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Download full textUpdate on Gifted Education, 1992
This theme issue of "Update on Gifted Education" brings together accounts of diverse efforts being made to encourage excellence and equity in schools. A dialogue with Lionel R. Meno, Commissioner of Education in Texas, stresses how services for gifted students fit into the larger picture of addressing the needs of all students, examines…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Stetson, Nancy E. – Leadership Abstracts, 1993
Studies suggest that the traditional technique of one-way lectures used most often by teachers results in about 42% retention after class, and 17% a week later. To improve both student learning and institutional effectiveness, colleges should support faculty development programs that expose teachers to two-way teaching and learning processes.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1981
Profiles of 14 educational programs and products are presented which focus on competency- and goal-based education. Each report contains a description of the background, goals, and methods of the program or product, as well as the address of a contact person. The programs described are: (1) Project Write, designed to improve composition skills of…
Descriptors: Administration, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education, Continuous Progress Plan
Leatt, Desmond J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
Research findings and examples of inschool suspension programs in Oregon are combined in this bulletin. An introduction defines "at-risk" students as those having behavioral or attendance problems. Unlike traditional out-of-school suspension, alternative programs attempt to keep at-risk students at school. Chapter 1 surveys three…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Planning
Lab School Journal, 1974
Faculty members in various Illinois universities work cooperatively in implementing and refining a program of teacher identification of problems of pupils which limit and handicap their progress in school. The Student Needs Assessment Program (SNAP) requires a high level of professional commitment from both teachers and the principal. Teachers use…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Needs
Arts, Education, and Americans, Inc., New York, NY. – 1980
This monograph offers a series of questions which are intended to serve as a framework for investigating the status of arts education programs within elementary and secondary schools. It is intended as an aid to parents, educators, and other interested citizens as they evaluate and/or seek to improve arts education programs. The questions are…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation
