To evaluate classroom processes for teaching basic reading and mathematics, particularly individualized instruction in the context of compensatory education, a model of classroom processes was applied to disadvantaged children from 400 schools, grades one and three. The model specified that criterion performance is a function of initial student…

An evaluation of TICCIT (Time-shared Interactive, Computer-controlled, Information Television) involved over 5,000 community college students in introductory algebra and English composition courses. Comparisons between computer-assisted instruction and lecture-discussion sections of the same courses focused on four aspects of student performance:…

The 1974-75 annual report of the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India, is presented. Contents pertain to: institutions and enrollment in higher education; approach to fifth plan development of universities and colleges; development of universities; development of colleges; students; faculty improvement programs; cultural exchange…

Appointed by the President, the fifteen Indian and Alaska Native members of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) are charged by law to advise the Congress and the Commissioner of Education in a number of areas concerning the administration of programs in which Indian children and adults participate and to submit an Annual…

This bibliography was compiled in an attempt to provide resources for vocational educators to use in understanding, interpreting, and incorporating methods for the total elimination of sex discrimination, sex bias, and stereotyping in their daily classroom activities. The bibliography is organized into eight topic areas: (1) Developing Sex-Fair…

This annual report reviews progress for fifteen scope-of-work items of the National Center for Career Education's (NCCE) Career Education Information Training and Instructional Materials System (CEITAIMS) (September 1978-September 1979). These results to date are reported: acquisition of 8,687 items nationally; collection and classification of…

Focusing on the physical well-being and personal environment of the Indian elderly, the conference attracted 3,000 persons from 209 Indian tribes. Its program was organized into: (1) description of existing resources serving elderly Indians; (2) determination of the additional or remedial action required; and (3) identification of methodology for…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966.…

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW COLLEGES WERE DISCUSSED IN A SERIES OF 18 PAPERS. SPECIFIC TOPICS INCLUDED TIME-SEQUENCE FACTORS, ESTABLISHMENT OF STUDENT PERSONNEL SERVICES, PROVIDING PLANT AND FACILITIES, SECURING AND ORGANIZING PERSONNEL, DEVELOPING COMMUNITY RELATIONS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND FINANCING. THIS DOCUMENT…

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…

INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME ARE THE REPORTS ON CURRENT ISSUES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING DEVELOPED BY THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1962 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES. DISCUSSIONS OF THE NATURE AND IMPLICATIONS OF LINGUISTICS, ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR LANGUAGE TEACHING, AND ITS APPLICATION TO GRAMMAR, DRILLS, TEXTBOOKS, AND LANGUAGE…

THE REPORTS OF THE WORKING COMMITTEES OF THE 1964 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ON THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES RELATE TO THE PRACTICES INVOLVED IN IDEAL ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ON FLES PROGRAMS, DEVELOPED BY CONRAD J. SCHMITT AND HIS COMMITTEE, ARE DISCUSSIONS OF FLES MATERIALS AND…

IN THE FIRST OF THE THREE SECTIONS OF THIS EVALUATION REPORT, GENERAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING RUBRICS--(1) OPERATION AND SERVICES, (2) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, (3) EVALUATION, (4) MAJOR PROBLEMS AREAS OF STATE ADMINISTRATION, (5) IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 205 (A) OF TITLE I, (6) COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY ACTION…

MISSOURI'S TITLE I PROJECTS ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT. OPERATION AND SERVICE PROBLEMS INCLUDED LACK OF SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AND OF STAFF TO PLAN FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION AND TO HELP THE DISTRICTS IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OFFERED ONLY LIMITED ASSISTANCE IN ESTABLISHING…

Designed to provide insight into the proceedings, transactions, and findings of the Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs, this 1979-80 annual report reflects the Commission's efforts to act in a liaison capacity between tribes and state government and to provide tribes with technical assistance. The report describes 17 projects completed during…