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Some Approaches to Meeting Cultural Deprivation in Students Entering Small Rural Schools.
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Merrell, Russell G. – 1968
A project was undertaken in 1965 in 3 elementary schools in Wayne County School District, Utah, to determine if students entering small, rural schools have cultural disadvantages and, if so, to develop materials and procedures to meet such deficiencies. Pretesting revealed significant differences in vocabulary development and experiential…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged, Enrichment, Field Trips
A Gifted Model Designed for Gifted Students in a Small, Rural High School. Post-Evaluation Design 1981-82.
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Baldwyn Separate School District, MS. – 1982
Goals of a model program for seven gifted students in a small rural high school in Baldwyn, Mississippi, were to improve teacher knowledge of gifted programs and increase student knowledge and skills through a mentor program and individual projects. Innovative aspects of the program during 1981-82 were inservice training to aid teachers in working…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Four-Day School Week: An Examination of Long-Term Student Achievement at the Middle and Secondary Levels
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Fagergren, Peter J. – Online Submission, 2003
Academic achievement under a four-day school week is compared to the traditional five-day school week. Test scores from the CAT [California Achievement Test], ITBS [Iowa Test of Basic Skills], TASK [Stanford Test of Academic Skills], SAT [Stanford Achievement Test], TAP [Tests of Academic Proficiency], and MAT [Metropolitan Achievement Test] were…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Secondary School Students
A Gifted Model Designed for Gifted Students in a Small, Rural High School, 1980-1983.
Baldwyn Separate School District, MS. – 1983
Objectives of a model program (1980-83) for gifted students in a small rural high school in Baldwyn, Mississippi, were to improve teacher knowledge of gifted programs, demonstrate significant gains in student achievement, increase student skill/knowledge in specific areas, measure attitudes of "artistically talented" students by a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy