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Download full textNoggle, Nelson L.; And Others – 1981
A 2-phase study provided summative information on the status of the statewide implementation of California's federally funded migrant program and also provided confidential formative information to program participants at district, regional, and state levels. Guided by an advisory panel, phase I was conducted in 1980-1981 and covered all grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advocacy, Basic Skills, Community Involvement
Berney, Tomi D.; Plotkin, Donna – 1990
This report evaluates the implementation and outcome of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII program, Choosing Optional Infused Career Education (Project CHOICE) in Springfield Gardens High School in Queens (New York) and Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn (New York) for the 1988-89 school year. The project was created to combat…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1988
Diverse information is compiled to begin to address the question of how well students in Alaska are achieving. In 1987, each of the 55 districts in Alaska submitted results of its standardized testing program for Reading, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Mathematics Problem Solving, and Language Arts for the three school years from 1984-85…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
Harris, J. John, III; And Others – 1983
The 1983 Indianapolis Project STRIVE was designed to address the problem of youth unemployment while increasing opportunities for career education, enhancement of self-esteem, and the development of leadership skills among older adolescents, 16 to 21 years of age. Concurrently STRIVE was designed to provide elementary students with instruction in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Rachal, Janella – 1986
As part of Louisiana's minimum competency program, the Basic Skills Test (BST) was administered in grades 2 through 5. Student promotion rates in these grades between 1980 and 1985 were examined. Results showed that, in all four grades, the percentage of students retained to repeat the grade increased slightly. The BST was the main, but not the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Jones, Earl; Jones, Eleanor – 1982
The Redwood City School District Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title VII Bilingual Education Program offered instruction in English and Spanish through an integrated approach, to take advantage of students' strengths and help them progress as rapidly as possible in concept development while they acquire English proficiency. The limited…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education Programs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1982
The California Assessment Program (CAP) is meant to be an efficient testing program limited to furnishing program-diagnostic information to state-level policymakers. During 1981-82 all 3rd-, 6th-, and 12th-grade students in the state's public schools were tested in reading, written language, and mathematics basic skills. Summary findings were that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs
Fleming, Margaret – 1984
This report evaluates the initial year of a project implemented in 15 elementary and 5 junior high schools in Cleveland in support of the schools' efforts to install effective school procedures designed to upgrade students' basic skills and academic achievement. The report deals with the following areas: (1) district support for the project; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Environment
Knight, Lucy – 1979
Reauthorization of the federal government's main jobs and training program, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), P.L. 95-524, has resulted in legislative changes that could lead to greater participation of postsecondary institutions. This paper addresses those changes and serves as an introduction and guide to CETA. The changes…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Definitions
Nelson, Neil; Martin, William – 1976
Designed to observe changes in biracial student behavior brought about by Project BACSTOP (a series of structured experiences in a variety of wilderness settings meant to bring students of different races together in stressful adventure activities geared to promote interaction, communication, and cooperation), this evaluation studied five…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Affective Behavior, Basic Skills, Blacks
Jackson, Robert M. – 1980
This paper describes and evaluates a political skills course for college students. Course objectives include teaching students to do the following: organize and run a meeting; bargain effectively; communicate within and between groups; manage a crisis; organize a political coalition; be aware of personal stress and some of the ways to reduce it;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Collective Bargaining
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. – 1979
After studying the testing and remedial programs used in Florida's public schools, the Task Force on Educational Assessment Programs presented its findings and recommendations. Findings are reported regarding: the schedule for implementing the testing program (which requires that students pass the Functional Literacy Test before they may graduate…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Operations, Research, and Evaluation. – 1979
Results of the second administration of the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills (MBS) Tests in reading and mathematics are reported for students in grades 3, 6, 9, and 11. The reading tests are organized according to clusters of items: (1) word recognition; (2) comprehension; and (3) study skills. The mathematics tests are also organized into…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
Speights, Dave – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 2001
From the perspective of the field of adult literacy, the year 1999 is best seen not as the penultimate year of the millennium but as the year bookended by the reauthorization of the National Literacy Act in late 1998 and the National Literacy Summit of early 2000. Both of those events represent a huge milestone, and 1999 may be regarded as the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Program Effectiveness, Family Literacy
