ERIC Number: ED385644
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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Alternative Learning Methodologies through Academics (Project ALMA). Final Evaluation Report, 1993-94. OER Report.
Roman, Elliott M.
The Alternative Learning Methodologies through Academics Project (Project ALMA) was an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII-funded project in its fourth year of operation in two high schools in Queens and the Bronx (New York). The program served 436 Spanish-speaking students, most of whom were of limited English proficiency. Participants received instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL); native language arts (NLA); and the content area subjects of mathematics, science, and social studies, with emphasis on mathematics and computer skills. Staff development and parent participation, including a parent advisory committee, were integral components of Project ALMA. The project met its objectives for career advisement and dropout prevention and partially met its NLA objectives and content area subjects. Project ALMA did not meet its ESL objectives, and some program objectives could not be evaluated because of lack of data. Recommendations for project continuation include improving evaluation data and augmenting ESL and NLA instruction. Eight tables present evaluation findings. Two appendixes describe instructional materials and class schedules. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools, Limited English Speaking, Native Language Instruction, Parent Participation, Program Evaluation, Spanish Speaking, Staff Development, Urban Schools
Office of Educational Research, Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston Street, Room 732, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII
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