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Download full textMangino, Evangelina; Ligon, Glynn – 1983
This report presents the evaluation findings for the 1982 Austin Independent School District's State Compensatory Education Summer School Program. It contains a description of the program, information about the data collection procedures employed in the evaluation, and a discussion of the student outcomes achieved by the program. Achievement…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
Developing District Made Criterion Referenced Tests: A Standard of Excellence for Effective Schools.
Conyers, John G.; And Others – 1984
Research on the lack of correlation between standardized tests and school district goals has suggested that district goals might be better met by supplementing standardized tests with district-made criterion-referenced testing systems. This article reports on the development of such a system, the Academic Learning Progress Assessment System…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Harris, Major L.; Rohfeld, Rae W. – 1983
A joint program between Cuyahoga Community College and Links, Inc., a national organization of black women dedicated to civic, cultural, and educational activities, was implemented to help improve the test-taking skills of inner-city high school students and to help them build the skills needed to succeed in postsecondary education. A pilot school…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, High School Students, High Schools
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1989
The guide is designed to assist school districts in designing and implementing programs to: (1) meet the needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students; and (2) be in compliance with state statutes and regulations. The guidelines are presented in seven sections, the first six corresponding to the sections of the program plan that must be…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
An brief overview of the Achievement Testing Program conducted by Alberta Education (AE) during 1980-90 is provided. The program provides AE, jurisdictions, schools, and the public with information about students' knowledge and skills in relation to objectives in the provincial program of studies. Program tests are administered every 4 years on a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bulletins, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
A brief overview of the Diploma Examinations Program conducted by Alberta Education during 1989-90 is provided. All grade 12 students in Alberta are required to write at least one diploma examination, either English 30 or English 33, to receive a high school diploma. The Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program is intended to develop and maintain…
Descriptors: Bulletins, English, Field Tests, Foreign Countries
