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Download full textHarris, Larry B.; And Others – 1997
This paper presents an extensive review of the current literature related to the use of performance-based assessment in the preparation of teachers, and includes references to the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Curriculum (INTASC) and the Arkansas standards for licensure of beginning teachers. The paper also describes the use of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement
Burruss, Shelley M.; And Others – 1995
This study evaluated a program for meeting the needs of at-risk students in a Virginia elementary school. The program, known as the "community approach," was designed to foster the success of at-risk students by increasing parent involvement, allowing more time for student development, improving students' self-esteem and self-control, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Support, Cooperation, Educational Environment
Glazer, Richard – 1993
This practicum was designed to improve the process used to identify kindergarten and first-grade children who are at risk for academic failure and may need to be referred for a comprehensive special education evaluation. Prior to the practicum, the screening process consisted of a curriculum-based readiness measure which failed to identify…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability, Early Intervention
Pietras, Jesse John – 1994
The Connecticut State Legislature has adopted sweeping telecommunications legislation that will enhance distance education in the state through cable television and telecommunications technologies. This legislation eradicates the delimitation on cable operators of one-way transmission of cable signals and removes the primary statutory restriction…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Eaton, Judith S., Ed. – 1992
The National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer was founded in 1989 to assist low-income, Black, and Hispanic students in transferring from comprehensive public community colleges to four-year institutions. The center funds a Partnership Grant Program in which two- and four-year schools form partnerships focused on changing academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Fogarty, Merv; Yarrow, Allan – 1994
Having completed a study on the causes of stress affecting teacher education students during practice teaching, some members of the team who conducted the project wanted to ensure that the findings made some difference to the lives of students. Therefore, an action research approach was adopted to develop strategies aimed at lessening the stress…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Ruhland, Sheila K. – 1994
The evaluation process provides valuable information so that practitioners may share and benchmark their efforts to improve and enhance the quality of the educational reform initiative called tech prep. Evaluation should be part of every phase of a tech prep initiative, from needs assessment to completion. A tech prep program is typically at one…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Educational Change
Newman, Roberta L. – 1993
Based on observations of hundreds of school-age child care programs across the nation and conversations with parents, children, and professionals in school-age care, this videotape and viewers' guide is intended to help parents, caregivers, and interested citizens to develop quality school-age programs in their communities. The materials are…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
Newman, Roberta L. – 1993
Based on observations of hundreds of school-age child care programs across the nation and conversations with parents, children, and professionals in school-age care, this training guide is intended to help parents, caregivers, and interested citizens to develop quality school-age programs in their communities. The guide begins by summarizing an…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Children, Cooperation, Cooperative Planning
Chimerine, Carrie B.; And Others – 1994
The Nine-Site Program Improvement Initiative evaluated in this report was a 3-year venture in which federal contractors provided technical assistance to schools. The contractors, Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Centers (TACs) and Rural Technical Assistance Centers (RTACs) received about $60,000 per year for their work with each site, which included…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. Pacific Region. – 1988
This is a checklist for use by science coordinators, school principals, science supervisors, and teachers in identifying strengths and weaknesses of science programs in grades kindergarten through 12. It can also be used by science coordinators during school visits. This guide contains space for recording information concerning: school name and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Guides
Jurmo, Paul – 1991
Some good news and some bad news can be seen in six areas of workplace literacy efforts: awareness, curriculum development, collaboration, staff training, research and evaluation, and funding. The good news includes the following: (1) more highly placed corporation executives are becoming aware of the need for literacy programs; (2) curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Educational Improvement
Lieb, Barbara, Comp. – 1993
In the spirit of education reform, American education is challenged as never before to meet higher standards of teaching and learning. In order to respond to these challenges, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement convened a study group representing a cross section of individuals and organizations interested in the education of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Messina, Robert C.; Fagans, Alice C. – 1993
In response to problems with the cyclical model of program review and reduced state and county funding, Burlington County College (BCC), in New Jersey, implemented a comprehensive analysis process to holistically assess program performance and resource allocation. First, program review goals were established and the major programs/services at BCC…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgeting, College Planning, Community Colleges
Mount San Antonio Coll., Walnut, CA. – 1998
This update of the 1998 Plan for the 21st Century was designed to augment the California Community College Family and Consumer Sciences in the 21st Century packet, produced in 1996. It summarizes a variety of activities, products and events that have taken place over the past two years, and suggests resources and contacts for learning more about…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Consumer Education, Course Descriptions
