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Download full textForrest, Scott N. – CATESOL Journal, 2010
High schools spend incredible amounts of time and resources toward preparing students for high school exit exams. A predicament arises when some students continue failing the exam and are in danger of not receiving a high school diploma. This article describes 5 components of an exit exam remediation program through which to equip and empower…
Descriptors: High School Students, Exit Examinations, Academic Failure, Success
Peer reviewedKoenke, Karl – Reading Teacher, 1988
Provides a picture of remedial reading instruction based on three views: (1) an observational study of Chapter l programs; (2) an observational study of 79 Chapter l teachers in a large city; and (3) an analysis of the case reports of a college reading clinic. Calls for reform based on theory and research. (NH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Materials, Language Arts
Vazquez-Nuttall Associates, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1982
Boston's 1981-82 Title I program, consisting of supplementary reading instruction in the elementary grades and reading and language arts at the middle and secondary levels, is evaluated in this report. In the elementary grades, the average pre-post test gain was well above the program success criterion. On the average, a greater percentage of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Heuristics, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1979
In this evaluation report for Boston's Title I Elementary Enrichment Program (reading, math, and language arts) for 1978-79, reading students in Grades 2 through 6 are shown as equalling or exceeding the specified criterion for success. Grade 1 students finished the year an average of two months below grade level. In math, gains at all grade…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Heuristics, Inc., Dedham, MA. – 1978
Four components of Boston's Title I program (1977-78) are evaluated in this report: Elementary Reading and Math Program, Middle School Reading Program, the National Institute of Education (NIE) Demonstration Project (reading), and the Language Arts Program. Problems common to all four programs were limited inservice training and limited…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1979
In Boston's Title I Middle School Reading Program, and High School Reading, Reading/Language Arts, and High School Mathematics Programs (1978-79), the criteria for growth in reading and math skills were met on a program-wide basis. Mastery of performance objectives in reading by a majority of students was, however, achieved with only limited…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Public Affairs Research Inst., Wellesley, MA. – 1980
In this report, Boston's Title I Elementary Enrichment Program (reading, math, and language arts), Middle and High School Program (reading/language arts), and the PL 81-874 Program (reading/language arts) for 1979-80 are examined. Elementary reading and language arts students had mixed gains, while math students at all elementary levels exceeded…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1981
In this interim report, Boston's Title I Secondary Reading/Language Arts and Math Programs for 1980-81 (involving a number of pilot projects) are evaluated. Most participants were satisfied with the administration and supervision of the programs, although middle school principals wanted to see more monitoring and evaluation of Title I personnel.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Vazquez-Nuttall Associates, Inc., Newton, MA. – 1981
In this final evaluation report, Boston's Title I Secondary Reading/ Language Arts and Math Programs for 1980-81 are discussed. In both the middle schools and high schools, students on the average met or exceeded standardized test gains at most grade levels for reading /language arts. They did not meet expectations on mastery of performance…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Hansen, Joe B.; And Others – 1986
The evaluation of the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools' Summer Program focused on academic achievement of its students, grades K-8, who participated in 1985. Courses included arts and crafts as well as basic and remedial instruction in reading, mathematics, and language. The achievement gains of summer school students were compared to the whole…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
Archambault, Francis X., Jr. – 1987
A review of the literature on compensatory education programs was conducted to determine the effects of their following design features: (1) instructional setting; (2) class size; (3) ability grouping; and (4) various types of instructors. Remedial instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics for elementary school students was…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Basic Skills, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Rachal, Janella – 1985
The longitudinal effects of Louisiana's Compensatory/Remedial Program upon student performance were assessed using data from four administrations of the Basic Skills Test (BST) between 1982 and 1985. Language arts and mathematics tests were administered in grades 2 through 5. Scores increased slightly between 1982 and 1984, and declined in 1985;…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Badal, Alden W. – 1968
This document is an evaluation of 1967-68 compensatory education programs in Oakland, California, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I. It consists of three parts: (1) the evaluation report; (2) an appendix containing tables, questionnaire summaries, sample forms, etc.; and (3) an abstract of the total document. Reported…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Data Analysis
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1998
This report details enrollment and achievement in remedial courses in Oklahoma's higher education institutions for the 1996-97 academic year. An introductory section gives background information on state standards for student assessment and placement requirements, with reference to some regional and national studies on remediation. Subsequent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students
