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The Path from Algebra I to Geometry to Algebra II to Developmental Studies Mathematics.
Blackburn, Katie – 1984
Nearly 48 percent of the students in Developmental Studies Mathematics courses at a major southern university during the fall of 1983 had taken college preparatory mathematics courses in high school. Some had even taken trigonometry, pre-calculus, or calculus. Yet, they were placed in university developmental studies mathematics courses because…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Mathematics, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Research
Partial Participation Revisited.
Ferguson, Dianne L.; Baumgart, Diane – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1991
This article reanalyzes the principle of partial participation in integrated educational programing for students with severe or profound disabilities. The article presents four "error patterns" in how the concept has been used, some reasons why such error patterns have occurred, and strategies for avoiding these errors. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Error Patterns
Zero Income Basic Grant Applicants. Phase II Report.
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
The nature and extent of corrections made to their records by zero/low income applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Behaviors of zero/low income applicants and the total pool of applicants were also compared. It was found that zero/low income applicants and all applicants who were rejected displayed…
Descriptors: College Students, Disclosure, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Reported Data on the Basic Grant Application Form: Corrections Analysis Study. Final Report, Volume 4.
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
A study was conducted in 1976 of applicants who submitted corrections or amendments to their Student Eligibility Reports (SERs) for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) Program. The objective was to review the applications corrections process and to determine factors linked to applicants' use of correction procedures. Attention was…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Reported Data on the Basic Grant Application Form: Institution/OE Referral Study, Pre-Established and ACT Criteria Study, Overpayment Recovery. Final Report, Volume 2.
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Walters, Pamela Barnhouse; And Others – 1978
The validity of information provided in applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to investigate misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1977-1978 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education by educational…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Report Data on the Basic Grant Application Form. Final Report. Volume II, Estimated Income: CRT Look-Up Study, Individual Case Follow-Up Study, IRS Sample Study.
Novalis, Carol – 1977
The use of estimated income to analyze financial need of applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was investigated. Attention was focused on: how well applicants estimate their income; reasons for errors in estimation, and whether applicants supplying income tax returns supply true versions. For 1,547 eligible BEOG…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Report Data on the Basic Grant Application Form: Institution Referral Study, Pre-established Criteria Study, Overpayment Recovery. Final Report, Volume 2.
Vogel, Ronald J.; And Others – 1977
The types and ranges of errors made on applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program were studied, along with procedures used in recovering overpayments. The objective was to assess the scope and nature of misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. A 1975-1976 study reviewed cases referred to the U.S. Office of Education…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Report Data on the Basic Grant Application Form. Final Report. Volume I, Individual Validation Studies: Institution Referral Study, Pre-established Criteria Study.
Vogel, Ronald J. – 1977
Errors made on applications to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program were studied to determine the scope and nature of misreporting and misuse of the BEOG program. Characteristics of applicants who misreport personal and/or family financial circumstances were identified, and procedures were established to regularly screen and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Direct Student Loans. Efforts To Resolve Lenders' Problems with Consolidations Are Under Way. Report to Congressional Requesters.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
This report discusses problems reported by lenders participating in the Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The study examined the nature and the source of the problems experienced by the lenders, how they affected lenders, and what steps the Department of Education and Electronic Data Systems…
Descriptors: College Students, Error Patterns, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Validation, Edits, and Application Processing System Report: Phase I.
Gray, Susan; And Others – 1980
Findings of phase 1 of a study of the 1979-1980 Basic Educational Opportunity Grants validation, edits, and application processing system are presented. The study was designed to: assess the impact of the validation effort and processing system edits on the correct award of Basic Grants; and assess the characteristics of students most likely to…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Update: Validation, Edits, and Application Processing. Phase II and Error-Prone Model Report.
Gray, Susan; And Others – 1980
An update to the Validation, Edits, and Application Processing and Error-Prone Model Report (Section 1, July 3, 1980) is presented. The objective is to present the most current data obtained from the June 1980 Basic Educational Opportunity Grant applicant and recipient files and to determine whether the findings reported in Section 1 of the July…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Profiles of 1975-76 Supplemental Basic Grant Applicants.
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Walters, Pamela Barnhouse – 1979
The nature and extent of misreporting by applicants for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant program was investigated. Types of potential program abuse were assessed, along with the accuracy of income estimates that students make on Supplemental Basic Grant applications, which are the basis for determining a student's eligibility. Attention was…
Descriptors: College Students, Dependents, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Reported Data on the Basic Grant Application Form: Pre-Award Validation Analysis Study. Revised Final Report.
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
The 1978-1979 pre-award institution validation process for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program was studied, based on applicant and grant recipient files as of the end of February 1979. The objective was to assess the impact of the validation process on the proper award of BEOGs, and to determine whether the criteria for…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Corrections Analysis Report: Phase II.
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
The validity of data provided through rejection edits of students applying for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOGs) was assessed. The question of whether some edits were associated with applicants' failure to reapply was also considered. The analysis used the 1978-1979 BEOG applicant population. A total of 3,823,008 applicants had applied…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Students, Disclosure, Eligibility
Validation of Student and Parent Reported Data on the Basic Grant Application Form. Project Summary.
Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1979
Results of studies to assess accuracy of information reported by applicants to the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program are summarized. Attention is also focused on applicant characteristics and corrective actions taken as a result of the studies. Overall, the studies found that the majority of BEOG applicants reported income…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, College Students, Disclosure
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