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BROWN, KENNETH E. – 1964
CHARACTERISTICS OF PUPILS IN POVERTY AREAS INCLUDE LOW ACHIEVEMENT, UNPREDICTABLE AND UNORGANIZED BEHAVIOR, AND LITTLE PARENT MOTIVATION. THE POVERTY CHILD NEEDS TO HAVE HIS MATHEMATICAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPED TO COPE WITH A SCIENTIFIC WORLD. THE SCHOOL MATHEMATICS STUDY GROUP FURNISHES EXPERIENCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE EDUCATION OF MIDDLE GROUP…
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Programs, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
DOAK, E. DALE – 1966
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE LEVELS OF THINKING THAT CHARACTERIZED TRACK I AND TRACK IV CLASSES IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, AND SOCIAL STUDIES AT THE EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL. THE DATA WERE GATHERED AT CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO, BY OBSERVERS RECORDING THE VERBAL INTERCHANGES AND TEACHER-PUPIL TALK OR PUPIL-PUPIL…
Descriptors: Comprehension, English, Grade 8, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
ISENBARGER, KATHARINE U.; AND OTHERS – 1950
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION DURING THE PERIOD 1900-50 ARE REVIEWED. AN EARLY CHAPTER IS DEVOTED TO A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FORMATION AND SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTRAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS AND THE JOURNAL, "SCHOOL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS." OTHER SECTIONS INCLUDE (1)…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Course Content, Course Descriptions
PAULSON, CASPER F., JR. – 1964
THE EFFECTS OF TWO POSTULATED COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS ON GROUPS OF RELATIVELY SLOW LEARNERS WERE EXAMINED DURING THE REPORTED RESEARCH. THE TWO COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS WERE--(1) HOMOGENEOUS GROUPING, AS OPPOSED TO HETEROGENEOUS GROUPING AND (2) PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF ALL MEMBERS OF A GROUP, AS OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUALIZED FEEDBACK. FOUR…
Descriptors: Algebra, Autoinstructional Aids, Competitive Selection, Feedback
Koon, Jeff, Comp. – 1980
Results of an undergraduate evaluation questionnaire administered to majors in 12 Engineering and Physical Science departments and programs at the University of California, Berkeley, are presented. Data are offered in tabular and textual formats. Findings are summarized in an introductory section, along with recommendations regarding procedures…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Computer Science, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1980
The Senior Citizens and Parents as Resources for the Classroom (SPARC) project is designed to maximize the learning potential of students. Through the SPARC project, parent and community volunteers, guided by professional educators, can help to meet student needs. This elementary school manual has been compiled by and for the teachers and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Creative Writing, Educational Games
Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
For the past twelve years, the School District of Philadelphia has conducted an annual evaluation of the projects funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I. Since 1973, the annual evaluations have been produced in two volumes - The Technical Report and the Abstracts. This volume contains abstracts of 31 project reports. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1980
The Regents Competency Testing Program has been designed to assure that all students develop adequate skills in reading comprehension, writing, and mathematics before graduation from high school in New York. This bulletin provides information on two of the program's three basic elements that contribute to the accomplishment of this goal. First,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Requirements, Handicap Identification
Hertzberg, Richard C. – 1979
These materials were designed to be used by life science students for instruction in the application of physical theory to ecosystem operation. Most modules contain computer programs which are built around a particular application of a physical process. The module is directed toward intermediate undergraduate students of the ecological sciences…
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction
Young, Patricia B. – 1980
The Academics Plus Program, which stresses basic skills, discipline and dress codes, homework assignments, promotion requirements, and special parent conferences, served more than 10,000 students in 29 elementary and middle/junior high schools in 1979-1980. There is a single-school model (Fitler) and a multi-school model (28 other schools). A…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Discipline Policy, Dress Codes
Woodruff, Bobby J. – 1980
This study of eighth graders investigates the effects of Kindergarten attendance on (1) Basic Skills Test (BST) performance and (2) the incidence of grade retention (non-promotion). To accomplish the first purpose, over 64,000 eighth grade pupils in the public schools of Tennessee were administered the BST. On each answer sheet of the BST pupils…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Experience
Knight, Sarah S. – 1979
The National Assessment of Educational Progress reports data about levels of educational achievement of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds in several learning areas, including art, music, literature, reading, mathematics and science. Within each age group, females' and males' levels of art achievement were compared, and sex differences were contrasted with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Aptitude, Art
Mazur, Gertrud S., Ed. – 1979
The following papers of relevance to second language instruction are compiled here: (1) "Bilingual Math in a Monolingual Classroom: A Field Study," by Elizabeth M. Baricevic; (2) "Ideologie et pedagogie: reflexions sur le manuel de francais au programme de '3e annee secondaire' en Algerie," by Jeanne Adam; (3) "Pedagogic…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Curriculum, Discourse Analysis
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1980
Prepared by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education in response to a request by President Carter for information on the condition of science and engineering education in America, this document contains data showing a decline in the general understanding of science and technology among secondary school students. Although…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Quality, Engineering Education
Seiferth, Berniece B. – 1970
Teacher centers serving teachers in Great Britain differ from those in the United States. London's University Centre for Teachers (UCT) provides a range of part-time inservice activities that result in various diplomas. The Philippa Fawcett Math Centre concentrates on improving mathematics understanding and instruction. Two other centers, the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Service Centers, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education
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