As a result of an open admissions policy, the City University of New York (CUNY) was faced with large numbers of students in need of instruction in the basic skills. Each college had to develop testing programs to determine placement and to diagnose individual students needs, and each was faced with the necessity of creating larger programs in…

The extent of variety in structure and format of teaching mathematics in fifth grade classrooms and its relation to student attention was studied. The data for this study consisted of observations made in eighteen math classes for a period of six to ten days with a mean of over eight days. Seatwork and recitation accounted for over 95 percent of…

The catalog contains information on curriculum guides submitted by 18 schools for the deaf. Entries include information on title, age/grade level, ordering, and topics available for the following subject areas: art; career education; communications; foreign language; home economics; independent living, guidance, and health; language; mathematics;…

This guide provides summaries of federal programs in the physical and mathematical sciences of interest to colleges and universities. Programs from the following federal agencies are included: National Science Foundation; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Education; Department of Interior; Smithsonian Institution;…

This annotated bibliography on Individually Guided Education (IGE) is intended to help teachers and administrators identify resources needed to improve individualized instruction and learning in elementary and secondary schools. Almost 100 books, technical reports, theoretical papers, practical papers, and working papers are listed in eight…

This evaluation report describes the outcomes of the third year of an ESEA Title VII continuation grant to refine an exemplary bilingual/bicultural kindergarten-primary prototype program and to develop three new secondary subjects: English for Latinos, Bilingual Typing, and Career Orientation. The 1,004 pupils in the 1976-77 program varied in…

A study was conducted to determine the instructional effectiveness of supplementary computer assisted instruction (CAI) for high school equivalency training in the military. Thirty-two students in language arts classes and 32 students in mathematics classes were randomly divided into two groups: one receiving traditional instruction and the other…

Data derived from a year-long study of 43 algebra classes in 13 high schools were collected to assess the differences between high-inference and low-inference measures of teacher behavior as predictors of pupil achievement and attitude change. The high-inference systems rated characteristics such as enthusiasm and clarity while low-inference…

In order to determine the relationship between those courses students wished to take and those in which they actually enrolled, students were asked to indicate their course preference during fall 1977 registration. For each day of the registration process, the desired classes were compared with the number of students enrolled in each class.…

For the use of team leaders responsible for guiding teacher interns through a two-year, on-the-job training program, this document provides a framework of essential competencies and teaching skills to be achieved before beginning teaching. Five generic teaching skills are identified: diagnosis, prescription, classroom management, instruction…

This 1978 survey of 408 New Jersey secondary public schools found that 242 of them use a computer for instructional purposes. Primarily the computer is used in teaching students to write programs and as a computational aid to problem solving, with mathematics departments making the greatest use of these applications. The survey results justify the…

A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report describes the system-wide evaluation data for the school year 1976-77, which demonstrate improved performance in the basic skills areas of reading and mathematics,…

Test results are summarized for the second year of the New Jersey College Basic Skills Placement Test administered to 47,725 entering freshmen in the fall of 1979. Performance is categorized into one of three groups: appears proficient in basic skills tested; demonstrates proficiency in some (but not all) of the areas tested; and demonstrates a…

The study surveyed 80 young adults (50 male, 30 female) referred through I.E.P.A. (Individualized Educational Program for Adults) for students with learning problems who wish to acquire preemployment skills and/or to improve their vocational status by upgrading their educational level. The pre- and postassessment was conducted in the areas of word…

This study of student teachers in high school mathematics and science classrooms compares their teaching behaviors and their scores from three pencil-and-paper tests. Data analysis indicates a relative independence between the ratings of teacher classroom behavior and scores on the pencil-and-paper tests. There was little consistent relationship…