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Dearborn Public Schools, MI. – 1981
The Office of Research and Evaluation of the Dearborn Public Schools (Michigan) presents a longitudinal study to analyze grade nine student academic growth over a 2-year period utilizing the results of the Tests of Achievement and Proficiency (TAP). The TAP is a nationally normed test designed to assess student progress toward widely accepted…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Data Collection, Longitudinal Studies
Madawaska School District, ME. – 1982
Project CAPABLE (Classroom Action Program: Aim: Basic Learning Effectiveness) is a classroom approach which integrates the basic learning skills with content. The goal of the project is to use basic learning skills to enhance the learning of content and at the same time use the content to teach basic learning skills. The report evaluates the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Instructional Improvement
Download full textBarrow, Kay; And Others – 1982
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results indicate that most students understand the fundamentals of reading, writing and mathematics; and that achievement levels have remained stable across time for older students and may be improving for younger students, particularly in the areas of reading and writing. However, NAEP data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Johnson, Lary – 1973
The Employability Skills Program (ESP) at Edison High School was designed to serve 10th grade students who were considered to be potential dropouts because of basic skills deficiencies, poor attitudes toward school, or individual adjustment problems. The major student-related objectives of the project were to improve basic skills, improve…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Comparative Analysis
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
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1984
Higher Horizons 100 (HH 100) is a compensatory program in the Hartford, Connecticut public schools designed to provide underachieving and undermotivated secondary school students with an integrated program of academic, cultural, and counseling services. HH 100 services were designed to develop and improve the basic skills of language and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attendance
