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Download full textKnapp, Michael S.; Turnbull, Brenda J. – 1990
This document summarizes the first report of the Study of Academic Instruction for Disadvantaged Students, a 3-year investigation of curriculum and instruction in elementary schools serving high concentrations of poor children. (The first report constitutes volume 2 of a projected series). Recent scholarship, theory, and experimentation in the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1991
During the past decade, the federal government, alongside the efforts of state, local, and private-sector groups, has promoted initiatives in the search for ways to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in the nation's schools. This report summarizes a 2-year study of the largest of such federal initiatives, the Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1991
During the past decade, the federal government, alongside the efforts of state, local, and private-sector groups, has promoted initiatives in the search for ways to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in the nation's schools. This report summarizes a 2-year study of the largest of such federal initiatives, the Dwight D. Eisenhower…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
Knapp, Michael S.; And Others – 1992
This publication summarizes the findings of a 3-year study concerning the effectiveness of instruction that emphasizes meaning and understanding. In particular, the instructional approaches embedded the teaching of discrete skills in context and drew connections between academic learning and students' home lives. These strategies were applied in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Children, Curriculum Evaluation
