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Download full textGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Program and Staff Development. – 1973
This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for the eleventh grade by school category and, within categories, by school. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and systems more…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Grade 11, Performance Factors
PDF pending restorationGeorgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Div. of Program and Staff Development. – 1973
This report, one of six volumes presenting the results of Georgia's statewide testing program, provides test results for the fourth grade by school category and, within categories, by school. The categories, totaling 48 for individual schools and 48 for systems, were devised in an effort to make comparisons between schools and systems more…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Grade 4, Performance Factors
Lorenzen, Gary L.; Braskamp, Larry A. – 1976
The influence of three types of evaluation information was studied in simulated decision-making situations within a community mental health center setting. Administrators reviewed decision problems and were then presented political, cost/benefit, and statistical information one at a time. After each presentation, subjects rated the importance they…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Cost Effectiveness
Peer reviewedAleamoni, Lawrence M.; Kohen, Eileen S. – Research in Higher Education, 1977
A validation program using the CLEP General Examinations for Social Sciences and History, Humanities, and Natural Sciences is described. Discussed are the meetings and discussions regarding program implications, decision-making processes to determine cutoff scores and credit to be granted, and some problems encountered. (Author/LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Acceleration, Advanced Placement, College Credits
Lewis, Laurie; Farris, Elizabeth – 2002
This report provides data on programs for adults in public library outlets, based on a survey conducted in Fall 2000 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education (ED). The results are based on questionnaire data for 954 public library outlets in the United States. Responses were weighted to produce national…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Library Surveys
Direct linkBruyere, Susanne M.; Houtenville, Andrew J. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2006
Data on people with disabilities can be used to confirm service needs and to evaluate the resulting impact of services. Disability statistics from surveys and administrative records can play a meaningful role in such efforts. In this article, the authors describe the array of available data and statistics and their potential uses in rehabilitation…
Descriptors: Program Development, Disabilities, Rehabilitation Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Public Accountability. – 1989
The Education Improvement Act (EIA), legislated in 1984, was one of the steps South Carolina has undertaken to reform and improve its system of public education. The EIA contained provisions addressing seven major educational goals: (1) raising student performance; (2) teaching and testing basic skills; (3) elevating the teaching profession; (4)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Long, Nicholas – 1975
This appendix accompanies Volume 1 of the Information and Referral Center Study and the Evaluation of Information and Referral Services for the Elderly. It contains information tables on such topics as system evaluation, objectives, community involvement, staff training, referral services and sample data collection forms. (CJ)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Gerontology, Information Needs, Information Services
Gibboney (Richard A.) Associates, Inc., Kensington, MD. – 1978
These technical appendices give the following information: a comparison of RENP and non-RENP mean Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) Fall 1976 pretest scores; evidence of the existence of an achievement gap between Washington, D.C. and large city norms; number and percentages of students in each of three pretest achievement levels;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness
1964
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR 1964-1965 APPROXIMATELY 300 SCHOOL AGE GIRLS WILL COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SCHOOLS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY. IN THE PAST, ABOUT 60 PERCENT OF SUCH GIRLS HAVE RECEIVED EITHER INDIVIDUAL HOME INSTRUCTION OR HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO RECEIVE GROUP INSTRUCTION AT ONE OF THE TWO CYESIS CENTERS. A CASE SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Females
Fleisher, Frederic – 1968
In this document on Swedish folk high schools, the history, philosophy, types of programs, backgrounds of past and present students, adjustment to a changing society, and the implications for the future, are presented. Reference is also made to the whole educational system and the relationship of folk schools in terms of their service,…
Descriptors: Folk Schools, History, National Programs, Program Descriptions
Mosbaek, E.J.; And Others – 1968
Detailed case studies of each of the 5 school district participating in an evaluation of compensatory education (CE) programs under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are contained in this volume. Technical features and the methodology used in the 1965-66 and 1966-67 school year programs are described. The description…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Los Angeles City Schools, CA. – 1968
During 1965-68, the Los Angeles City Schools conducted a community involvement reading program for parents, teachers, volunteer workers, and other adults interested in teaching children how to read. Twelve teacher hours of instruction were divided either into six two-hour or four three-hour segments. The reading method "Formula Phonics,"…
Descriptors: Children, Instructional Materials, Parent Education, Parent Participation
Murray, James R.; Wiley, David E. – 1970
A basic methodological approach in developmental studies is the collection of longitudinal data. Behavioral data cen take at least two forms, qualitative (or discrete) and quantitative. Both types are fallible. Measurement errors can occur in quantitative data and measures of these are based on error variance. Qualitative or discrete data can…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Feedback
Addy, Polly; DeBovis, Martin – 1974
The Georgia Instructional Assistance Program (IAP) earmarked $3,200,000 in grants to local school systems for supplemental instructors and aides in the form of additional certificated and/or noncertificated personnel to provide assistance in the elementary grades to classroom teachers. It was anticipated that through the intensive instruction and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
