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Download full textConant, Eaton H. – 1971
This study on the use of nonprofessionals, or teacher aides, in elementary schools reveals some significant findings on (1) division of workload in the classrooms, (2) labor costs, and (3) pupil achievement gains, specifically among disadvantaged children, when a program employing nonprofessional personnel complements the conventional teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Differentiated Staffs
Booth, Charlene Warren – 1974
A program for bringing information about the schools to the members of the community in the Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Texas) is described in this book. Funding was provided by the Texas Education Agency through its Elementary and Secondary Education Act and by the Hogg Foundation. Details of the program are described,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Child Development Centers, Community Involvement
KLAUSMEIER, HERBERT J.; QUILLING, MARY R. – 1967
THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION (R/I) UNITS WHICH WERE ORGANIZED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN FIVE WISCONSIN CITIES TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING AND TO FACILITATE SCHOOL-RELATED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION. EACH UNIT IS COMPOSED OF A LEADER (TEACHER SPECIALIST), CERTIFIED TEACHERS, NONCERTIFIED AIDES, AND STUDENTS. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Streeter, Ronald E.; Kidder, Steven J. – 1977
Much interest has been directed toward instructional resources and their effect on student achievement. Results of studies show positive, negative, and no effects of some of these resources on achievement. This paper analyzes the distributions of reading instructional time, materials, and personnel of four New York State school districts with…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Elementary Education
Plant, Walter T.; Southern, Mara L. – 1970
This document reports the rationale, design, and execution of a longitudinal investigation of the intellectual achievement effects of a cognitively oriented preschool for disadvantaged Mexican-American children in San Jose, California. Seven groups of children ages 3-5 were studied. Two groups were exposed to two ten-week successive summer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Formation, Disadvantaged
JACOBSON, NATHAN; AND OTHERS – 1966
TO IMPROVE EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY, THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A GROUP OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS INCLUDED (1) GIVING NEW TEACHERS BETTER ORIENTATION, EASIER-TO TEACH CLASSES, AND REDUCED CLERICAL WORK, (2) WEEKLY JOINT PLANNING BY ALL TEACHERS ON A GRADE LEVEL, (3) CLOSER SUPERVISION OF PRINCIPALS BY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS, (4) THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advisory Committees, Community Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Kester, Donald L. – 1993
The fifth year of a 5-year, federally funded project of middle school bilingual education is evaluated and related materials are presented. The program targeted students with Chinese, Korean, and Japanese as their native languages. Evaluation involved visits to six school sites, structured and unstructured interviews, review of documents and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, English (Second Language)
Merino, Barbara J.; Politzer, Robert L. – 1977
This memorandum reports the validation of the SCRDT Tests for Teachers in Spanish/English Bilingual Education Programs. The tests, which are designed for elementary and secondary teachers and aides, measure knowledge of methods used in teaching English as a second language (ESL), teaching Spanish as a second language (SSL), and teaching reading in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attitude Measures
