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Ast, Harley J. – 1987
The multimedia self-instructional systems approach to reading instruction utilized at Wascana Institute in Canada has helped a growing number of adult learners succeed in their career training courses. The self-paced program involves sequential instruction in perception and conception, focusing on the minimum essential skills assessed by the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Reading Programs, Autoinstructional Aids, Individualized Instruction
PCEN Math Skills Program Student Outcome Data 1988-89 End-of-Year Report. Evaluation Section Report.
Download full textMei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
This report details the overall results for the Pupils With Compensatory Education Needs (PCEN) program, results by superintendency for 1988-89, and school-by-school summary statistics in math and attendance. The PCEN funded Math Skills Program provides remediation in mathematics to eligible high school students. Students enrolled in the Math…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Course Evaluation, Educational Assessment, High Schools
Torres, Marcia; And Others – 1990
This report presents a final evaluation of the Chapter 1, Part B Program for Neglected and Delinquent Children, Citywide/District 75 Institutionalized Facilities Program. This program was designed to provide after-school supplementary instruction in prevocational skills, activities of daily living, and academic remediation to students between the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Hagner, Tom; And Others – 1989
This booklet presents strategies developed by six adult basic education (ABE) staff members for helping students with specific learning problems. The strategies were devised through reading, talking with experts in the field, attending a workshop, and experimenting with modified teaching strategies. The guide addresses 36 specific learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Behavior Problems, Check Lists
Churchill Forum, 1986
This collection of four newsletters focuses on abilities and problems of and services for learning disabled persons. Major articles have the following titles and authors: "From Service Receiver to Service Provider: The Learning Disabled Young Adult Moves into the Work World" (A. Roffman); "Our Children's Future in the Workplace" (F. Yauch);…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Development, Child Rearing, College Preparation
Sipe, Cynthia L.; And Others – 1987
In the summer of 1986, 564 of the 752 members of the treatment group of the first full-scale implementation of the Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) model returned for their second summer. At the same time, a second cohort consisting of 1,591 youth (765 in the treatment group and 754 in the control group) began their first summer of…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Branch, Alvia Y.; And Others – 1986
The summer of 1985 marked the first full-scale implementation of the Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) model. Federally funded, STEP provides 14- and 15-year-olds with a paid summer experience that combines work, remediation in reading and math, and life skills instruction with an emphasis on responsible social and sexual attitudes and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Demonstration Programs
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1985
These proceedings contain summaries of presentations given at six workshops held in various locations in the United States and Canada from April through September 1985. The workshop topics represent areas of concern identified by youth corps staff responding to a needs assessment survey conducted in 1985. Topics are: (1) Work Project Development…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Conservation Education, Employment Potential, Experiential Learning
Ingle, Judith K. – 1985
Since 1984, the Language Arts Lab at Irmo High School (Columbia, South Carolina) has provided: (1) remediation in reading and writing to students with low standardized test scores; and (2) assistance to other students in the areas of study skills, college entrance exam preparation, term papers, reading and reading assignments, grammar, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, Language Arts, Language Skills
New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces. – 1985
Research findings on college instruction are discussed in 43 papers from the first Regional Conference on University Teaching. The papers are grouped under three large theme areas: "Teaching, Technology and the Future" (15 papers), "Computer Designed Instruction & Testing" (13 papers), and "Basic Skills: Dealing with Differences" (15 papers). The…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programing), Basic Skills, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Clayton, Gypsy Abbott; And Others – 1988
This handbook is intended to contribute to the development of a theory of remedial instruction that can be easily understood and assimilated by teachers. The document evolved from research and workshop activity over a period of several years. It is designed for use by those with instructional or supervisory reponsibilities in elementary schools,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Pfannenstiel, Judy – 1987
An examination of Chapter 1 services delivered in St. Louis, Missouri and Lincoln, Nebraska, the coordination of those services with other categorical programs, and the effectiveness of those services for Chapter 1 students revealed the following conclusions: (1) relatively few Chapter 1 students receive multiple categorical program services; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate
Mitchell, Thomas R. – 1989
Laredo Junior College (LJC) is a comprehensive community college in Texas, serving a student population that is 93% Hispanic and 61% female. In response to evidence that LJC was not adequately preparing students with the basic and academic skills needed to transfer, LJC expanded and restructured its assessment, placement, and remediation programs.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Inside English, 1976
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on major instructional, curricular, administrative, and employment issues of concern to teachers in the field as well as information on the activities of the English Council of the California Two-Year Colleges (ECCTYC). The December 1975…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College English, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Hall, Barbara Ann – 1987
A study was conducted at California's Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC) to determine whether remedial classes had assisted students in reaching their educational goals. The study sample included all students (N=425) enrolled in Fall 1980 Learning Assistance classes which included: Reading Skills Review, Writing Skills Review, or Math Skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
