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Mathematics Achievement
Tompkins, John F. – 1983
Over 600 students were served by the Reading/Mathematics Lab Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. Students enrolled in the mathematics lab at all grade levels attained an increase in mean percentile rank from pre- to post-testing as measured by the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills administered in October 1982 and again…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Block Grants, Budgets
Download full textAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1994
This compilation contains executive summaries of 13 program evaluations conducted by the Office of Research and Evaluation of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas), as well as short summary reports on 3 programs. The following summaries are included: (1) "1991-92 Dropout Report"; (2) "Faculty/Staff Recruitment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
