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Direct linkWachen, John; Jenkins, Davis; Van Noy, Michelle – Community College Review, 2011
The federal government and private foundations for education have established postsecondary credential completion as a national imperative. Washington State's Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) model was developed to increase the rate at which basic skills students advance to and succeed in college-level occupational programs,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Technical Education, Basic Skills, Career Education
Peer reviewedO'Donnell, Holly – Journal of Reading, 1980
Discusses materials in the ERIC system that offer definitions of basic skills, describe secondary basic skills programs, and provide competency standards and catalogs for basic skills. (MKM)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Sources
Peer reviewedMayans, Anna – Social Science Record, 1978
Social studies teachers should concentrate on helping students develop basic skills. One comprehensive program to help teachers develop these skills is the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development. Activities and tests from the Wisconsin Design are included along with feedback from teachers who have used the program. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Evaluation, Learning Activities
Download full textSouthwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1983
In 1978, the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, through its Head Start program, designed and implemented the Basic Educational Skills (BES) project to foster Head Start children's readiness for school and their subsequent achievement in elementary school. The purpose of this document is to disseminate elementary-level BES materials.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Guidelines, Instructional Development
Woods, Michele A. – 1985
The Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program (SSRP) was developed to identify and recognize unusually effective public secondary schools and, through publicity and other means, encourage the emulation of their successful programs, policies, and practices by practitioners in other schools. This directory describes a small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Federal Programs, Models
Peer reviewedMorgan, Thomas A. – Clearing House, 1981
At Central High School, all departments are responsible for teaching spelling and writing. A uniform procedure has been adopted for evaluating student writing assignments, which includes a list for faculty and students of standard theme correction symbols and suggestions for improvement of specific errors. The list is included. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Grading, High Schools, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedCobb, Loretta; Elledge, Elaine K. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1983
Focuses on how writing center directors can use the resource of peer tutors and discusses the rationale for, the selection of, and the evaluation of tutor applicants. (AEA)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Peer Teaching
Peer reviewedBaker, Terry L. – Music Educators Journal, 1978
The Open City project of East Harlem in New York City, an early childhood, reading-through-the-arts program reflects ten years of arts in general education theory building. Describes this program and how it has developed the reading ability of young children. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Skills, Decoding (Reading), Early Childhood Education
Resnick, Anita – Teacher, 1977
Fifth graders manage a booming jewelry business with a $50 bank loan, basic skills and enthusiasm. (Editor)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Basic Skills, Business Education, Elementary Education
Johnston, Arlene M. – 1990
An elementary school teacher designed and implemented a year-long practicum study on parent education which was intended to improve parent participation in their third-graders' school work and learning. A parent awareness component was added to Parent Teacher Organization programs. Guest speakers presented programs on topics that involved parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Check Lists, Elementary School Students
Jolly, Peggy – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1979
Reviews the sequential steps followed in teaching basic composition at the University of Alabama. Discusses traditional teaching techniques, word choice, and types of writing, and describes alternative teaching techniques. (DR)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Postsecondary Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1987
This booklet presents descriptions of adult education programs on basic skills in mathematics that have been validated as successful by the National Diffusion Network. These projects have been developed by individual school districts throughout the nation in response to their local needs and are being promoted by the National Diffusion Network…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Demonstration Programs, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Chaffee, John – 1988
The need for colleges to develop critical thinking skills in mainstream courses is emerging as an issue of national significance. Students benefit from clearly articulated and pedagogically sound courses that directly and explicitly teach thinking skills, as well as from efforts to reinforce these abilities across the curriculum. At LaGuardia…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Sebastian, Glenn R. – 1983
A cross-disciplinary project at the University of South Alabama has been successful in improving the technical competence of undergraduate writers in all academic fields. For the geography department, this project has involved developing courses which teach writing as part of the thinking process and problem-solving method. While instructors have…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Writing, Core Curriculum, Geography Instruction
Lazdowski, Walter P. – 1986
In an effort to reduce attrition and save valuable educational assets, the Developmental Education Department at El Paso Community College developed two new 3-hour courses, which students can enroll in and complete at any time during the year. The two courses, College Prep Reading Development and College Prep Study Skills Development, were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Individualized Instruction
