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Download full textHillocks, George , Jr. – 1971
Project Apex, an expeimental elective English curriculum at Trenton (Michigan) High School, is evaluated. The evaluation compares the Trenton program with those of two control schools of fairly similar size and located in communities of approximately the same social and economic backgrounds. The evaluation procedure consists of various achievement…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Elective Courses, English Curriculum
HAMPTON, NELLIE D. – 1960
AN EXPERIMENTAL 8-WEEK SUMMER PROGRAM FOR GIFTED CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS AND TOWNS WAS TESTED FOR EFFECTIVENESS. THE HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT OR ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THIS SPECIAL PROGRAM AND STUDENTS WHO HAD THE SAME INTELLIGENCE BUT NO SPECIAL TRAINING.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Opportunities, Experimental Curriculum
Moore, Gordon; And Others – 1990
In 1985 and 1986, two randomly selected groups of Harvard Medical School students entered either the traditional program or the New Pathway, a redesigned medical curriculum with a 3-year longitudinal course structure involving the same small group of students and teachers. The program features the interweaving of material from other disciplines;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
Stilwell, William E. – 1978
The paper contrasts an affective education program with a traditional education program in a school district in Kentucky. Over 200 elementary students participated in affective activities in three 30-minute sessions per week during a 12-week pilot phase and a two-year study phase. For final data analysis, children were placed in groups labeled…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Research
Thomas, John W.; Coan, Donald L. – 1978
The paper reports the results of a field test of a future studies program for students in grades eight through ten. The first section reviews the small amount of research that has been done in the area of future studies instruction. The program which was evaluated in this study is a teacher-led instructional program containing 42 to 70 class…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Evaluation
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT 91 EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HOMES, PROVIDED WITH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED 2-YEAR VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PREVOCATIONAL DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) COUNSELING, WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO THAT OF A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP ENROLLED IN A REGULAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Delinquency
