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Lopez, Hector L. – 1978
Because existing standardized college examination tests did not accurately measure the potential for learning of bilingual/bicultural populations, the Border Community College Consortium began in 1971 to develop two standardized tests to address the strengths and weaknesses of Mexican American students in writing, reading, and listening to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Download full textGEOFFRAY, ALICE R. – 1966
NINETY DISADVANTAGED WHITE AND NEGRO FEMALE TRAINEES, 18 TO 44 YEARS OF AGE, WERE GIVEN 950 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN TYPING, SHORTHAND, BUSINESS SPEECH, AND ANCILLARY COURSES DURING A 24-WEEK PERIOD. THE EXPERIMENTAL PHASE OF THE PROGRAM CONSISTED OF DEVELOPING ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE GROUP TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING BUSINESS SPEECH TO ADULTS WHOSE…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Blacks, Counseling, Demonstration Programs
GROTBERG, EDITH H. – 1967
DESCRIBED ARE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY SCHOOL PROJECT (1966-67), WHICH WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF INTENSIVE READING INSTRUCTION IN A RURAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE PROJECT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS AND INVOLVED NEARLY 1,500 STUDENTS. DESIGNED AS A CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN GRADES ONE THROUGH 10 IN…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Black Students, Corrective Reading
NEWMARK, MAXIM; AND OTHERS – 1967
A PROGRAM OF CURRICULUM REVISION HAS RESULTED IN A CURRICULUM GUIDE WHICH DELINEATES THE AIMS, TECHNIQUES, CONTENT, AND SCOPE OF GERMAN INSTRUCTION AT EACH LEVEL OF A 4-LEVEL SEQUENCE IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK CITY. A MODIFIED AUDIOLINGUAL APPROACH IS STRESSED AND SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES ARE SUGGESTED FOR TEACHING LISTENING, SPEAKING,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), Audiolingual Methods, Course Content
BIRD, THOMAS E. – 1967
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW INFORMATION, THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1967 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES PUBLISHED UPDATED REPORTS ON READING INSTRUCTION, LITERATURE IN THE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM, AND TRENDS IN REQUIREMENTS AND PLACEMENT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY, DISCUSS, AND PARTIALLY SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS INHERENT…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Curriculum Problems, Degree Requirements, Graduation Requirements
Salt Lake City School District, UT. – 1980
This summary evaluation report is a short synopsis of the first-year activities of the Resource Vocational Program, which provided career development and vocational education--employability development--services in the least restrictive environment to a group of mild to moderate handicapped youth. A brief description outlines scope and four major…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
Berryman, Sue E. – 1980
A study examined data from literature and from three surveys of high school students to analyze the equity of the way in which high schools assign students to the vocational track and the effectiveness of vocational education in preparing students for work. Data revealed that while students' junior high abilities, achievement, and curricular…
Descriptors: Blacks, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1980
Information on 1980 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and characteristics of Maryland college-bound seniors, along with trends for 1974-80, are considered. Numbers of Maryland high school graduates taking the test, the race and sex of test-takers, SAT scores for Maryland and the United States for 1972-80, and the Maryland mean score on the SAT…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1980
Undergraduate admissions policies and practices at 1,463 institutions were surveyed. The investigation dealt with many aspects of admission, including policy-making authority, application procedures, accessibility and selectivity, student credentials, recruitment, and marketing, guidance and course placement, and differential treatment of various…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Administrator Attitudes, Admission Criteria
Desjarlais, Lionel; And Others – 1980
A study was undertaken of the problem presented by the presence of students of limited French-speaking ability in French schools or in French-language sections of the Ontario school system. Questionnaires were sent to elementary and secondary school teachers and principals, directors of education, and students in secondary schools. The students…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Board of Education Policy, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Mitchell, Virginia P.; Smith, Richard M. – 1980
The validity of cut-off scores, used to place students into English and mathematics courses, and a dichotomized success variable, representing student abilities related to success in three sequential mathematics courses, were investigated. This study, examining the cutting scores of students entering Mercer County Community College in Fall, 1978,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Algebra, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Lerman, Averil – 1978
Written for women on Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) who are seeking employment, this booklet is designed to introduce the possibility of taking a non-traditional job (a job traditionally held by men). Chapter 1 discusses the dilemma women heads of households face in finding jobs that will adequately support their families. Chapter…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Decision Making Skills, Employment Opportunities
Albright, Leonard – 1979
Intended as a primer for administrative action, this booklet gives the vocational adminstrator some basic guidelines and strategies for managing vocational programs and services for handicapped students and clarifies key concepts. The five sections each address one of the major concerns of an administrator: identifying students with handicaps, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Responsibility, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Clark, Donald L., Ed.; And Others – 1979
Intended for local vocational education administrators, this handbook provides guidelines and suggestions for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs for handicapped students who are being mainstreamed into the regular vocational education classroom. The handbook is divided into the following ten chapters: (1) Legal Requirements, (2)…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Attitude Change, Career Guidance, Cooperative Programs
Athens Area Vocational-Technical School, GA. – 1977
A model program was developed to provide remedial experiences that would allow individuals who fail to meet minimum entrance requirements for postsecondary vocational education to reach an acceptable level for admission into regular programs. The project encompassed three major areas of instruction: vocational/technical mathematics,…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Communication Skills, Educational Counseling, Guidance Programs
