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Klimko, Ivan P. – 1985
The Computer Bus Program (Compubus Program) of the Modesto City Schools (California) was evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the computer literacy program for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students at eight elementary compensatory education schools. The program provided instruction on computer vocabulary, knowledge, and applications in a…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Intermediate Grades
Edmonton Public School Board (Alberta). – 1977
A primary-level compensatory language arts and reading program for nine inner city schools in Edmonton, Alberta, is described briefly. During 1976-77 the program served 146 students, mostly in their first year in the program. Half of these were recommended to be returned to regular classes for the following year. Children were selected for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Foreign Countries
Bergeth, Robert L. – 1975
The objectives of the Minneapolis summer school program, which was aimed at those youngsters showing the greatest need as determined by the fall 1974 needs assessment, were to maintain and/or improve the reading skills; math skills; attitudes toward school, reading, math, and self of Title I students. This study is based on randomly selected…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives
Cox, J. Lamarr; And Others – 1992
This document consists of three volumes representing a 3-year study of the Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program (MEP). The study used current and nationally representative data to address research questions related to program targeting, services, communications, and administration. Volume I presents study findings from mail questionnaires completed…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
Phase II of a three-phase study developed a statewide overview of compensatory education in Texas and examined instructional practices and other variables related to a broad definition of student success. Questionnaires (developed in Phase I) received from 3,235 campuses (a 55% return) collected descriptive information on compensatory programs and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Strategies
Mack, Faite R-P. – 1978
This is an evaluation of the Title I Program of the Michigan Training Unit, a program designed to provide compensatory education in basic skills for young adult male prisoners. The evaluation provides information to enable decision-makers to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the program and considers whether the program fulfilled…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
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Forster, Fred; Carpenter, James – 1973
The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of the CO-Plus project by organizing data to utilize the classroom as the basic unit of analysis. The study employed classroom observations, a variety of questionnaire responses from staff and pupils, achievement test scores, and related data. Questionnaire data were summarized using factor…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Program Effectiveness
Mahony, Janice; Hayward, Becky Jon – 1980
The goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program operated by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia were to provide disadvantaged children with supplemental instructional services to improve their performance in reading and mathematics and to support their affective and psychomotor development. Almost 15,000 students…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affective Objectives, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Roueche, John E.; Roueche, Suanne D. – 1977
Addressed in this book is the problem encountered by institutions as more students have entered colleges without adequate preparation in the basic subject areas--communications, mathematics, and science. To accommodate the diversity in the new student populations, varying instructional methods are required. Developmental education programs need…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Fraser, Lowrie A. – 1991
The Chapter I Take-Home Computer (THC) program was established in nine elementary and eight middle schools in Atlanta (Georgia) in the 1989-90 school year. One hundred and eighty computers were sent home with 422 students, whose parents were willing to work with the students, for 6-week periods. Log sheets were kept by each child regarding the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Johnson, Cleo; Goodwin, Judy – 1977
This document, part of a series of reports on the Philadelphia Follow Through Expansion Program, provides perceptions of program impact. One focus of this report is on (1) pre-program data collected in the summer, 1975 for first grade teachers; in the summer, 1976 for second grade teachers, and in the fall, 1976 for second grade aides. The second…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
Davis, Alan; Greenfield, Teresa – 1987
This study describes the uses of microcomputers in compensatory education programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in Wyoming, and examines the relationship between computer use and student achievement gains. Information was obtained from 42 school districts through a combination of telephone interviews,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Compensatory Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan operates a compensatory education delivery system in reading and mathematics consisting of two programs, elementary and secondary Academic Achievement (A2). The goal of the programs is to improve the reading and mathematics achievement of a designated number of educationally disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Bergsten, Jane W. – 1976
The Research Triangle conducted an evaluation study of the Upward Bound Program, a nationwide program funded by the U.S. Office of Education to help selected low-income high school students prepare for and enter post secondary education. This paper describes the sample design and selection procedures used in selecting a sample of Upward Bound…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Dropout Rate
Kurfeerst, Marvin; Stephens, Thomas M. – 1969
Twenty-nine projects evaluated during the 1967-68 school year in the national evaluation of Project Follow Through are discussed in this final report. The report provides, in a narrative format, only the "hard" data gathered during the pre-test period. Specifically, this report reviews relevant literature, describes the procedures and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
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