ERIC Number: ED018493
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1966-Sep
Pages: 43
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, 1965-1966. FINAL REPORT.
Richmond Public Schools, VA.
THIS FINAL REPORT IS AN EVALUATION OF A COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECT IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. DATA ARE DERIVED FROM TEACHERS' RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE, FROM A REPORT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN THE 1965 SUMMER PROGRAM, AND FROM AN ANALYSIS OF STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS IN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL SCHOOLS. THE REPORT PRESENTS THE FREQUENCY OF TEACHERS' RESPONSES TO CATEGORIES WITHIN EACH OF THE 11 QUESTIONNAIRE ITEMS. FINDINGS ON THE SUMMER PROGRAM ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THE LANGUAGE ARTS, READING, SPEECH, AND ARTS AND CRAFTS ACTIVITIES. EIGHT ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA WERE AVAILABLE ARE SELECTED FOR ANALYSIS. THE LAST SECTION OF THE EVALUATION CONTAINS CALIFORNIA ACHIEVEMENT TEST DATA FOR GRADES 4, 5, AND 6. ALSO INCLUDED ARE A SAMPLE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE, LISTS OF ACTIVITIES IN THE FIVE EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLS, AN ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE SUMMARY TABLES FOR THE SPRING, 1966 TESTING, AND A FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE EXPENDITURES OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE FORD FOUNDATION, WHICH WAS THE SPONSORING AGENCY. (NH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education, Control Groups, Creative Activities, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Expenditures, Experimental Groups, Language Arts, Program Evaluation, Public Schools, Questionnaires, Reading Instruction, Speech Instruction, Summer Schools, Tables (Data), Teacher Attitudes, Test Results
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Authoring Institution: Richmond Public Schools, VA.
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: California Achievement Tests
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