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Download full textGuinet, Lynne – 1971
The Distar program, evaluated mainly in terms of pupil achievement and teacher opinion, was generally considered to be successful. Teachers indicated through attitude questionnaires that the lessons were enjoyable, that the students had made reasonable progress and had learned useful skills, and that the material was good and easy to use. The…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged
Shanner, William M. – 1973
The chief purpose of this project was to prepare descriptions of exemplary programs in childhood education and reading having sufficient merit to be considered as visitation sites for other educators. The childhood education phase of this project was funded jointly by the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Office of Education. Its purpose was…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Educational Change
Seminole Community Coll., Sanford, FL. – 1998
Project "Growth Opportunities through Learning and Doing" (GOLD), Seminole Community College's basic skills update program, enrolled 107 students at 2 manufacturing facilities from April 1995-February 1998. Employees from Siemens Telecom Network (formerly known as Siemens Stromberg-Carlson) studied offsite in a classroom equipped with 10 computers…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Palomar Community Coll. District, San Marcos, CA. – 1999
This document describes what Palomar Community College District (California) is doing to address a pressing need in higher education: the need to produce more and better student learning in exchange for the state's education investment. The need is especially crucial in regard to the greater number of under-prepared students who are entering…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, College Outcomes Assessment, College Role
Mackay, Jannie; And Others – 1996
Students and Teachers Achieving Results (STAR) is a student-centered learning project developed by Long Beach City College, in California, to increase the success and retention rates of underrepresented students. Through STAR, students are provided with a program of linked courses that develop communication skills, utilize interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Educationally Disadvantaged
Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, London (England). – 1994
This bibliography of research in adult literacy and basic skills is selective, covering research undertaken in industrialized countries in the 20 years between 1972 and 1992. It concentrates primarily on research into basic skills undertaken in English-speaking countries, although it also has a European dimension. Entries are categorized under 18…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cultural Influences
Nichols, Todd; Frazer, Linda – 1992
The Elementary Technology Demonstration Schools program, where four elementary schools were equipped with computer hardware and software, was made possible by grants from IBM and Apple, Inc. The goals of the program were, in 3 years, to reduce by 50% the number of students not in their age appropriate grade level and those students not achieving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pringle, Beverly; And Others – 1993
The Secondary Schools Basic Skills Demonstration Assistance Program of 1988 offered school districts, through a competitive grant program, an opportunity to explore innovative ways of helping disadvantaged secondary school students attain grade level proficiency in basic and more advanced skills. In 1990, the sole year of funding, the program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection
Sheffer, Wilma – 1998
A project demonstrated that a workplace literacy model can be replicated in large and small businesses with significant learner outcomes and used to improve worker productivity. It served 938 employees of 4 partners at 12 sites, including 2 large and 1 small manufacturing plants, major health care system, and multiple small businesses. Diverse,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Development
Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. – 1998
Project Future was a 3-year project begun in 1994 as a partnership between the Jefferson County Public Schools and Futura Plastics and Engineering, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky. The project targeted the workplace basic skills of plastic injection molding production workers. The skills classes improved the general education of the workers with…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
Platt, Gail M. – 1992
An assessment of the activities of the Learning Center (LC) at South Plains College is provided in this 1991-92 annual report. Introductory material describes the scope of the LC's operations, including reading and study skills remediation, developmental communications instruction, collegiate instruction in reading and human development, peer…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Learning Laboratories, Learning Resources Centers
Passow, A. Harry – 1992
It is more than a quarter century since Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, the first major Federal legislation authorizing funds for compensatory education for the disadvantaged, came into effect. In 1981, Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) replaced Title I. Some Federal funding…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Context Effect
Alamprese, Judith A.; Kay, Ann – 1993
An evaluation assessed the effectiveness of the Skills Enhancement Training (SET) project that developed a partnership between an employee benefits trust fund and the AFL-CIO Human Resources Development Institute. Data about the effectiveness of the partnership model, impact of the instructor training and technical assistance, and impact on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooks, Dining Facilities
Burley, Hansel – 1994
To obtain a quantitative meta-analysis of studies addressing the effects of community college Developmental Studies Programs (DSPs) on students enrolled in higher education, an analysis was undertaken of a sample of studies culled from journal articles, dissertations, unpublished works found in ERIC, and published and unpublished proceedings of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Basic Skills, College Preparation, College Students
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1990
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 is the largest federally-funded program designed to provide services to educationally deprived elementary school and secondary school students who live in areas with a concentration of children from low income families. Annual needs assessment and evaluation are requirements of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
