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Download full textMiller, Ronald C. – 1990
This report evaluates a program funded under the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA), Chapter 1, Part B, in New York (New York). The Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children, District 75/Citywide Institutionalized Facilities Program provides after-school supplementary instruction in prevocational skills, activities of daily…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Compensatory Education, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Rosica, Thomas C. – 1992
This report describes and evaluates Chapter 1 schoolwide programs in the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) since the reauthorization of that legislation in 1988. A brief description of the history and philosophy of Chapter 1 legislation and of the Philadelphia district opens the document. This district serves a population that is 77…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Hale, Marilyn – 1991
A formative evaluation was conducted during the first year of a whole language literacy project at Sir William Osler High School, Ontario, Canada, which serves students who have been diagnosed as functioning below grade level. Interviews were conducted to collect descriptive information from the six Osler staff members involved in the project, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
Hale, Marilyn – 1991
A formative evaluation was conducted during the first year of a whole language literacy project at Maplewood High School, Ontario, Canada, which serves students who have been diagnosed as functioning below grade level. Interviews were conducted to collect descriptive information from the five Maplewood staff members involved in the project, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools
Mac Iver, Douglas J. – 1991
Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) and the Hopkins Enhancement Survey of NELS:88 Middle Grades Practices were used to examine the prevalence and antecedents of different types of remedial activities in the middle grades. Data were also used to estimate the effects of remedial activities on the mathematics and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Achievement
Hudson, J. Blaine – 1991
This study analyzed the academic and demographic characteristics of 2,939 students admitted to the University of Louisville (Kentucky) Preparatory Division (an academic/enrollment unit for all students initially inadmissible to a degree-granting unit) who achieved eligibility to transfer to a degree-granting unit of the University. It also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, College Admission
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
An evaluation is presented of the remedial programs in each of New Jersey's 32 public colleges and universities. The academic outcome of full-time students entering in fall 1984 is tracked over four semesters. This analysis combines measures of the colleges' administrative efficiency in testing and enrolling students in needed remedial courses,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, College Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
Samuels, Frank – 1985
The "open-door" policy, educational opportunity programs, and financial aid to high-risk students are implicit promises that the community college will provide successful learning experiences for all students. Within this framework of concerns and promises, the Milwaukee Area Technical College designed and offered a developmental program…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
PDF pending restorationGabe, LiAnne C. – 1989
A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to determine whether student performance on placement tests and enrollment in college preparatory courses have any bearing on graduation and persistence rates. Using data on first-time students entering BCC in fall 1985 and fall 1986, the study revealed: (1) of the 758 fall 1986 students who…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Grant, Mary Kathryn; Hoeber, Daniel R. – 1978
Basic skills programs are now almost a given in the curricula of postsecondary institutions; however, the key area of concern of basic skills researchers is, Are they working? The answer is two fold: yes, those involved in and committed to the programs are working very hard, and no, the programs themselves are not working very well. There is a…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Compensatory Education, Educational Opportunities
Buck R. Rex Education Agency, Northport, NH. – 1979
This document presents evaluations of four Title I and Impact Aid programs implemented in New York City School District 30: (1) Title I and Impact Aid Teacher-Paraprofessional Reading Team Program; (2) Title I Teacher-Paraprofessional Mathematics Team Program; (3) Title I and Impact Aid-Optional Assignment Reading Program; and (4) Title I…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
This program was designed to improve mathematics achievement by directing intervention toward diagnosed deficiencies in number concepts, computational skills, relationships among measures, and problem solving. Four hundred and twenty second through eighth grade students participated in the program. Math lab rooms were established in each of seven…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computation, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Lesser, Saal D.; Reece, Gene K. – 1978
In 1977-78, four remediation programs were funded under Title I and three under Impact Aid in New York City's School District 30. Title I programs included: (1) a teacher-paraprofessional reading team program in 12 elementary, intermediate and junior high schools; (2) a teacher-paraprofessional mathematics team program in 10 elementary,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged
Brown, William H., Comp. – 1979
This report presents evaluations of the programs implemented by District 17 in Brooklyn, New York which were funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Impact Aid during the 1978-1979 school year. The following programs are discussed: (1) Upgrading Reading Grades 3-9, (2) Program for Learners of English as a Second…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Meier, Robert S.; And Others – 1975
Tutoring has been widely accepted as a remedy for academic deficiencies, yet actual short and long range results of tutorial programs are seldom examined. In this study 201 students from four associate degree nursing programs received tutorial assistance in freshman courses. Results indicated that students and tutors perceived tutoring as helpful…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Associate Degrees, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
