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Download full textGold, Ann Meyerson – 1976
This booklet describes and evaluates the Economic Opportunity Atlanta Inc. Reading/Math Basic Skills Learning Center operating in 14 Atlanta public schools for approximately 1,200 low achieving pupils. The basic concept of the Learning Centers was to provide pupils with the opportunity to improve their basic skills in reading or mathematics…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Learning Laboratories, Mathematics
Siegelman, Marvin – 1976
This report evaluated the Harlem Tutoring Program which was designed to give individual home tutoring in reading and mathematics to elementary school students in New York City. The students were at least two years below grade level in reading and/or mathematics. Forty-three students between the ages of six and thirteen participated in the program.…
Descriptors: After School Education, Basic Skills, Community Organizations, Home Instruction
PDF pending restorationDiem, Richard A. – 1979
An evaluation of a computer assisted educational (CAE) program using the PLATO system at a Texas detention center included an examination of attitudes and perceptions from (1) inmates participating and not participating in jail education programs, (2) trustees, (3) educational program staff, (4) chaplaincy staff, (5) guards assigned to the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attitudes, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
MAHAFFEY, JAMES P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE EVALUATION OF A PROJECT IN READING INSTRUCTION IN A TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IS REPORTED. THE PROJECT WAS AN EXTENSIVE EFFORT TO UPGRADE THE TEACHING OF READING SKILLS AT THE ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS. TEACHERS WERE ORIENTED TO NEW MATERIALS AND NEW APPROACHES FOR TEACHING BASIC READING SKILLS. THE USE OF SELECTED…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Inservice Education
Coons, Daniel E. – 1976
The nationwide problem of declining communication skills is evident in the large numbers of students entering college with deficiencies in reading, writing, and speaking skills. This paper discusses the operation of a communication skills program within a college communication skills center which functions as a supportive resource service and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1970
The Michigan Assessment Program was initiated by the State Board of Education in an effort to provide educators with information which would facilitate the decision-making process in relation to educational change and improvement. The program was designed to gather data on the levels and geographic distribution of performance factors and to…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Attitudes, Basic Skills, Educational Finance
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center. – 1970
The Appalachian area of Mississippi is inhabited by a great number of adults who have never read a newspaper. Although numerous newspapers are printed within Appalachia, many adults cannot comprehend the local newspapers. The problems of non-communication, low educational level, and isolation of these people are concerns of the Itawamba Junior…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Innovation, Inservice Teacher Education
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center. – 1970
There is a great need for adult basic education in Appalachia Mississippi. The Itawamba Junior College (IJC) Vocational and Technical Adult Education Department is presently meeting the needs of a small majority of the adults who need additional education. In an agreement with Town and Country Mobile Homes manufacturers, the Mississippi State…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Dropouts
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1972
The 1971-72 educational assessment results from each of the school districts in Michigan are presented. Information on each of the district measures used in the 1971-72 Michigan Educational Assessment Program is presented in two ways. First, a figure is shown that represents the district's "score" on each measure. For example, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedCarter, C. Douglas; Adams, James A. – Music Educators Journal, 1978
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools have developed a program called Arts in the Basic Curriculum. Together with five other cities they formed a league committed to developing an arts in general education program. The mission of the schools was to assure students the right to develop their potential through an interdisciplinary approach to…
Descriptors: Art Education, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Peer reviewedLashier, William S.; Wren, Eugene L. – Science Education, 1977
Subjects in an Introductory Physical Science (IPS) program who received a pretest of mathematical skills and were exposed to a mathematics overview were found to obtain significantly higher achievement scores on an IPA achievement test than those subjects not receiving the treatment. (CP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
NJEA Review, 1977
Examines the continuing controversy on test scores and student achievement in New Jersey. (RK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education
Peer reviewedHanson, Ralph A. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1986
This paper presents one perspective on a new methodology of program evaluation which defines four phases corresponding to the operational life of a school program. Examples and results are discussed in terms of relevance to basic skills improvement efforts and cost-effects. (LMO)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Correlation, Cost Effectiveness
Morante, Edward A.; And Others – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1984
Provides information on the New Jersey Basic Skills Assessment Program, focusing on the evaluation of New Jersey colleges' remedial programs, their importance, and future directions. Includes data on attrition rates and mean grade point averages for fall 1982 and students requiring remedial reading in 1982-83. (DMM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, College Students, Grades (Scholastic)
Brown, Betty – Electronic Education, 1981
Describes a field study in which the mathematics portion of the PLATO Basic Skills Learning System was used in remedial courses for high school and adult education students at three Florida high schools. Analysis shows that the PLATO system is effective and cost-efficient. (JJD)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Field Studies
