Descriptor
Source
| Educational Evaluation and… | 3 |
| Education Week | 1 |
| Evaluation and Program… | 1 |
| Journal of Negro Education | 1 |
| Phi Delta Kappan | 1 |
| Studies in Educational… | 1 |
Author
| Gutmann, Babette | 3 |
| Anderson, Judith I. | 2 |
| Ascher, Carol | 2 |
| Burke, Art | 2 |
| Hallinan, Maureen T. | 2 |
| Marks, Ellen L. | 2 |
| Pierson, Gary | 2 |
| Tompkins, John F. | 2 |
| Allen, Deborah | 1 |
| Allington, Richard L. | 1 |
| Beckstrom, Sharon | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
Education Level
Location
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| Ohio | 2 |
| Iowa (Des Moines) | 1 |
| Michigan | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Missouri (Saint Louis) | 1 |
| Nebraska (Lincoln) | 1 |
| New Mexico (Albuquerque) | 1 |
| New York (New York) | 1 |
| North Carolina | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Education Consolidation… | 97 |
| Hawkins Stafford Act 1988 | 22 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 11 |
| Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
| Improving Americas Schools… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Iowa Tests of Basic Skills | 2 |
| California Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Comprehensive Tests of Basic… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Fashola, Olatokunbo S.; Slavin, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Recent release of "Prospects," a national evaluation of Chapter 1/Title I ($7.2 billion federal program for disadvantaged elementary-school students), has questioned effectiveness of entire program. However, 1994 Title I reauthorization allows high-poverty schools to turn their dollars into markedly better achievement by adopting…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Federal Programs
Download full textNational Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education. – 1991
Most of the federal government's support of disadvantaged young children has come through Head Start and Chapter 1 programs. Chapter 1 has mainly been used for pull-out remedial reading and mathematics programs in the elementary grades. The National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAECS/SDE) is…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Federal Programs, Preschool Education
Kennedy, Mary M. – 1985
Evaluations of Chapter 1 programs usually center on one of three questions: (1) Does the program constitute an appropriate Federal investment? (2) Does the program have the potential to benefit students? and (3) Is the program feasible enough to implement? Often, evaluators and legislators disagree over which of these questions is most important.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Needs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Anderson, Judith I. – 1983
This paper reviews the role played by the Title I (now Chapter 1) Evaluation Technical Assistance Centers in providing technical assistance to state and local agencies. It presents (1) a legistative history; (2) the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) activities under Title I; (3) an evaluation of the TACs; (4) the legislative changes enacted by the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
Burke, Art – 1991
This paper addresses methodological and substantive issues regarding the use of portfolios of students' work in Chapter 1 evaluation and program improvement. In evaluations using portfolios desirable characteristics of the evaluation procedure are objectivity, reliability, and validity. The Chapter 1 Evaluation/Program Improvement System (CHEPIS)…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1991
Chapter 1 programs in Arkansas are evaluated in this report. The federally funded program provides financial assistance to state and local educational agencies to meet the needs of educationally deprived children residing in districts with high concentrations of low-income families. This report lists federal requirements for state compliance with…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Needs, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMurray, Stephen L.; Braverman, Marc T. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1985
This paper describes a decision-theory-based procedure for compensatory education student selection that will increase the informational value of data available from program evaluation data collection and district information systems. The information produced by the decision theory approach bears directly on the basic question of who gets served.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education, Decision Making, Disadvantaged Youth
Pechman, Ellen M.; Turnbull, Brenda J. – 1995
This report examines the effects of early efforts to link the Elementary Secondary Education Act's (ESEA's) Chapter 1 (now Title I) programs to state and district education reforms, which are standards-based. The report focuses on how Chapter 1 standards and accountability requirements connect with new state-level standards, curricula, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Innovation
Roberts, Veronica A.; Madhere, Serge – 1990
This evaluation of the 1989-90 Resource Laboratory Program for Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in Washington (District of Columbia) elementary and junior high schools found that the program improved participants' mathematics achievement, but did not have a significant effect on reading achievement. The program is funded under Chapter 1 of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Education
Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – 1993
For nearly 30 years the federal government has funded education programs to help disadvantaged children succeed in school. This book examines and evaluates three existing programs (Project Head Start, Project Follow Through, and the so-called Chapter 1 programs of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act) and describes the newly-created…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Educational Policy
Marks, Ellen L. – 1988
This paper reviews and summarizes available information on the neglected or delinquent youth population, on education programs for delinquent youth, and on the Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) program funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act that serves a portion of that population residing in state-operated or…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Neglect, Correctional Education, Delinquency
Chaikind, Stephen; Sullivan, Helen – 1986
This paper reviews the following studies on the cost-effectiveness of the Chapter 1 compensatory education program: (1) Sustaining Effects Study; (2) Tallmadge Study; (3) the Kiesling Study for Rand; (4) Instructional Dimensions Study; (5) Response to Educational Needs Project Cost-Effectiveness Study; (6) Educational Testing Service/Ragosta…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Program Budgeting
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1985
The nineteenth annual summary of activities provided through Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act and its Title I predecessor, this report includes statistics for fiscal 1984, participation trends, instructional impact, expenditure and staffing patterns, parent involvement, and five-year trends. After a brief discussion of…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Federal Programs
PDF pending restorationPlato, Kathleen C. – 1985
The evaluation of federal programs such as the migrant education program causes a dilemma for state education agencies. The law places the prime responsibility for establishing, and accounting for, quality programs on state and local education agencies. However, no explicit directive requires that this be done in a uniform manner. A lack of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Data Collection, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1993
This report documents the activities undertaken to evaluate the federally sponsored prekindergarten program for educationally disadvantaged preschoolers conducted by the Saginaw, Michigan school district. This program, funded by Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act, was serving 502 children at the beginning of the 1993…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Programs
