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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of School Programs Evaluation. – 1976
Local Education Agencies in New York State initiated measurement plans that collected reading and mathematics achievement data via criterion-referenced measures during fiscal 1974-75. These measures permitted districts to detect the areas of deficiencies and the approximate instructional levels where Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cognitive Objectives, Compensatory Education
Download full textSanders, Joseph, Ed.; Stokes, Dia B., Ed. – 1979
This paper reports on the programs and research projects developed and/or undertaken by the Center to promote the development of high risk children. Included are descriptions of the Center's Longitudinal Program and its nine project components which concentrate on the early development of basic abilities among children from low income families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Compensatory Education, Day Care
Bohr, Dorothy H.; Bray, Dorothy – 1979
In fall 1978, Sacramento City College initiated the Higher Education Learning Package (HELP) to promote the success and retention of students with basic skill deficiencies while mainstreaming them into regular courses. Students work with instructors and tutors in small groups and on a one-to-one basis. Using an integrative team teaching approach,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Coffman, William E. – 1979
A classical model for achievement test development was influenced by: the educational tradition of selecting a sample of questions appropriate to a subject and counting the proportion of acceptable responses; the emphasis on obtaining a large and homogeneous sample of questions to insure reliability; and the tradition in psychological testing of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Needs
A Perspective on Delivering Educational Services to Special Populations--Black and Other Minorities.
Chavis, Kanawha Z. – 1979
For educational delivery systems to meet the needs of special rural populations of minority children, teaching and learning strategies must take into account the three factors of human identity, culture, and ruralness itself. Children who are members of special populations often have an even greater need than most children for recognition,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Educational Strategies
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1967
THE SEVENTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES PROJECT OF THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WAS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE WORK-STUDY AND COGNITIVE SKILLS OF DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL STUDIES. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE OF COURSE CONTENT WOULD INCREASE AND THAT THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD THEIR ROLE IN SOCIETY WOULD IMPROVE. THE PROJECT…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Class Size, Cognitive Development, Course Content
National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL. – 1967
The six essays in this collection indicate the new specializations and the shifting boundaries of the English teaching profession. John C. Gerber surveys the effect of recent research on the teaching of language, literature, and composition; on curriculum revision; and on teachers' professional attitudes. J. N. Hook defends the practical value in…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Diachronic Linguistics, Early Reading
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Mexican-American Affairs Unit. – 1968
The Mexican-American Affairs Unit of the U.S. Office of Education was established to plan, develop, and coordinate improved educational opportunities for Mexican-American children and adults. Staff members of the Unit conducted a field survey in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas to discuss current programs and future needs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Teachers, Communication (Thought Transfer), Coordination
McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY. Information and Training Service Div. – 1965
A survey of program administrators, interviews with program personnel and State employment service officers, and a research review were conducted to develop guidelines for meeting the occupational and training needs of undereducated adults. Data from programs in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Missouri, Virginia, West Virginia, the District of Columbia,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Ancillary Services, Community Involvement, Counseling
General Electric Co., Washington, DC. TEMPO. – 1968
The aim of the study was to provide the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare with evidence as to the productivity of compensatory education (CE) programs for disadvantaged children, particularly the effects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 during its first year and a half. Data were collected on pupil performance and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Community Characteristics
A Study of Remedial Algebra Courses Taught At Queensborough Community College: Spring and Fall 1973.
Cohen, Edward G.; Diamond, Arnold H. – 1975
A study of 159 students assigned to remedial algebra courses was initiated at Queensborough Community College to determine levels of improvement in algebraic skills and the effects of regular, programmed, and modular teaching methods. All students studied the same material with the following differences: (1) regular instruction used no programmed…
Descriptors: Algebra, Analysis of Covariance, College Mathematics, Community Colleges
Wallace, Ruby; And Others – 1978
The success of the Developmental Skills Program offered at Los Angeles Southwest College, a 96% black institution, is indicated by an average student grade equivalent gain of 2.3 years in one semester; a 5 year average accelerated academic growth rate that is 5.9 times the rate of academic growth black inner-city students have experienced in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Basic Skills, Bibliographies
Lee, Clarence A.; West, John R. – 1974
Disadvantaged students need more than financial support if they are to function well in a community college. The hypothesis of this study is that non-traditional students who take advantage of the total Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) package will perform better academically than those who utilize only financial aid. A review of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Financial Support
Gamel, Nona N.; And Others – 1975
The main objective of this study was the development of an evaluation and reporting system that would provide information considered to be meaningful to those involved at the local, district, state, and federal levels. Subobjectives are to determine the amount and type of evaluation information needed at each level to assess the ability and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Evaluation and Educational Services. – 1973
The stated purpose of this study is to determine what pupil, teacher, and school district characteristics relate to young children's expressed attitudes as measured by the School Sentiment Index and to determine the usefulness of this measurement instrument. The subjects of the study were kindergarten through grade two children who received…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged
