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The Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force: What Works in Urban Schools. Proceedings (1st, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 23-24, 1981).
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings contain three reports of improvement programs designed to help students to succeed in large urban school systems. In the first report, the "Achievement Goals Program" (AGP) is described as a highly structured, objective based instructional program in reading and mathematics carried out for the purpose of reducing racial…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
The Second National Conference on Testing: Major Issues. Proceedings.
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1978
The speeches presented at the second national conference on testing deal with models for program evaluation, reporting of test results, minimum competency programs, and the role of state and federal government in educational testing. Various approaches to program evaluation, and its relationship to testing are described by Michael Scriven, Lee J.…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Educational Testing, Evaluation Methods, Federal Regulation
Educational Assessment. Proceedings: Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force (13th, Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-9, 1991).
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Polishook, Irwin H., Ed. – 1992
At this conference on educational assessment, there was consensus among participants on the importance of the use of assessment to improve instruction, enhance the curriculum, and allow policy makers to measure achievement. There was less consensus about the best forms of assessment to use. The following conference papers are provided in this…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
The Conference of the University/Urban Schools National Task Force: What Works in Urban Schools. Proceedings. (2nd, Bermuda, March 26-27, 1982).
Bossone, Richard M., Ed. – 1982
This report summarizes the proceedings and presents the papers discussed at a national conference on effective aspects of urban education. The first paper discusses the development of the San Francisco (California) Redesign Program, a five year master plan for educational reform which aimed to improve the physical educational environment,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Involvement, Computer Assisted Instruction