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Download full textDuflo, Annie; Kiessel, Jessica – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Rigorous evidence from around the world has shown that significant improvements in learning can be obtained at comparatively low cost by spending more, focused time ensuring that the bottom half of the class in the early grades does not get left behind. The authors present results from the Teacher Community Assistant Initiative (TCAI) that tests…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Developing Nations
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
This report presents the results of the formative evaluation of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP). Data collection related to this evaluation took place between November 2008 and May 2009. The evaluation resulted in the following four recommendations: (1) It is recommended that Program objectives and activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Administrative Change
Smith, Jeffrey K.; And Others – 1981
The original impetus for this monograph was a grant from the New Jersey Basic Skills Council of the New Jersey Department of Higher Education to evaluate two college basic skills remedial programs (one in a four-year state college, one in a two-year community college) and to produce a handbook for conducting such evaluations. This monograph is…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Basic Skills, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1990
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981 is the largest federally-funded program designed to provide services to educationally deprived elementary school and secondary school students who live in areas with a concentration of children from low income families. Annual needs assessment and evaluation are requirements of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Delinquency
Perez-Johnson, Irma; Strong, Debra; Van Noy, Michelle – 2002
The costs of the Department of Labor's Welfare-to-Work (WTW) grants program were analyzed by studying 18 WTW programs from 9 in-depth evaluation sites. The programs differed from the standpoints of their service locations, target populations, and service emphasis, and their costs variations were consistent with those differences. The 18 programs…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
ROBY, WALLACE – 1966
THIS EVALUATION BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS CAUTIONS ABOUT MAKING GENERALIZATIONS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECTS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD. THE REPORT NOTES, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH AN EVALUATION CAN BE USEFUL IN ESTABLISHING BASELINE DATA AND…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Community Action, Compensatory Education
House, Ernest R.; And Others – Phi Delta Kappan, 1978
Outlines problems with the U. S. Office of Education sponsored report on Project Follow Through. The problems are in the areas of classification of models, measurement techniques, methods of analysis, and fairness. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Data Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1976
The state-funded compensatory education program instituted in the Austin Independent School District in Texas in 1975 consisted of a basic skills component (communication skills/reading and math) for students meeting ESEA Title I criteria, and a bilingual component designed to mesh with the ESEA Title VII Bilingual Project. Enthusiasm for the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education
Griffin, Virginia; And Others – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills (BES). The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Wang, Ming-mei; And Others – 1978
This report on Compensatory Education (CE) provides a description of instructional services in basic skills and assesses educational development through the presentation of extensive data. Findings are based on data collected on 81,450 elementary school students enrolled in fifty representative schools during 1976-77 school year, and questionnaire…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Administrator Attitudes, Attendance Records, Basic Skills
NTS Research Corp., Durham, NC. – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1972
The 1971-72 educational assessment results from each of the school districts in Michigan are presented. Information on each of the district measures used in the 1971-72 Michigan Educational Assessment Program is presented in two ways. First, a figure is shown that represents the district's "score" on each measure. For example, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Finance, Educational Programs
McNeil, Judy T.; And Others – 1981
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Posante-Loro, Rebecca; And Others – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills (BES). The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
CTB / McGraw-Hill, Monterey, CA. – 1971
A comprehensive assessment was made of the status of elementary education in Missouri in reading, mathematics, language, and study skills. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA) were administered to a sample of Missouri fourth and sixth graders. For each curricular area, Missouri…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
