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Arkansas Univ., Pine Bluff. – 1989
A 3-year project in the University of Arkansas' vocational teacher education program used a problem-solving approach to help vocational teachers develop innovative methods to teach vocational content. The project had four goals: (1) to design inservice teacher workshops for high technology internship programs; (2) to identify and select…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, High Schools, Inservice Teacher Education, Internship Programs
Strong, Merle E. – 1983
Based on a review of the literature on industrial education as well as on comments elicited from industrial educators, it does not appear that the topics for research in industrial education have changed much throughout the years. What has changed, however, is the context in which industrial educators operate. In light of these changes, it would…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Download full textKeane, Demetra N.; And Others – 1983
Project Kanpe was a bilingual program intended to help older, talented Haitian students at three New York City high schools acquire English language proficiency while developing their academic skills. According to this evaluation, the project instead served students in critical need of basic skills and remediation. The following points are made:…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs
Guerrero, Frank; Abbott, Lori – 1990
This third 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 seven innovative staff development and five curriculum development projects. Evaluation sources included student preprogram and postprogram test outcomes, writing samples,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Murray, Stephen L. – 1986
Practical and technical advice is provided for staff responsible for planning evaluations of Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) Chapter 1 migrant programs at the state level. The report is limited to evaluating achievement gains in basic skills; this is, however, acknowledged as only one facet of a comprehensive migrant program…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Hansen, Joe B.; And Others – 1986
The evaluation of the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools' Summer Program focused on academic achievement of its students, grades K-8, who participated in 1985. Courses included arts and crafts as well as basic and remedial instruction in reading, mathematics, and language. The achievement gains of summer school students were compared to the whole…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
Ana G. Mendez Educational Foundation, Rio Piedras, PR. – 1987
Through the Problem Solving and Reasoning Skills Cognitive Development Model for Severely Disadvantaged Puerto Rican College Students, the Ana G. Mendez Educational Foundation developed a model for cognitive skills development for disadvantaged, low-achieving Hispanics. The program incorporates cognitive skills into existing remedial courses in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Basic Skills, College Curriculum, College Freshmen
May, Carolyn S.; Farha, Jacquelyn L. – 1989
The early intervention strategies of the Wichita (Kansas) Public Schools Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 Prekindergarten Program made a difference in the later academic achievement of participants. The Prekindergarten program serves educationally and developmentally disadvantaged 3- and 4-year olds residing in low-income…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Developmental Disabilities
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1985
Project Teach and Reach involves six basic skills teachers, from six different campuses, at kindergarten through third grade in reading and math for low-achieving black students in the Austin Independent School District (Texas). This document contains the final technical report, responding to the following questions: (1) what is Teach and Reach;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Black Students, Educationally Disadvantaged
Peer reviewedMaling, Rowena – English in Australia, 1985
A program developed for adult aboriginal and part aboriginal underachieving students uses the novel "Wild Cat Falling" in the admission studies course of an Australian college. The program combines a study of literature with language and skills development components, encourages student self esteem, and allows students to learn through their own…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Class Activities, College Preparation
Schuyler, Nancy B.; Yonan, Barbara – 1987
This report documents the 1985-86 Title VII Program of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. Major findings indicated the following: (1) three program components--staff training, tutoring, and curriculum development--were implemented as planned; (2) the staff training component included a series of English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
The findings in evaluation and testing activities of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) during the 1981-82 school year are summarized. The first section, "1982 at a Glance," discusses the evaluation findings as a whole. Final reports and abstracts of related reports on achievement test results are presented for the district…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
Descriptions and the summary results of each evaluation instrument used in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) for evaluation and testing in the 1981-82 school year are provided. The instruments considered include the Scholastic Aptitude Test, American College Test, Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test, Sequential Tests of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1982
The evaluation design for the Austin Independent School District 1982 summer school program for elementary retainees is described. The evaluation is meant to focus on short-term skill mastery in reading and mathematics and the long-term achievement growth of the participants. Separate reading objectives and materials in Spanish and English…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Data Collection
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1985
The 1984 "Introduction to High School" program provided seven weeks of academic training for about 600 underachievers in reading and/or mathematics at six Chicago high schools. Evaluation findings indicate that (1) the process of student selection and program implementation during the 1984 program was markedly better that that of the 1983 initial…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Criterion Referenced Tests
