A study comparing the effects of a full-time mainstreaming approach for handicapped students with a resource room approach suggested that the full-time mainstreaming approach, known as the Adaptive Learning Environments Model, exceeded the resource room in attaining desirable classroom processes, student attitudes, and student achievement in basic…

Cites data to support a serious decline in literacy in the United States since the mid-1960s. Discusses the significance of the decline. (JMF)

The study reviewed the performance of 300 educable mentally retarded 10th graders on the Florida State Student Assessment Test which evaluates specified minimum performance standards in basic academic skills. Retarded students scored lower and were less likely than other students to attain the required level of mastery prior to graduation.…

Discusses a study that compared the basic educational skills of Asian children living in the United Kingdom to that of the indigenous White majority. In general, found that Asians achieved nearly average levels, and in socially disadvantaged areas, educational retardation was greater among the indigenous majority. (JOW)

The purpose of this study was to identify: the success and retention rates of basic skills students, and the rates of basic skills students' progress from basic skills courses to college level courses, and ultimately, transfer level courses. The study chose its cohorts from the semester of fall 1994. Essentially, four cohorts were identified:…

Description of a model physical education program involving new patterns of administrative and instructional policy set up with funds provided under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. (Author)

Recent trends in mathematics education, including instruction, curriculum, and defining the basic skills in mathematics are reviewed. Also reviewed is research addressed to whether mathematics achievement is declining. The authors conclude that computation remains a primary focus of curricula and that most teachers continue to teach as they were…

Written by the Australian Education Council, this article outlines the purpose and the procedures for the Australian Studies in Student Performance program, a project to gather information on achievement in literacy and numeracy of a sample of 10 and 14 year olds. (HTH)

Contends that the small cultural lag that normally occurs between the schools and society makes education a constant target for criticism. Maintains that schools are still the best hope for the nation's future. (Author/JM)

In criticizing the report of the National Academy of Education Panel on Testing and Basic Skills, "Improving Educational Achievement," the author addresses the same eight policy-related questions the panel examined. (IRT)

Interviewing, fact checking, writing, research, analysis, meeting deadlines--all are necessary skills gained from journalism training. The Journalism Education Association recently reported that students taking high school journalism courses and working on student publications performed better in college than students without such training.…

The Ohio Adult Literacy Survey, like the National Adult Literacy Survey of which it is a part, aimed to characterize adults' literacy skills in English based on their performance on diverse tasks that reflect the types of materials and demands they encounter in their daily lives. To gather information on the literacy skills of adults in Ohio,…

A study was conducted to determine which of five tests used in the Early Prevention of School Failure (EPSF) program were the best predictors of student academic success at the end of first grade. The tests, which were administered upon children's entrance to kindergarten, were the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), the Preschool Language…

The recent interest in setting minimal educational standards arises partially from the success of the educational system at providing 75 percent of the population with high school diplomas. Previously, a major goal for the system was high school graduation for as many people as possible. Now that that goal is approximated, a new goal takes its…