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Myers, James K. – 1976
The effectiveness of the special school, special class, and regular class in the education of low IQ (49 to 70) and high IQ (71 to 85) educable mentally retarded pupils (n=120) (all between the ages of 7 and 12 years) was investigated. Effectiveness was determined by academic achievement, self concept, and social adjustment within school settings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Steele, Joe M. – 1969
Developed to assess congruence of intent and practice (the teacher's ideal and students' perceived real) in instruction of the gifted in the Illinois program, the Class Activities Questionnaire (CAQ) includes 25 forced choice items evaluating cognitive emphasis, classroom conditions, and student attitudes and reactions. Cognitive items were shown…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Evaluation Methods
Hewett, Frank M.; And Others – 1969
Following its initial year, an engineered classroom for educationally handicapped (EH) children was replicated and extended. Evaluation indicated that the program could effectively increase emphasis on reading and include both primary and secondary students. Reintegration in the regular classes for EH children could be done on both a gradual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Handicapped, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
Villars, Gerald, Ed. – 1967
In order to provide teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, and parents with those procedures necessary to set up programs for the gifted, the following topics are considered: definitions and descriptions of the gifted, an identification procedure consisting of five stages, and a list of 19 traits common to the gifted. A discussion of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration, Educational Programs, Enrichment
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Daugherty, Wilson – College English, 1964
A brief description of the English program for students of engineering, architecture, and industrial management at Lawrence Institute of Technology includes fairly detailed information on the unique features of the 3-term freshman English course. Less extensive reference to the details of the sophomore, junior, and senior courses precedes a short…
Descriptors: Architects, College Students, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Sutton, Jeannette Schur; And Others – 1968
A 3-year guidance program to increase achievement level and motivation admitted 73 low achieving 10th graders. Experimental subjects were assigned to seminar or non-seminar groups; controls remained in the usual slow track. Both experimental groups were divided into smaller groups for flexibly programed classes in English, social studies, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Counseling, Cultural Activities
Saint Louis Board of Education, MO. – 1971
Presented here are summaries of the evaluations of major Title I, ESEA instructional programs conducted during 1970-71 in the St. Louis city schools. In the "Rooms of 20" program, elementary school students attend school in ungraded classrooms of no more than 20 students. One teacher works with each class, and students and teachers…
Descriptors: Class Size, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, High Schools
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1972
Presented is a position paper concerning commitments and responsibilities to exceptional children which was prepared by the Policies Commission at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), and a policy statement on governmental affairs developed by the CEC Legislative Committee. A brief policy statement follows discussion of each of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Classification, Educational Philosophy
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George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1976
Provided is the transcript of Part I of a five-part series on gifted children in the schools, presented by Options in Education--a weekly radio broadcast devoted to coverage of news, features, policy, and people in the field of education on National Public Radio. The topic of special education for the gifted is discussed by B. Boston; and pros and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Creativity, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
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Green, Fiona; Bayley, John – British Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article describes activities of two education guidance centers in England providing short-term help to behavior disordered students ages 3-15. Program features include classroom-based intervention, individual and group therapy, interim special class placement, and work with families. Assessment and intervention practices are summarized, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Edyburn, Dave L.; Lartz, Maribeth Nelson – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1986
An Illinois survey of 84 kindergarten and special education early childhood teachers found that computers were used in over 50% of the kindergartens but only 7% of the special education classes, that most teachers had had some hands-on computer training, and that teachers were not contacted by parents for information about educational computer…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Technology
Buddin, Richard; Gill, Brian P.; Zimmer, Ron W. – 2001
This report focuses on the workings of the Impact Aid program with a special emphasis on the implications of the statute for military children. The main purpose of the statute is to defray the local share of expenses for educating federally connected students. The assertion is that military and other federal activities bring additional students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Armed Forces, Educational Change
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
This bulletin contains statistical data of the schools and classes for the blind from the years 1917-1918. The data is organized into the following contents: (1) Number of schools reporting; (2) Dual schools; (3) Control; (4) Instructors; (5) Number of pupils; (6) Graduates; (7) Enrollment by grades; (8) Enrollment by courses of study; (9) Value…
Descriptors: Blindness, Special Schools, Special Classes, Educational Administration
Fisher, Mary; Meyer, Luanna H. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2002
Forty students with severe disabilities were evaluated across two years of either inclusive or self-contained educational programming. Comparison of child development and social competence found the inclusive group made statistically significant gains on the developmental measure and realized higher social competence scores in comparison to the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Competence
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Dickinson, Janet; Miller, Mandy – Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 2002
A British residential school for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties set up a class for those children presenting with complex learning needs, including autism, within the school. The special class was observed over a number of weeks and the boys especially benefited tremendously in their social/emotional development and learning.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Secondary Education
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