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Peer reviewedVanTassel-Baska, Joyce; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1989
An elementary-school self-contained gifted class was compared to a control group on a general test of cognitive ability. Program participants exhibited significantly higher gains than did controls, and at the end of the program, participants also rated the quality of their school life more highly than did controls. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Gifted
Evans, Ellis D.; Marken, Dan – 1982
The cumulative impact of self contained class placement for 43 gifted students (grades 6 through 8) was assessed and compared to that of 38 gifted students in regular age-grade placement. Ss were compared across multiple goal domains relevant to gifted education (higher order cognitive skills, personal autonomy and responsibility for learning,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
Download full textGershman, Janis – 1975
Reviewed is the literature on issues relating to the evaluation of special education programs with special emphasis on the comparison of regular versus special class placement and Canadian programs. Results of studies dealing with effects of mainstreaming or special class services are reviewed in terms of social acceptance by peers, self concept,…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Trends, Exceptional Child Research, Followup Studies
Colorado Springs Public Schools, CO. – 1974
Provided is the replication manual for the PARADE (Projects Advancing Reading Achievement and Developing Ego-Strength) project, a program designed to identify and diagnose reading problems in elementary and secondary level students entering a new school, provide an intensive program of prescriptive training, and aid the child in development of…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Clifford, Miriam; McKinney, James D. – 1974
Evaluated in a 3-year project were the effects of three different classroom settings (a graded open classroom with a resource teacher, a multigrade open classroom emphasizing individualized instruction, and two self-contained special education classrooms) on achievement, self-concept, and classroom behavior of 30-38 educable mentally retarded…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classes (Groups of Students), Communications, Delivery Systems
Sargent, Laurence R. – 1992
The Neighborhood Schools Project in Iowa was designed to evaluate a new special education service delivery system emphasizing prereferral intervention, collaboration, problem solving assessment, and frequent performance monitoring. Approximately 130 students with Individualized Educational Plans at 12 schools and an equal number at comparison site…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Change Strategies, Curriculum Based Assessment
