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Peer reviewedKulieke, Marilynn J. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1986
A rationale for using better research designs in evaluating gifted programs is considered. Some definitions of research designs are presented along with evaluation results of a summer program at Northwestern University. The role of research design in evaluating course products, and attitudes is examined via a case study. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Evaluation
PDF pending restorationShuler, Michael T.; Slate, John R. – 1985
A program evaluation was conducted of a summer program for academically gifted students in 5th through 10th grades. The purpose of this study was to evaluate discrepancies and congruencies among program teachers, counselors, and students in perceptions of program goal emphasis. The evaluation instrument used was a rating form composed of 60 goal…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Counselors, Educational Objectives, Enrichment Activities
Alvino, Peter – 1984
Since 1983 the Migrant Education Program Evaluation (MEPE) has collected data about migrant children in summer programs throughout the state of Illinois. Testing is done during the summer months with migrant students in grades 3, 5, and 7. Preliminary screening identifies students who are limited-English speakers, and they are excluded from…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Utilization, Migrant Education
Peer reviewedAckermann, Susan P. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Describes a study of the effects of a summer bridge program on the academic, personal, and social development of underrepresented and low-income transfer students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Tracks 1988 entering Transfer Summer Program students for their first two quarters at UCLA. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textJackson, Evelyn W.; And Others – 1985
The Medical/Dental Education Preparatory Program (MEDPREP) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine at Carbondale prepares underrepresented minorities for medical school admission. This paper reports on the evaluation of the MEDPREP Summer Review program by the comparison of participant and non-participant score gains on the Medical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Admission (School), College Entrance Examinations
Sipe, Cynthia L.; And Others – 1988
The Summer Training and Education Program (STEP) was developed in 1984 as a strategy for reducing the number of young people who leave school without the skills and motivation necessary for productive employment. The STEP intervention involves collaboration between the public schools and the federal Summer Youth Employment and Training Program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Demography
