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PDF pending restorationHelms, David C. – 1980
Research for Better Schools (RBS) is supporting improvement efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. One form of this support is RBS's participation in collaborative projects to develop a system-wide, research-utilization approach to the improvement of basic skills instruction. Educational systems following the approach employ a staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Change Strategies, Classroom Research
Download full textVenezky, Richard L.; Sabatini, John P.; Brooks, Christine; Carino, Christine – 1996
Three case studies in adult literacy learning were conducted, with focus on instructional and policy issues. They came out of programs that, by state mandate, focus instruction around component skills through diagnostic tests, worksheets, and mastery tests. In Case 1, a learner managed to attend an adult basic education program regularly and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Kenney, Jane L.; Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1984
This report on trends in school improvement test results presents an analysis and synthesis of 1978-1984 student performance data from four state-mandated testing programs: (1) the Educational Quality Assessment Program in Pennsylvania; (2) the Minimum Basic Skills Program in New Jersey; (3) the Delaware Educational Assessment Program in Delaware;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment
Relevant Experiences for Alternative Learning Project. Year 1. Third-Party Annual Evaluation Report.
Wasdyke, Raymond G. – 1977
This report of the first-year operations of project REAL (Relevant Experiences for Alternative Learning), an experience based career education (EBCE) project based on the EBCE model developed by Northwest Regional Educational Laboratories, is presented in four parts. (The three broad characteristics of Project REAL follow: student-centered and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administration, Advisory Committees, Basic Skills
