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Rauch, Margaret; Fillenworth, Ceil – 1985
The Reading Center at St. Cloud State University provides individual and small group assistance to students needing help with academic course work, as well as two classes for credit. Recently the center has been pairing a reading and study skills course with a traditional academic course, such as biology. A review of the literature concerning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Freshmen, Content Area Reading
Download full textJohnson, Allen B.; Moen, Norman W. – General College Newsletter, 1981
Improvement of the lower division undergraduate program of the General College of the University of Minnesota is addressed. Attention is directed to the history of the program, the status of the project when the General College Assembly adopted its 1981 statement, and the nature of the work to be completed during the 1981-82 year. Reference is…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Programs, College Role, Degree Requirements
Sheffield, Edward – 1981
Information on organizations and individuals involved in research on postsecondary education (PSE) in Canada was obtained through a survey of 435 organizations, a survey of 817 individuals, and through requests for information appearing in two publications. Methods of disseminating research results on the role of the Social Sciences and Humanities…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Coordination, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
North Dakota Univ., Grand Forks. Coll. of Education. – 1980
The purpose of this manual is to identify teaching skills and their justification and objectives in a learning situation and to suggest a few of a wide selection of professional activities and services which meet these objectives and satisfy learner needs. The manual is designed for inservice teacher education activities or supervisory programs.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Improvement Programs
Hoyt, Donald P.; Howard, George S. – 1977
Literature pertinent to the evaluation of faculty development programs is reviewed and data are presented from several studies conducted at Kansas State University and Wichita State University. These data were consistent with those previously reported in that faculty participants consistently expressed satisfaction with development services. In…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education, Improvement Programs
Stein, Harry – 1979
This paper outlines various aspects of the Learning Improvement Group (LIG). The LIG is described as a model for organizing existing resources to meet basic skills needs of students. Reference is also made to the identification of both student and teacher reading/learning needs in self-renewing schools. Suggestions are made regarding the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs
Bonar, John R., Ed.; Hathway, James A., Ed. – 1972
This is the student's text of one of the eight units of the Intermediate Science Curriculum Study (ISCS) for level III students (grade 9). The chapters include basic information about heredity, activities, and optional "excursions." A section on introductory notes to the student explains how to use the book. Data tables and empty spaces…
Descriptors: Genetics, Grade 9, Heredity, Improvement Programs
Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. Bureau of Consumer Protection. – 1979
The effect of commercial coaching on Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores was analyzed, using 1974-1977 test results of 2,500 non-coached students and 1,568 enrollees in two coaching schools. (The Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center, Inc., and the Test Preparation Center, Inc.). Multiple regression analysis was used to control for student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, College Entrance Examinations, High Schools, Improvement Programs
BAEZ, ALBERT V. – 1967
A PAPER PRESENTED TO THE SECTION ON EDUCATION (Q) OF THE 1967 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE ANNUAL CONVENTION, THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DIVISION OF SCIENCE TEACHING (DST) OF UNESCO. INCLUDED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE OVERALL PROGRAM BUDGET, (2) AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF DST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum
Brainard, Edward – 1973
This paper examines the structure and function of CFK Ltd., an educational foundation devoted to school improvement using humanizing processes. Six ideas were developed to guide the foundation: Encourage potential clientele to determine the Foundation's areas of interest; given identified problem areas, encourage interested school administrators…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Trowbridge House Inc., Hudson, OH. – 1971
The Trowbridge House Geriatric Aide Program, performed at MDTA centers in Akron and Cleveland, Ohio, was developed to demonstrate whether the active and positive recruiting methods widely used by proprietary schools could be adapted to obtain more and better qualified disadvantaged persons for skills training; whether a high quality,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Career Opportunities, Disadvantaged, Employment Qualifications
Goettel, Robert J.; And Others – 1971
The gap in the available information on the state of American Education is discussed. This inadequacy is traced to two causes: (1) Data are not organized in ways that would facilitate policy formation and (2) Data are scattered among a variety of agencies. Formulating effective public policy for the support of elementary and secondary education…
Descriptors: Agencies, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Educational Finance
Catholic Board of Education, Diocese of Cleveland, OH. – 1969
This document reports on a project on changing and improving the teaching of English, Project Insight. This project aims to improve the instruction of English on the secondary level through an organically unified English program. Initiated by the Board of Catholic Education, the project included participants from both public and Catholic high…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Catholic Educators, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Design
Rehabilitation Research Foundation, Elmore, AL. – 1971
The Rehabilitation Research Foundation (RRF) proposes to conduct, under supervision of the State Department of Vocational Education, a Manpower Training Program for Prisoners (MTPP) at Draper Correctional Center, Elmore, Alabama. The project is proposed for 13 months. The proposal contains several innovative and experimental features, the most…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Change, Coordination
Koble, Daniel E., Jr., Comp.; And Others – 1975
The seminar was ninth in a series of national annual seminars conducted for vocational educators responsible for coordinating and conducting personnel development programs. Major objectives were to: (1) Increase knowledge of personnel development models and strategies used in business and industry and of selected industry-education cooperative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Human Resources, Improvement Programs, Industrial Personnel
