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Baenen, Nancy R. – 1988
The progress of 243 students repeating first grade in 1981-82 was compared with matched low achievers in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Mean achievement scores were obtained for each year between spring 1981 and spring 1986 for the two groups and compared to the national average. Regression analyses were used to compare the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Black Students, Elementary Education
Plake, Barbara S.; Wise, Steven L. – 1986
One question regarding the utility of adaptive testing is the effect of individualized item arrangements on examinee test scores. The purpose of this study was to analyze the item difficulty choices by examinees as a function of previous item performance. The examination was a 25-item test of basic algebra skills given to 36 students in an…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Algebra, College Students, Computer Assisted Testing
Scorza, Margaret H.; And Others – 1988
In its first year under Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding, the Chinese Bilingual Career Awareness Program served 265 Chinese-speaking students with limited English proficiency in two New York City junior high schools. The project's main goals were to improve student skills in English, increase content-area achievement…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration, Chinese Americans, Computer Literacy
O'Neal, Sandra – 1987
This summary report of test data provides meaningful demographic information about students in the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the American College Testing (ACT) Program tests. The district's scores for the 1986-87 year were higher on the ACT than were those of students across the nation.…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Demography
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1988
This report describes the results of the October, 1987, state assessment of basic skills of all Washington public school students in grades 4, 8, and 10. More than 152,000 students were tested using the Metropolitan Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition. The first section of the report describes the general state level results for the involved grades.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 10
Griswold, Philip – 1987
Goal-referenced tests and standardized achievement tests were used to assess the basic skill levels for reading, writing, and mathematics of students attending Parkrose Public Schools of Portland (Oregon) during the 1983-84/1985-86 period. Focus is on estimating the instructional program's success, providing a resource for planning and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Freshmen
Yates, Joanne M. – 1987
The ideas of John Dewey and his fellow progressives have resurfaced in a movement called "writing across the curriculum." Interdisciplinary studies are now being seen as a way to break down the artificial boundaries between subject areas. Research has confirmed that language learning and experience are at the heart of education. The implications…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Content Area Writing, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Cincinnati Public Schools, OH. – 1988
This curriculum guide provides teachers and ABC's: Accountability, Basics, Citizenship. Basic Education (ABE)/General Educational Development (GED) students. Chapter 1 provides guidance/evaluation procedures to help the teacher maintain and document the entrance level and progress of the students. Chapter 2 focuses on specialized guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Behavioral Objectives, Computer Literacy
Bilus, Phyllis; Sachs, Karen – 1981
This curriculum kit contains 115 separate activity cards with descriptions of different art activities that can be integrated into the elementary school curriculum. Teachers may use these cards to select an art project and use it to involve students in other curriculum areas, or teachers may select a skill, topic, or subject area which needs…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Art, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Opperman, Prudence; And Others – 1983
The Promotional Gates Program was initiated in the New York City Public Schools in order to set and maintain citywide curriculum and performance standards, identify students unable to meet the minimum standards, and provide remedial instruction. Under this program, the promotional policy sets "gates" at grades 4 and 7; students unable to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition, Grade 4
Nerenz, Anne G.; Webb, Norman L. – 1980
This is one of a series of reports which provide definitions of and descriptive data on the variables used in the Comparative Study of Phase IV of the Individually Guided Education (IEG) Evaluation Project. Phase IV investigated three curriculum programs specifically designed to be compatible with instructional programming for the individual…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Analysis, Elementary Education, Grade 2
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1984
Project Esperanza supplemented the basic special education program for handicapped students with limited English proficiency (LEP) by providing (1) staff training and consultation, (2) materials development, identification, and evaluation, (3) assistance in the diagnosis of educational needs and the prescription of instructional strategies, (4)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Diagnostic Teaching
Torres, Judith A.; And Others – 1983
The Chinese Bilingual Education Program operates at Seward Park and Washington Irving high schools in New York City. The program offers instructional and supportive services to native Chinese speakers of limited English proficiency. This report describes the program's history, philosophy, organization and staffing, funding, and goals and…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Instructional Materials
Hasselbring, Ted S.; Goin, Laura I. – 1988
This research-based review discusses effective computer applications for students with mental disabilities. Most computer-based instruction currently in use is of a drill-and-practice variety, which is needed to develop fluency in basic academic skills. Studies conducted on math fluency indicate that when students are using counting strategies to…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Decoding (Reading)
Vorp, Ron – 1987
A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to determine the extent to which college and state guidelines for the completion of college preparatory work were being followed. Current MDCC guidelines require students who score low on the Florida Multiple Assessment Programs and Services (MAPS) entrance examination to complete…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
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