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Download full textTullis, Richard J.; And Others – 1991
The Nongraded Primary Learning Communities Program (NPLCP) was introduced at the beginning of the 1990-91 school year in three Houston Independent School District elementary schools. This evaluation describes the implementation of the NPLCP; examines the effect of the NPLCP on students' standardized achievement test scores; and evaluates teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Rogers, Marilyn R. – 1993
A practicum project implemented a developmentally appropriate intervention to increase school success for at-risk children in kindergarten through grade 3. Two corollary aims of the project were to determine the causes of at-risk status before retention or school failure occurs, and to involve parents in their children's educational process. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, High Risk Students
Hyson, Marion C.; And Others – 1989
This article reports on the development, internal consistency, and reliability of a new preschool and kindergarten classroom observational measure based on NAEYC's Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practices. The Classroom Practices Inventory (CPI) is a 26-item rating scale tapping the curricular emphasis and emotional climate of programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Classroom Observation Techniques, Creativity
Ayres, Mary Jo – 1992
This study assessed teachers' opinions about the promotion of immature children to first grade. A total of 224 teachers from private and public elementary schools in Mississippi completed a questionnaire that addressed such issues as the relation between maturity and readiness, repetition of kindergarten, academic and peer pressure, and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Teachers
Franklin County School District, Meadville, MS. – 1993
In response to standardized test scores that did not accurately reflect student learning, Franklin Lower Elementary School in Meadville, Mississippi, began a process of restructuring to become a developmentally appropriate school by using hands-on materials, focusing on whole language, and emphasizing the development of thinking skills. To…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. Office of Research and Development. – 1992
Act 619 of the 1984 Louisiana legislative session initiated the State-Funded Program for High-Risk Four-Year-Olds, which is intended to improve the school readiness of preschool students. This document is the program evaluation report for 1990 and 1991. Part 1 of the report is a comprehensive program description which provides information on: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
