In this research, the level of possession of the students' basic skills that are anticipated to be cultivated into student by the new elementary education program were evaluated in terms of the perceptions of teachers, parents and students. For the sample groups of this research, the 4th and 5th grade students (527) from 16 schools, the parents…

Through a comparison of an experimental and a control school, the author concludes that multiage groups make little difference in mean basic skills achievement (with the exception of vocabulary building). However, multiage grouping does seem to engender positive attitudes towards school. (Author/WD)

Five well-known spelling/reading lists were analyzed to create a new list of high-priority spelling words. Words found on at least three of the five lists were included to create Kinsey's 119 Most Common Words list. (Tables are included showing lists on which the words appear.) (TJ)

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…

Research on students' attainment on multiplication facts, common errors, and meaningful instruction is briefly cited in this review. (MNS)

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)

Three groups of children aged 8-10 who scored below the 22nd percentile on the PATests were taught basic math skills for 16 hours. One group received individual instruction using Precision Teaching and Direct Instruction, the second group received group instruction using Precision Teaching and Direct Instruction, and the third group received group…

Preskills and strategy training were shown to be effective in helping four eight- to nine-year-old learning disabled children acquire basic multiplication and division skills. (Author)

Children use acquired knowledge as they learn basic multiplication facts. If informal thinking strategies are stressed, the border between "figuring out" and "knowing by heart" gradually disappears. Children will acquire a flexible mental structure of multiplication facts instead of a collection of rules. (MNS)

The effect of instruction in addition and subtraction concepts and skills on the processes first-grade pupils use to solve verbal problems was studied. Children represented solutions in individual interviews. Results indicated pupils shifted from a concrete direct modeling approach to a more unified conception that incorporated symbolic…

Calculator use by kindergarten and first-grade pupils was examined to see whether they could perceive and use the "counter button." Results indicated pupils at this age could use calculators as a tool, and further research is encouraged. (MP)

Examines effects of Indiana's project PRIME TIME on reading and math achievement test scores of second graders who completed 2 years of the reduced-class-size program. Analysis of 3,967 test scores suggests that students in small classes had higher test scores than did students in large classes. (RJC)

Studied factors accounting for elementary school achievement. Analysis of achievement test results in language arts and mathematics in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) shows that social class variables explain up to 45% of the variation, with student-body characteristics explaining 6% to 11% and school-based variables explaining a further 3% to 6%. (SLD)

THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT Far West Laboratory researchers involved in the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study contend that increasing Academic Learning Time promotes basic skills achievement among elementary school children. During the course of the six-year study, researchers identified numerous "helpful hints" for…

Alternative group judgment approaches to setting minimum competency standards were compared. Replication of results was possible for eight different tests (reading and mathematics, across four grade levels). The Kansas Competency Based Tests in reading and mathematics were administered statewide to students in grades two, four, six, and eight.…