Outlines a model for the promotion, retention, and placement of borderline students in elementary grades. Identification of the at-risk child at an early stage in the system is an important foundation for the success of this model, as is the development of a procedure for formally monitoring the progress of the student through regular followup.…

Describes the Participant Action Planning Approach (PAPA) process that requires each trainee to prepare a list of concrete actions or changes he or she plans to make back on the job once the training program is over. Benefits of PAPA are discussed, including transfer of learning, verbalization, and commitment. (CT)

Eight steps of the skill training process and 10 rules of learning psychology are discussed as techniques for increasing training effectiveness. The eight steps are: include preevaluate, plan, prepare, present, perform, practice, evaluate performance, and follow up. The 10 rules concern motivation, use of the senses, receptivity, association,…

The effects of a medical faculty development workshop were measured in terms of their students' verbal activity during regular lessons and the cognitive level of teacher-student encounters up to 500 days after the workshops. Both parameters showed increases following the training, for the entire followup period, with only a moderate decline after…

Presents a four-year follow-up study comparing the performance of intellectually superior children (N=25) admitted early to school and the performance of normal children (N=40) admitted at the regular time. Achievement scores, self-emotional adjustment, and school success (promotion/retention) are discussed. Results revealed nonsignificant…

Presents a follow-up of 27 single-parent families, focusing on children's behavior and parents' satisfaction with their children. Results showed parental satisfaction had increased for mothers, while fathers' satisfaction remained high. Children's behavior had improved in mother-headed families, especially low-income mother-headed families, often…

A report on the status of the external degree in nursing, the article describes its progress to date, the processes involved, the clinical performance examination, and follow-up studies. (Author/EA)

The Multi-State Study of Pre-kindergarten by the National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL) offers a first glance at pre-K children, teachers, and classroom quality in six states. This Snapshot overviews three recent articles co-authored by FPG scientists that summarize findings of the study about children, pre-K teachers, and…

Interchange 57 (Watson and Johnston, 1998) reported on a study of around 300 Primary 1 children in which the effectiveness of a synthetic phonics teaching program was examined. The synthetic phonics program was by far the most effective. A study described the progress the children have made from Primary 1 through to the end of Primary 5, focusing…

Teachers who participated in invitational institutes of the National Writing Project (NWP) during summer 2005 responded to two surveys: a Client Satisfaction Survey immediately following the institutes, and a Follow-up Survey of Program Impact one year later. The two surveys together assess the quality and usefulness of the institutes for…

This is a companion study to "Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Math, Engineering, and Technology (SMET)" (NSF 96-139). Both the original report and Volume 2 focus on a collaborative approach to developing and implementing strategies to improve undergraduate SMET education. The reports, compiled…

This technical report documents the methodology of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) base year survey of eighth graders through the 1992 second followup survey of high school students and dropouts. Chapter 1 begins with an overview and history of the NELS:88 and its database, Chapter 2 contains a description of the data…

The major conclusion of this study is that junior college students appear to have goals in attending college that are very similar in distribution to those of students at other types of colleges and universities. (Author)