An investigation was made into the various dimensions of disadvantaged children's self-perceptions in comparison to the interpersonal perceptions of them held by the significant adults in their environment--teachers and parents--both before and after a special summer program developed especially for the improvement of academic skills of the…

During the 1965-76 school year, ESEA Title I programs in Wichita, Kansas were conducted in 20 Title I target elementary schools and 52 extended service elementary schools. Programs included corrective reading, mathematics, and preschool components. There were also small but important programs for children in the neglected and delinquent…

This report presents a description of the Title I Elementary and Secondary Education Act program in New York State. The report describes the evaluation of programs in reading, mathematics and bilingual education. The project participants were 150,000 Upstate New York children and 150,000 New York City children. Among the findings of the report are…

Reviews literature and statistics on the increasing incidence of underprepared students entering postsecondary education, highlighting the community colleges' role in responding to students' needs. Puts forth reasons for providing remedial education related to the magnitude of the problem, access for educationally disadvantaged, adult students,…

Argues that talking helps college writers to formulate and clarify their ideas while they gain confidence. Cites R. Zoellner's "talk-write" model as an alternative to the segregation of speech and writing. Concludes that small tutoring sessions and full session discussions with developmental students encourage revision. (JG)

Discusses the trend toward the acceptance of greater numbers of remedial or unprepared students into colleges and universities. Suggests ways that college faculty can help students address their learning problems, including improving note-taking, clarifying laboratory instructions, providing concrete examples when teaching abstract concepts, and…

This report presents a detailed profile of the students in the Ohio high school graduating class of 2002 who attended college in Ohio in fall 2002. Data on these students' backgrounds, preparation for college, and college experiences are presented at the statewide level, by type of high school district attended, and college or university attended.…

This report addresses two sets of questions related to Ohio's high school to college transition. Chapter One: How many Ohioans go to college and where do they go?; Chapter Two: Are Ohio's recent high school graduates ready for college and do they succeed? Seven primary observations are contained in this report: (1) From fall 1996 to fall 2004, the…

As part of a larger study to provide "indicators" of high school educational performance, this report presents data on remedial services provided to 15,042 college freshmen (1996-97) in Oklahoma public colleges by Oklahoma high school for the graduating class of 1995-96. The study used a student-cohort flow system to track student data…

This study looked at the graduation rates of an urban, historically black, comprehensive community college to compare success rates of students who took a remediation course with those students who took no remediation courses. Data were collected from 659 first time freshman enrolled at Bishop State Community College (AL). Chi-square tests were…

The University of New Mexico (UNM) Valencia campus is a two-year college in rural Valencia County. UNM-Valencia provides vocational and general education, basic skills assistance, a community education program and a small business development program. In fall 1998, the campus had 750 full-time-equivalent (FTE) students and 807 part-time students;…

This guide contains the recently revised 1998 Texas procedures concerning dyslexia and related disorders and provides school districts and parents with additional information on the state's dyslexia law and its relationship to the federal laws, Section 540 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The…

Defines postsecondary remedial education and discusses the controversy surrounding it, including who will be responsible for paying its tuition, the amount of remediation that should be offered in two-year versus four-year colleges, and mounting pressures from state legislators and policymakers. (VWC)

Presents results from a study of eight college freshman to determine differences between revising essays on-screen and on-paper. Eighty-one percent of on-screen changes were above the mechanical or word level, often related to meaning and content. Students working on-screen tended to add more information and recreate paragraphs, but sometimes…

In most cases, an optometry student's academic difficulty can be traced to some underlying cause other than academic preparation. Preventive measures should include admission restricted to students meeting selection criteria, pre-enrollment academic enrichment, appropriate support services and remedial programs as needed. (MSE)