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Download full textSciara, Frank J.; Patton, Don C. – 1975
The authors advocate the use of a pupil typology in which the variables of sex, race, family status, and I.Q. range are combined to form a pupil classification system. This systematic arrangement of data when combined with change in pupil performance, allows the creation of local norms. A scheme for comparing the change in pupil performance among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedKotnik, Louis J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1974
Summarizes characteristics of underprepared students and remedial programs undertaken at various institutions. Indicates that most of the programs are unsatisfactory, and the students' weaknesses primarily result from poor mathematics preparation and reading ability, lack of inductive and deductive reasoning, and communications deficiencies. (CC)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Administration, College Science, Learning Problems
Peer reviewedKull, Keith R. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999
Presents the results of a two-part survey on developmental education in four-year colleges and universities. Describes the requirements, staffing, and enrollment in the programs, and assesses the extent to which a subsample of developmental mathematics instructors follow the standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Design
Price, Marianne; Goodman, Libby – 1977
The final project evaluation on "Curricular Development for Secondary Learning Disabilities" focuses on the academic achievement of 86 students who participated in seven secondary learning disabilities classes in which the curricular model developed by the project was utilized. It is noted that the purpose of the project was to provide intensive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Language Arts
Doherty, Frank – 1984
A study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to provide a profile of the characteristics and academic performance of PVCC students in developmental reading and writing courses. Specifically, the study focused on student demographics, performance in developmental courses and college-level English courses, and the relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Outcomes of Education
Institute for Educational Development, New York, NY. – 1973
Harlem Preparatory School is an independent, nongraded, alternative school for young men and women who have either left high school before receiving a diploma, who wish to receive an academic diploma rather than a general or vocational diploma, or who wish to "recondition" their learning skills so that they may be better prepared to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
Donovan, Richard A. – 1976
Highlights are presented of programs designed to aid students underprepared for college level work at the ten institutions chosen as Associates for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) National Project II: Alternatives to the Revolving Door. The selected programs include: those at Bronx Community College, the Educational…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Counseling, Educationally Disadvantaged
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
Fisher, Joseph A., Ed. – 1980
Including sections on research, programs, and professional problems and issues, this yearbook contains presentations given at the 1978 and 1979 meetings of the North Central Reading Association. Papers include: "The Effects of Anxiety on Reading Comprehension" (David Wark and others); "Some Effects of Anxiety on University Students" (J. Michael…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
Hunter, Charles M. – 1983
This paper examines the characteristics of the Louisiana Compensatory/Remedial Education Student Profile form and the nature of the compensatory education program evaluation served by the Student Profile. The Student Profile is a one page, triplicate form prepared by the Louisiana State Department of Education for each grade 2 student who failed…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Eligibility
Cuyahoga Community Coll., Cleveland, OH. Office of Educational Evaluation and Market Research Systems. – 1980
A survey was conducted to ascertain the views of present and past students and staff and administrators of Cuyahoga Community College's three ACCESS programs: Veterans Upward Bound, Project Search, and Special Services for Disadvantaged Students. Questionnaires sent to current program participants focused on the nature and value of program…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged, Participant Satisfaction
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
Students of the Austin (Texas) Independent School procedures, and results District who had been in first through sixth grade during 1982-83 and were recommended for retention at the end of the year were eligible to attend the 1983 summer school for retainees. The program was designed to provide additional basic skills instruction so that retainees…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, Grade Repetition
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1977
This report covers Title I programs operated from July 1976 through August 1977 and includes a description of the evaluation methods used, descriptions of the programs and the primary instructional services offered, and evaluations of individual programs. Emphasis is placed on the impact project participation had on the academic achievement and/or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education, Correctional Institutions
McFadden, Ronald – 1979
Flow charts, tables, and lists are used to illustrate a program evaluation model to be used in evaluating compensatory studies in higher education. Student progress is followed along an identification/selection/admission chart, incorporating program goals and student need measurement. Measures of individual and collective student progress are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Admission, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Research
BOLDEN, WILEY S. – 1963
AN 8-WEEK NONCREDIT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY FOUR NEGRO UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES DURING THE SUMMERS OF 1959-61 IS DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. THE PROGRAM WAS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL-RELATED ATTITUDES AND THE READING, ENGLISH COMPOSITION, MATHEMATICS, AND STUDY SKILLS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO, ALTHOUGH ADMITTED TO THE COLLEGES,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Preparation, College Programs
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