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Download full textIsbell, Kellie; Trutko, John W.; Barnow, Burt S.; Nightengale, Demetra; Pindus, Nancy – 1997
A review of the literature on employer-based training (EBT) and case studies of 17 exemplary EBT programs (9 of which were Job Training Partnership Act [JTPA] programs) were used to determine best practices in EBT and make recommendations for effective strategies for implementing EBT programs. Some of these strategies included the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Peer reviewedWeems, Gail H. – Journal of Developmental Education, 2002
Compares two sections of beginning algebra: one taught online and the other on site. Reports that, although there was no significant difference for exam averages between the two formats, there was a significant decrease in performance by the online students across the exams. Recommends proceeding with online courses cautiously. (Contains 11…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedGreene, Brenda M.; And Others – Community Review, 1991
Offers a rationale for collegewide writing across the curriculum (WAC) approaches. Assesses the effectiveness of a WAC project at Medgar Evers College involving two courses (computer science and chemistry). Reports improvement in students' ability to summarize an article's content and writing fluency. Includes writing assignment instructions and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Chemistry, Community Colleges, Computer Science
Catonsville Community Coll., MD. – 1995
A 2-year project was conducted to improve the productivity of the work force through improvement of literacy skills in the workplace by providing instruction to employees in the printing industry in the Baltimore (Maryland) metropolitan area; Carroll County and Charles County, Maryland; and York, Pennsylvania. The project was organized with input…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Curriculum
Colorado State Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1996
A survey was conducted of Colorado secondary career and technical programs in 1995 to gauge how the state has responded to mandates of the Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990. Results were reported for the first three of nine standards developed by a statewide committee in 1992. The three standards require secondary programs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Evaluation Methods, Job Skills
Murphy, Garrett; Johnson, Alice – 1998
A study was conducted to determine what was happening in literacy programs as a result of the major welfare reform law passed in 1996, and whether basic skills instruction was part of the solution. A nationwide search for exemplary programs that are using basic skills instruction as a fundamental component of assisting welfare recipients in moving…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1986
This summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TABS), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student competencies in the basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Literacy Beat, 1988
Evaluation of adult literacy programs requires different criteria from those used to judge regular schooling. Indicators for evaluating adult voluntary programs with individualized curricula are recruitment; retention, including absenteeism; one-on-one tutoring with volunteers; training in a context; support services; the "quick-fix" syndrome;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attendance, Basic Skills
Yagi, Kan; And Others – 1986
The Portland (Oregon) Public Schools 1985-86 Chapter 1 Project included 68 public and nonpublic schools at elementary and secondary levels. About 7,500 students received supplementary support in basic skills, reading and/or math. The project included three programs: HOSTS, Prescription Learning, and Garden Variety or individual school-developed…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
Both half-year and full-year students enrolled in the 1988/89 College Discovery and Development Program of the New York City public schools surpassed the program's evaluation objectives in writing and mathematics and came close to meeting the objective in reading. The program, affiliated with the City University of New York, is a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education
Guerrero, Frank; Abbott, Lori – 1990
This first volume of a four-volume evaluation of the 1988-89 New York City School Community Education Program (also known as the Umbrella Program) comprises reports evaluating 10 innovative projects that provide reading, mathematics, writing, English as a Second Language, and computer literacy instruction. Evaluation sources included student…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Literacy, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Yagi, Kan – 1987
The Oregon State Disadvantaged Child Project provided compensatory education for students residing in the Portland core area. A total of 6,526 students were transported to schools outside the core area where they received instruction in basic skills along with 202 students at the receiving schools. About 500 additional students, mainly residents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 1984
Offered to groups that wish to review and improve educational programs, this booklet reprints by special permission the "Standards for Basic Skills Writing Programs" developed by the National Council of Teachers of English and "Standards for an Effective Oral Communication Program" prepared by the American…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Course Evaluation
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Students of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District who had been in first through sixth grade and had been retained at some point in their school careers were eligible to attend the 1982 summer school for retainees. A total of 1,193 students were enrolled for at least part of the summer school, with a 94 percent attendance rate for the days…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Yagi, Kan; Kushman, James W. – 1988
Students in the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools' Education Consolidation Improvement Act Chapter 1 program made greater achievement gains while in the program than when they were not, and those gains are probably attributable to the extent that Chapter 1 students engage in positive behaviors rather than to the curricular quality of the programs.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills
