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Download full textRice, Jennifer King – 1997
As students progress through the educational system they make frequent transitions, such as from grade to grade or middle to high school. The purpose of this study is to explore how institutional discontinuities between schools affect student achievement in mathematics and science and for which types of students. This paper seeks to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, High Schools, Institutional Environment
Campbell, Jay R.; Voelkl, Kristin E.; Donahue, Patricia L. – 1997
Measuring students' progress toward higher achievement has been the purpose of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) since its inception in 1969. Students in public and nonpublic schools have been assessed in various subject areas on a regular basis, and the NAEP has also collected information about background variables that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Abraham, Solomon T. – 1997
The Mathematics and Computer Science Learning Center (MLC) was established in the Department of Mathematics at North Carolina Central University during the fall semester of the 1982-83 academic year. The initial operations of the MLC were supported by grants to the University from the Burroughs-Wellcome Company and the Kenan Charitable Trust Fund.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Centers, Computer Networks, Computer Science Education
Whitener, Summer D.; And Others – 1997
First conducted during the 1987-88 school year, the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) provides periodic data on public and private schools in the United States. The Student Records Questionnaire was added during the 1993-94 cycle of SASS to collect student-level data from public schools, private schools, and schools funded by the Bureau of Indian…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, College Bound Students
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Mathematics and Science Education Network. – 1996
The University of North Carolina (UNC) Mathematics and Science Education Network (MSEN) applies the resources of UNC to strengthen mathematics and science education in K-16 schools throughout the state of North Carolina. MSEN has 10 centers located on university campuses statewide and six pre-college sites at these universities. University faculty…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Millett, Susan; Lindwall, Will – 1996
In February 1988 the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools (California) adopted a core curriculum for all district schools. The implementation of this policy was studied in 1990 and 1992, and again in this followup study. Part I of this report provides an analysis of student enrollment and achievement data from 24 selected sites and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Core Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Ballinger, Ronda – 1996
A project was conducted to adapt and modify the four-part workplace literacy curriculum previously created by the College of Lake County (Illinois) and six industries in the county in order to improve the usefulness and application of the information in the original curriculum. Information for the adaptation project was generated by instructors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication Skills, Course Content
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1996
Position statements of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) are provided in detail. Topic areas for which position statements are provided include: Calculators and the Education of Youth, Early Childhood Mathematics Education, Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Guiding Students' Attitudes and Decisions Regarding Their Mathematics…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1992
The State Bilingual Education Program and the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program are used to meet the special education needs of bilingual and migrant students in the Saginaw (Michigan) city school district. These programs operated at 24 elementary schools, 4 junior high schools, and 2 high…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Mosenthal, Peter B.; Hinchman, Kathleen A. – 1993
An evaluation of this Syracuse, New York workplace literacy skills improvement project had three purposes: to characterize changes in the baseline performance of adults' workplace literacy skills as a function of instructional treatment; to characterize changes in workers' and supervisors' perceptions of worker effectiveness as a function of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Dworkowitz, Barbara; And Others – 1993
Pupils with Compensatory Educational Needs (PCEN) provides New York State funding for remediation in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies for eligible high school students. During summer 1993, 30,195 students took PCEN-funded summer classes. About two percent were enrolled in Project Outreach, a program for high school…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Educationally Disadvantaged
Jarwan, Fathi A.; And Others – 1993
This study used a combination of qualitative and quantitative research designs to analyze and evaluate procedures used in selecting youth for state-supported residential high schools for mathematics and science. Pre-admission and post-admission data were gathered for 742 students in 7 schools. Predictor variables included home school grade point…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1994
In May 1993, 1,060 people in England and Wales were surveyed on the use of basic skills in everyday life. Data obtained from these questionnaires were weighted to reflect the demographic profile of the population in terms of age, gender, working status, and social class. Interviewees were asked 40 questions about activities they had done in the 7…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Age Differences, Basic Skills
Wilson, Lex – 1993
A study was conducted at the Cumberland Campus of Nova Scotia Community College to determine the effect of a computer-based learning system on the academic and personal growth of adolescents with learning disabilities. Eleven learning disabled students, with an average age of 16.1 years, and one observer were chosen to participate in an 8-week…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
McClintock, Shelby – 1994
This document contains the final report, trainer handbook for volunteer tutor trainers, and idea book for volunteer tutors from a project conducted to develop a supplemental tutor training program and life skills curriculum specifically for developmentally disabled (DD) adult learners. The final report describes how a group of DD adult learners…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
