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Peer reviewedMcAndrews, Gordon L. – High School Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedKershner, John R.; And Others – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1990
Thirteen children (age 8-14) with an auditory-linguistic subtype of learning disability participated for 1 year in a Tomatis Program of auditory training and were assessed in a 2-year follow-up study. Results fail to support educational efficacy of the program but do support the efficacy of less exotic remedial procedures. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Elementary Education, Followup Studies, Instructional Effectiveness
Direct linkAlanis, Iliana; Rodriguez, Mariela A. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2008
The promise of dual language education has spurred a movement in the field of bilingual education to shift from remedial programs to enrichment forms of bilingual education. Although research supports the effectiveness of such programs, many programs do not maintain their level of implementation and quickly revert to their original remedial form.…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Remedial Programs, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Download full textBean, Rita M.; And Others – 1992
A study obtained information from classroom teachers, principals, and reading specialists about what they believed was important in creating effective Chapter 1 programs. One-day meetings were held in three different parts of Pennsylvania during which each group of educators (who were recommended by an advisory board) were interviewed using focus…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Principals
Rachal, Alice M. – 1991
The Chapter 1 reading and math program in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, is designed to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged kindergarten through eighth-grade students at 11 project sites. Each of the identified 1,972 participating students receives approximately 50 minutes of direct supplemental reading and/or math instruction 5 days…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Mathematics Instruction
Colby, Anita; Opp, Ron – 1987
Criticisms have been raised about large scale community college involvement in developmental education. A number of these criticisms seem valid, while others clearly are not. Some of the most commonly voiced concerns include the following: (1) "The community college is the wrong place to provide developmental education"; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness
Ward, Martha Szegda – 1989
The long-term effectiveness of the North Carolina Basic Education Summer School Program (BEP) was examined. North Carolina has instituted a testing and summer remediation program for academically at-risk students at grades 3, 6, and 8. The BEP sample was obtained by a stratified random sampling of schools in North Carolina. Results were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, High Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedRickel, Annette U. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1977
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Exceptional Child Research, Handicapped Children, Intervention
Stewart, Thomas C.; Scappaticci, Laura – Online Submission, 2005
This research project focuses on a program that combines the traditional classroom approach with the capabilities of distance learning. The August Spring Program at Kutztown University admits a population of remedial students for the spring semester only after they successfully complete an intensive one-week preparation course in the preceding…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Distance Education, Transitional Programs, Summer Programs
Peer reviewedBoylan, Hunter R. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1999
Reports on the need for developmental education to prepare students for success in higher education. Looks at the performance of developmental students and their characteristics. Describes the role community and technical colleges play as providers of developmental education, characteristics of a successful developmental program, and ways to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, College Role, Developmental Studies Programs
Quirk, Kathleen E. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2005
Community colleges can strengthen their ability to provide academic support to both developmental and college-level students by offering traditional remedial programs with a complementary, centralized unit of student success and retention services.
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Developmental Studies Programs, College Students
Plucker, Jonathan A.; Wongsarnpigoon, Rose Lynn; Houser, John H. – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2006
This Education Policy Brief reviews the status of remedial education at the postsecondary level by examining state and national data and considers why college-level remedial programs are necessary. This Brief also examines the costs and systems of delivery for these programs, and strategies to lessen the need for remediation. Contents include: (1)…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Remedial Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Educational Finance
Jelks-Emmanuel, Merry – 1994
A study examined the effectiveness of a Reading Recovery program. Subjects, 14 first-grade students who received the Reading Recovery program and 20 first-grade students who did not receive the program, were administered the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills in the spring of 1994. The subject population was comprised of 100% minority students attending…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness
Griswold, Philip A.; And Others – 1986
This guide presents profiles of 116 Chapter 1 projects recognized through the 1984-85 National Identification Program and identified as unusually successful in meeting the special needs of disadvantaged students. The projects, which serve neglected, delinquent, and/or migrant students are listed alphabetically by district within states. Each…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Bray, Dorothy – 1984
Various aspects of the goals and processes of the evaluation of remedial programs are discussed in this paper. The first section discussses assumptions related to remedial program evaluation in California's community colleges and highlights two perspectives, based on whether the remedial programs satisfy internal and/or external criteria. Next, a…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
