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Maser, Arthur L.; And Others – 1977
This description of a computer-assisted instruction project, which provides an alternative approach to individual instruction in basic skills for economically and educationally disadvantaged students at the secondary level, includes the results of evaluations conducted at the end of each of three school years. Instruction in priority…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economically Disadvantaged
Kansas City School District, MO. – 1963
THE CURRICULUM WAS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. THE CURRICULUM BASE SHOULD RELATE TO THE REGULAR 10TH-GRADE CURRICULUM AND TO THE PUPIL'S ABILITY, TO THE END THAT HE MAY NOT BE SET APART FROM HIS PEER GROUP. THESE BOYS ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE. THEY HAVE SHORT ATTENTION SPANS AND APPEAR LAZY AND INDIFFERENT IN ORDER TO CONCEAL THEIR…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides
Download full textHolzman, Thomas G.; And Others – 1980
The cognitive determinants of number analogy performance were studied by systematically manipulating the processing demands imposed by the items. To explore sources of developmental differences in analogical reasoning, subjects were included from two age levels, grades 4 and 5 and college. To allow the investigation of individual differences in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, College Students
Turley, Kay
Designed to enable special needs students to understand the basics of personal income management, normal living expenses, banking, and comparison shopping, this set of activities on budgeting is the eighth unit in a nine-unit secondary level career course intended to provide handicapped students with the knowledge and tools necessary to succeed in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Banking, Banking Vocabulary, Basic Skills
Stafford, Richard E. – 1963
This study on psychological traits examines three hypotheses: (1) there is a similarity between parents and their children unexplained by a similarity between the parents, (2) this similarity may be explained by hereditary components, and (3) these hereditary components are of the discrete or segregated type of inheritance. There were 104 families…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arithmetic, Association (Psychology), Auditory Discrimination
Perry, Joseph D.; And Others – 1978
Two samples of 50 kindergarten children each were tested for IQ, reading and arithmetic achievement, and rated by teachers for social and academic competence. The children were tested again in third grade for reading, spelling, and arithmetic achievement, and rated for classroom coping behaviors. In addition, one kindergarten sample was rated for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adjustment (to Environment), Arithmetic
Smith, Robert M., Ed. – 1969
Seven contributors treat teacher diagnosis of educational difficulties. Robert Smith and John Neisworth review the fundamentals of informal educational assessment; Neisworth describes the educational irrelevance of intelligence; and Smith discusses perceptual motor skills. Also included are James Lister on personal-social-emotional skills, G.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Educational Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Education
Wasik, Barbara H.; Sibley, Sally A. – 1969
Twenty culturally deprived children planning to enter first grade in the fall attended an 8-week half-day summer program in which a systematic classroom management program utilizing token reinforcement and isolation techniques was combined with a strong academic program. One hour and 40 minutes was allotted daily to pre-reading and language…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
Bereiter, Carl; Engelmann, Siegfried – 1966
This experiment was based on the assumption that the academic failure of the disadvantaged or middle class child is due to a failure of instruction and that if above-normal learning schedules were maintained, the second year of an enrichment program would not show the customary drop in gains from the first year. The subjects of this study were 43…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
Blomberg, Karin – 1967
The method used to prove the value of direct experience teaching in the out-of-doors was taking children on short field trips and excursions and evaluating their attitudes and behavior as well as their accomplishments. Trips ranged from 10 minutes to 2 hours with a 6th grade class. The experiments took place for a period of 9 years (1955-1964).…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Arithmetic, Art Activities, Audiovisual Aids
Jolles, Isaac; Southwick, Selma I. – 1969
The use of methods found effective with the brain injured with educable mentally handicapped children is discussed; the clinical approach to teaching and the psychology of the educable are explained; and educational implications are outlined. The following are then considered: sensory deficiencies and intensified stimulation; training perception;…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Attention, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Guinet, Lynne – 1971
The Distar program, evaluated mainly in terms of pupil achievement and teacher opinion, was generally considered to be successful. Teachers indicated through attitude questionnaires that the lessons were enjoyable, that the students had made reasonable progress and had learned useful skills, and that the material was good and easy to use. The…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
Intended for all persons concerned with differentiated education for talented elementary and secondary school students, the bibliography annotates 275 items (dating from 1956 to 1965 and including audio and video books, tapes, films, and filmstrips) in three groups. The first group includes materials on classroom practices, which are classified by…
Descriptors: Administration, Annotated Bibliographies, Arithmetic, Curriculum
Suppes, Patrick; And Others – 1971
The handbooks for the most widely used computer-assisted instruction (CAI) courses now available on computer terminals at the Institute for Mathematical Studies in the Social Sciences at Stanford University are presented. Handbooks are included for the following courses: Strands Drill-and-practice (arithmetic fundamentals for fourth grade), Logic…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Scholberg, Phyllis M. – 1971
Information about American Indians for use in Minnesota first-grade classrooms is presented in this curriculum unit completed as a requirement for a University of Minnesota extension course in Indian education for public school teachers. The information is divided into sections and is described by subject areas: science, arithmetic, physical…
Descriptors: American Indians, Arithmetic, Art Education, Audiovisual Aids
