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Download full textSartain, Harry W.; And Others – 1982
Opinions of 162 University of Pittsburgh faculty concerning the basic academic skill levels of undergraduates now attending the university were surveyed in 1981. A majority of the respondents felt that the 1980 undergraduates possess basic skills levels that are lower than the comparable cohort of 1970. They felt the greatest losses were in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Credits, College Faculty, College Preparation
Wang, Ming-mei; And Others – 1981
National compensatory education and the relationship between student achievement growth and educational processes are assessed in a first year report of the Sustaining Effects Study required by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Federal funds were authorized to provide special compensatory services to educationally…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Educational Environment
Garner, Walter L., Jr. – 1981
Graduates of Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (LSU-BR) were assessed in terms of their American College Testing (ACT) program scores and the factors that affect them. All LSU-BR graduates who were awarded the baccalaureate degree during the 1974-75, 1979-80, and 1980-81 academic years were studied. ACT scores were located for 59.1 percent…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills
Stone, James C.; And Others – 1980
Methodology and findings are reported for a study of the materials and instructional components of the Reading and Writing Laboratories at Ohlone College conducted by a team of five external evaluators. The report's first section details: (1) the goals of both labs, as articulated by the college; (2) specific objectives of the study; i.e., to…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Instructional Materials, Program Evaluation, Reading Centers
Lederman, Marie Jean; Ribaudo, Michael – 1981
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…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Freshmen, English (Second Language), Higher Education
Olson, Joanne; And Others – 1973
To function effectively, a reading specialist must be trained to diagnose reading difficulties, prescribe and implement appropriate treatment, and work effectively with both teachers and children in an interpersonal environment. As an alternative solution to the traditional campus reading clinic, a dual based clinic was established with theory and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Interpersonal Competence, Models
Maslin, Bonnie; And Others – 1978
The views of teachers and paraprofessionals regarding the role of paraprofessionals within an individualized remedial reading program in a New York inner-city school district were examined. Two rank order scales (Part l and 2) were utilized to determine the existence of these differences. Rank order correlations indicated that agreement of…
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Boettcher, Judith A. – 1978
An ideal secondary level remedial reading program would be based on the philosophy that both freedom and structure are required, that learning demands involvement and feedback, and that success breeds success. Such programs should be structured (i.e., based on clearly defined content and a clearly designated mode of presentation). There are many…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Educational Objectives, Independent Reading, Instructional Materials
Burkheimer, Graham J. Jr.; And Others – 1979
This report presents findings from the third of a series of studies of the Upward Bound (UB) program. The study was conducted between April, 1978, and September, 1979, to investigate long-term educational outcomes of UB program participation. The Upward Bound program was designed for low income high school students with potential for successfully…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students
Mediax Associates, Inc., Westport, CT. – 1978
This evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) Program in the District of Columbia public schools addresses four general issues: (1) the extent to which the program was implemented as planned; (2) the extent of participation by identified target populations; (3) assessments of the program by participating professional and other adult…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Cultural Isolation, Economically Disadvantaged
Leckie, Sheila; And Others – 1978
A team of three educators developed and implemented a reading improvement program for first through sixth grade students who displayed discrepancies between their reading achievement and reading abilities. The program involved 283 underachieving students at seven elementary schools. The goal of the program was to provide intervention strategies…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Differentiated Staffs, Elementary Education, Parent Participation
COHEN, S. ALAN – 1964
READING DISABILITIES ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES--THOSE CAUSED BY PERCEPTUAL FACTORS, THOSE CAUSED BY PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS, AND THOSE CAUSED BY PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL FACTORS. POOR DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL PERCEPTION CONSTITUTES A DISPROPORTIONATE PERCENTAGE OF LEARNING DISABILITY AMONG NEGROES AND PUERTO RICANS IN CENTRAL CITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Harding, Ida B. – 1980
The University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire has attempted to solve the problem of underprepared freshmen by offering adjunct classes to freshman level content courses. Currently ten adjunct classes in seven departments are taught and are used to integrate the teaching of learning and study skills into the teaching of the regular course content. Two…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Content Area Reading, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Fram, Isabel; And Others – 1977
A study was conducted among black West Indian students in North York, Ontario (Canada) junior high schools. The purpose of the study was to determine what factors were present in those students who appeared to cope easily with the transition to Canadian schools and those who appeared to have difficulty. Data were collected from students by means…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Coping, Foreign Countries
Connelly, Maureen, Comp.; Casserly, Michael, Comp. – 1979
This report represents the first attempt by the Council of the Great City Schools to assess the states of minimal competency testing in its twenty-eight member cities. This report does not focus on the results of the tests, but on the general characteristics of each competency testing program. Few cities use the same tests or collaborate in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Persons
