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Martin, Betty B.; And Others – 1978
To effectively provide services to assist consumer educators, data was sought regarding (1) the specific types of classes in which consumer education is taught, (2) the concepts and methodology included in consumer education courses, (3) the concepts and methodology for which teachers feel a particular need for additional information, and (4) the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Concept Teaching, Consumer Education, Course Content
Download full textDrane, Jeanne George, Ed.; Connell, Tracy, Ed. – 1973
St. Louis schools are served by five major programs funded by Title I of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965. The Reading Improvement Teams help those children whose reading deficit is the greatest. Each team is composed of a principal, a reading assistant, a remedial reading teacher, a reading aide, and 10 classroom teachers. The Rooms…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, High Schools
Missouri Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy, Jefferson City. – 1989
The Governor's Advisory Council on Literacy proposed 3 major recommendations supported by 30 specific action plans for Missouri. The recommendations are as follows: Missouri should guarantee the opportunity for all children to be prepared for their school years; Missouri should focus on keeping students in school and ensuring that their education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Education, Dropout Prevention
Freeman, Vera E.; Hatley, Richard V. – 1981
Missouri requires the testing of all eighth grade students on their competence in reading and language arts, mathematics, and government and economics. This statewide assessment is referred to as the Missouri Basic Essential Skills Test (BEST) and has been given in the spring of each year since 1978. A study was undertaken to determine which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Characteristics, Educational Environment
Chynoweth, Judith K. – 1989
This document reports how the Council of State Policy and Planning Agencies (CSPA) Academy process helped nine states develop workplace literacy initiatives involving their governors' offices, the Job Training Partnership Act system, and the educational system. The states were Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Change Agents
Dawson, Karen S.; Dawson, Richard E. – 1985
This monograph reports on an exploratory investigation of the impact of minimum competency testing on local schools. The implementation and impacts of test requirements in three Missouri and four Ohio local school districts are studied through interviews with teachers and administrators and through the analysis of written materials on the test and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Legislation
Ruhland, Sheila K.; Wilkinson, Richard F. – 1993
This document provides an overview of a project to identify the basic academic skills, advanced academic skills, and the higher-order workplace competencies for marketing education. It describes the following project activities: review of current literature and research in the field; review by business and industry representatives of the skills…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum
Ruhland, Sheila K.; Wilkinson, Richard F. – 1993
This publication contains teaching activities for the Fundamentals of Marketing and Advanced Marketing curriculum. Chapter 1 presents an alignment of the marketing education core competencies within the nine curriculum units for Fundamentals of Marketing and Advanced Marketing as they relate to the basic academic skills, advanced academic skills,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Core Curriculum
