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Avalos, Beatrice, Ed. – Papua New Guinea Journal of Education, 1991
The theme of this special double serial issue is "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea." The following articles are featured: (1) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea" (John Lynch); (2) "Distance Education in Papua New Guinea: Context, Issues and Prospects" (Michael Crossley and Richard Guy); (3) "Distance…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Economic Factors
Forman, Ellice A., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Sociocultural theory has challenged existing notions of cognitive development by suggesting that psychological functioning is specific to its social context and is dependent on the mastery of culturally defined modes of speaking, thinking, and acting. This book provides a representative sample of work on the social and cultural foundations of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Constructivism (Learning)
Bruno, Paula – 1995
Integrated Diverse Enrichment for Academic Learning (Project IDEAL) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its second year of operation in 1993-94 at Walton High School in the Bronx (New York). Project IDEAL served 174 students of limited English proficiency. Participants received instruction in English as a…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1995
Title VII Special Alternatives was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fourth year of operation in 1994-94. The project served 151 middle school students of limited English proficiency in four schools in Brooklyn (New York). More than 10 native languages were represented. Participating students received…
Descriptors: Career Education, English (Second Language), Immigrants, Intermediate Grades
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1995
The Career Assimilation Program for Entering Russian Students (Project CAPERS) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII project in its second year in 1993-94. The project operated at three schools in a community school district in Brooklyn (New York), and served 128 Russian-speaking students, 104 of whom were of limited English…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Career Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1995
The school district of the City of Saginaw operates a supplemental educational delivery Chapter 1 system in reading and mathematics, the Elementary Compensatory Education (CE) program and the Secondary CE program. The elementary CE, a push-in program operating in the regular classroom and a pull-out program (periodically taking students out of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Perkins, David N.; And Others – 1995
This book brings together leading experts to offer an in-depth examination of how computer technology can play an invaluable part in educational efforts through its unique capacities to support the development of students' understanding of difficult concepts. Focusing on three broad themes-the nature of understanding, the potential of technology…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, College School Cooperation, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Wesley, Scott; Rosenfeld, Michael – 1993
A job analysis was conducted to define the knowledge domain in which newly licensed (certified) mathematics teachers must be knowledgeable to perform competently. The results of the job analysis were to be used to develop test specifications for the Subject Assessment in Mathematics of the Praxis Series: Professional Assessments for Beginning…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Criteria
Meier, Jean – 1995
This workplace skills course on mathematics is a review of basic number concepts focused on helping participants to understand and be able to record filling level data accurately. The introductory materials in the curriculum guide include a course outline, course objectives, a topical outline, information on course length and continuing education…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education
Nunes, Evelyn H., Ed. – 1994
This Learning Resources Evaluation Manual (LREM) contains evaluations of 140 instructional products listed in the 1994 supplement to Virginia's Adult Education Curricula Resource Catalog. A table of contents lists topics/subjects and page numbers. Some titles that are useful under more than one category are cross-listed for easy reference. These…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Career Development, Career Education
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
Both the Department of Education (ED) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) support a wide variety of studies of systemic and other educational reform in science, mathematics, and technology. Many of the studies have common or complementary purposes. To provide more comprehensive knowledge as a basis for decision making and to manage resources…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Decision Making
Wilkie, Carolyn, Ed. – 1996
This publication contains seven peer-reviewed papers from a conference on college developmental education with the theme of student success. The papers are: (1) "Reversing the Academic Probation Dilemma" by John Foreman and Nancy Ann Rossi on programming for students on academic probation; (2) "Reading and Writing: Tools for Problem…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Class Activities
Edwards, Cherry; Grenfell, Michael – 1994
The core of the work described in this paper is a small-scale qualitative research project based on the classroom observation of student teachers in England following a 1-year "PGCE" (postgraduate continuing education) course in 1992. This project was underpinned by an exploration of a theoretical model of the nature of the relationship…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperating Teachers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1995
This document concerns what teachers learned from students responses to the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) tests in 1995. Teacher responses and comments are presented in the following categories: (1) "Look How Far We've Come!" (identifies areas of improvement in student performance); (2) "Perceptions"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
An overview of Ohio's proficiency testing program is presented and specific information pertaining to the testing at each grade level is detailed. The proficiency tests at each of four grade levels in Ohio include tests in writing, reading, mathematics, and citizenship, with science tests to be added in 1996. All of the tests, at grade level 4, 6,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Tests
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