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Ogden, Evelyn; And Others – 1981
The Comprehensive Basic Skills Program Review was designed by the New Jersey State Department of Education to provide a diagnosis of problems contributing to inadequate achievement in the basic skills. Local program reviews followed the state developed process and were conducted by many schools. The process analyzed the existing school programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Elementary Education
Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1988
An evaluation is presented of the remedial programs in each of New Jersey's 32 public colleges and universities. The academic outcome of full-time students entering in fall 1984 is tracked over four semesters. This analysis combines measures of the colleges' administrative efficiency in testing and enrolling students in needed remedial courses,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, College Programs, Developmental Studies Programs
McCabe, Connie – 1990
This publication presents the evaluation of the Secondary Special Education Initiative, a 5-year partnership between the New Jersey State Department of Education and nine school districts. The initiative was established in 1983 to enhance the development of high-school programs and services for educationally handicapped pupils. The initiative had…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention, Educational Cooperation
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1985
In 1984-85, as part of its annual assessment of the character of remedial programs in New Jersey, the New Jersey Basic Skills Council (NJBSC) administered the Basic Skills Questionnaire to all county and state colleges and universities and requested information on enrollments, placement testing, students identified as needing remediation, students…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
New Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1986
The New Jersey Basic Skills Council seventh annual report to the Board of Higher Education looks at the status of the reading, writing, and mathematical skills of incoming freshmen and of the effectiveness of remedial programs in its public colleges and universities. A comparison is presented of students who needed and completed remediation;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Credits
New Brunswick Board of Education, NJ. – 1983
The Career Exploration Program was conceived to provide needed vocational guidance and counseling for adults enrolled in adult high school, basic skills, and general educational development (GED) preparation programs. The primary focus of the project was on meeting the interlocking educational and employment needs of urban adults by increasing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Career Counseling
