This evaluation of the use of computers in the Portland Public Schools (Oregon) is divided into three main sections. (1) Computer based instruction (Chapter 1, Computer Assisted Instruction, and Chapter 2, Prescription Learning) evaluates two different systems which use computers as an aid to basic skills instruction in mathematics, reading and…

Eight papers making up Track VII of the 1989 conference of the Professional Association for the Management of Information Technology in Higher Education (known as CAUSE, an acronym of the association's former name) are presented in this document. The focus of Track VII is on applications and technology issues, and the papers include: "The…

Migrant children often do not get an adequate education due to such barriers as economic pressures to leave school; school personnel's negative attitudes toward migrant students; different programs, curricula, and testing practices over districts and states; and reduced access to special education services. Recently, special federal and state…

A survey of experienced teachers sought to determine the extent to which they felt they were required to do more paperwork than before the passage of Georgia's Quality Basic Education Act of 1985 (QBE), whether they felt burdened by it, and who they felt is responsible for requiring it. It also gathered information on teachers' specific paperwork…

This manual has been designed to assist in the conversion of schools to the SIMS (Student Information Management System) School System. SIMS is based on a software package modified for use in the North Carolina Public School System. The term "conversion" refers to the process of changing the current records system to a new one, thus…

This resource contains all available occupational, student organization, classroom management, and competency documentation information for those trade and industrial programs taught in Virginia. Its primary purpose is to assist teachers and curriculum specialists in developing instructional materials that meet competency-based education (CBE)…

This implementation guide is intended to assist the teacher and curriculum specialist in developing instructional materials that are competency-based and meet competency-based education (CBE) standards and requirements for vocational and adult programs. Section I, Career Decision-Making Information, includes information related to career…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the Apple II microcomputer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System (MICRO-VERS),…

This manual is intended to accompany a software system for the TRS-80 Model III computer that is designed to aid local districts in completing vocational education enrollment claims and Vocational Education Data System (VEDS) reports. Part I, Introduction, gives a brief overview of the Microcomputer Vocational Education Reporting System…

A 23-item questionnaire was sent to secretaries of education committees in state legislatures and departments of education of all 50 states to obtain data on (1) the basis of intrastate and interstate credit transfer, (2) how migrant students' academic program can be planned to provide continuity, (3) how credit transfers are made, (4) how many…

The Washington Secondary Credit Exchange Program allows grade 7-12 migrant students to complete work toward graduation and/or to enhance basic skills during late afternoon or evening classes as they follow the crops from state to state with their families. A Spring Model allows students entering late in the year to complete courses already begun…

The nature and extent of corrections made to their records by zero/low income applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Behaviors of zero/low income applicants and the total pool of applicants were also compared. It was found that zero/low income applicants and all applicants who were rejected displayed…

This report consists of material relating to a conference to disseminate information about the development and implementation of the Syracuse University Integrated On-Line Student Records System. The Conference Proceedings provide some indication of the scope of the project and the relationship of the modules associated with academic innovation to…

Intended to aid in the identification and recruitment of eligible migrant children into ongoing Title I, Migrant Education programs, the handbook presents information on Oregon's policy on identifying and recruiting migrants; the function and purpose of identification and recruitment; definition of migrant student; HEW Federal definitions;…

An investigation of the potential for computer-based instructional support (CBIS) for classroom support in the province of Alberta, this study identified three major CBIS applications which would relieve the teacher of some of the administrative workload associated with requirements to provide individualized student instruction: (1) accessibility…