The principal objectives of the College Bound Summer Program, funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, were to improve student's reading and mathematics, increase their ability to do college work, and make the students' transition from junior high to high school easier. Program participants were selected on the basis of either…

Cooperative classroom structures create more positive student attitudes and interpersonal relations. Their effect on student learning is less clear. TGT (Teams-Games-Tournament) is one cooperative-competitive classroom structure which facilitates learning mathematics and language arts. A study applying TGT to third grade reading classes is…

In line with improved and more comprehensive data collection and processing methods, this edition of School Profiles incorporates a number of improvements in data quality over earlier versions. In addition, this report includes data on the New York City Public High Schools. This publication presents a statistical overview of each of the…

The available project data for participants in projects for neglected and delinquent in New York State are reviewed in this evaluation report. The data are organized by the State Education Department to present as comprehensive an overview as possible. Emphasis is placed on examining the reported norm-referenced achievement test results in the…

Based on a minicourse taught by the author for students in grades 7 through 10 at the Mountain School (Lookout Mountain, Georgia), this curriculum guide provides for the integration of several curriculum areas into the teaching of leathercraft. Contents include (1) concepts and objectives for the course listed under the headings of language arts,…

At the time of this report, the Western States Small Schools Project (WSSSP) had completed one full year of operation (1962-63) in the schools of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. Major WSSSP objectives are identified as: developing ungraded programs (K-12); developing appropriate uses of programmed materials; providing teacher…

Presented is an evaluation of a program in seven schools in New York City which provided 19 special classes for 174 doubly handicapped students--mentally retarded and severely physically handicapped--ranging in age from 5 to 21 years old. Among findings listed are that the 30 higher functioning Ss who were given the Wide Range Achievement Test did…

Volume I of the final report of the Florida State University clinical teacher model, a diagnostic prescriptive approach to instruction of the mildly handicapped, describes the project's overview, background, objectives, and products. Reviewed are the historical trends toward individualized instruction and illustrated is the management network for…

Twenty-three computer assisted instructional packages for primary and intermediate/middle levels are listed with sources. Courseware was selected on the basis of high interest and probability of initial success with learning logic, science, social studies, and business areas represented. (DB)

Three articles address different uses of computers in education. British inservice training for primary school teachers using microcomputer-based adventure software is described; fundings of two Canadian projects using computer teleconferencing are reviewed; and the use of computer-assisted instruction for primary school mathematics education is…

Describes and evaluates two projects designed to update elementary and middle school mathematics programs: (1) the revision of elementary school's mathematics and computer literacy curriculum; and (2) an inservice program to train middle school teachers how to incorporate computers, calculators, and manipulatives into the classroom. (CLB)

Hearing-impaired adolescents (n=62) were evaluated on tests of specialized cognitive functioning. Variables noted were reading and mathematics achievement, speech production, etiology, and age at impairment onset. Performance was below average for verbal/sequential skills of the left cerebral hemisphere and average or above for the visuospatial…

The Japanese high school entrance examinations were examined in detail for social studies, mathematics, and science test items. Most items measured knowledge and comprehension rather than synthesis, analysis, or scientific thinking. Implications for middle school instruction were discussed. (GDC)

A study of high school students learning computer programming was conducted to determine the impact of programming on particular mathematical and reasoning abilities, the cognitive skills or abilities that best predict programming ability, and what students actually understand about programming after two years of study. (MBR)

Describes findings from a Madeline Hunter Follow-Through Project in two Napa County, California schools over a four-year period that explored the relationships between program implementation and elementary school children's achievement in reading and mathematics. (Author/HOD)