The results of the Mathematics Skills Improvement Project used with about 2,000 low-achieving students in grades three through six are reported. The services of 35 mathematics consultants were provided for 36 schools. Data obtained (using the California Test of Basic Skills) on pupil achievement for one year in the project indicated that project…

If scoring programs can generate pupil performance information that can be translated into teaching prescriptions, standardized tests can inject some objective dimensions into teacher assessment of pupil progress. Only when tests provide this focus in the instructional cycle can they regain some of their relevance as a school activity. (Author)

The third year of a field test of the Individually Prescribed Instruction (IPI) program in two inner-city elementary schools is reported. The results of the Stanford Achievement Tests administered to IPI and Control children in grades two, four, and six showed that IPI students scored higher on one out of three subtests at grade four, on two out…

The 1971-72 evaluation report of Project Follow Through in the Cleveland public schools focuses on the following issues: (1) degree to which product objectives at each grade level were attained, (2) degree to which such factors as project participation, teacher, preschool experience, and socio-economic factors influenced children's performance,…

This report presents an evaluation of Cleveland's Kindergarten Enrichment Program, 1971-1972. The program was designed to provide continuation of the enriched learning experiences initiated in preschool, and to create environments conducive to learning for children without preschool experience. Target classes were chosen according to a poverty…