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Cohen, Arthur M.; Brawer, Florence B. – 1974
Data for the evaluation of the Rio Hondo Exploratory College were obtained from a review of the literature and background materials, interviews with faculty, staff, and the board of trustees, and questionnaires administered to faculty and students. According to planning documents and the perceptions of administrators and staff at Rio Hondo…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Colleges, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs
Drezek, Wendy – 1976
The Infant-Parent Training Program is a model program providing day care, therapy-nursery, and home programs for handicapped children from 0 to 3 years old. Upon intake into the program, both parents and children attend four 1-hour diagnostic sessions during which children are assessed in the areas of cognitive functioning, language functioning,…
Descriptors: Day Care, Demonstration Programs, Diagnostic Teaching, Exceptional Child Education
Larson, Katherine A.; Turner, K. David – 2002
This monograph, one of a series on youth with disabilities and the juvenile justice system, focuses on best practices for reducing delinquency and preventing recidivism. This essay notes that, because of the connection between disability and delinquency, it is likely that a significant portion of court-involved, disabled youth can be expected to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Demonstration Programs
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Garner, Diane; And Others – American Annals of the Deaf, 1991
This article describes a program at the Dallas (Texas) Regional Day School for the Deaf for multihandicapped elementary and secondary students. The program utilizes the Functional Skills Screening Inventory to identify current skills, develop objectives, monitor student progress, facilitate long-range planning, and evaluate the instructional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lam, Paul C.; Doverspike, Dennis; Zhao, Julie; Zhe, John; Menzemer, Craig – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2008
A year long Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program was developed for middle schools students on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) involving learning disabilities. The workshops were designed to encourage students both on IEPs and not on IEPs to explore STEM as a future career choice by building their knowledge and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Individualized Education Programs, Learning Disabilities
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Finn, Jane E.; Kohler, Paula D. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2010
This qualitative study investigated the perceptions of 8 Local Education Agency (LEA) personnel who implemented the Transition Outcomes Project (TOP) in a midwestern state. These personnel represented 100% of the state LEAs who instigated the pilot of TOP in the participating state. Findings showed that TOP had 3 major positive effects: greater…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Disabilities, School Personnel, Attitudes
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National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1977
An instructional package is described designed to effect increased understanding and skill on the part of teachers in the principles and procedures of evaluation for individually guided education programs. Methods and techniques of pupil evaluation, program evaluation, and test construction are emphasized. Information is provided on program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Testing, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
NICHOLS, MARGUERITE; AND OTHERS – 1964
AN INDIVIDUALIZED READING PROGRAM FOR GRADES 2, 4, AND 5 WAS INITIATED AT PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL IN COLLBRAN, COLORADO, IN AN EFFORT TO RAISE THE ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN RURAL AREAS. THE PROGRAM AT EACH GRADE LEVEL IS DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE METHODS USED TO GATHER PRELIMINARY DATA, IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Elementary Education, Individual Reading, Individualized Programs
Squizzero, William E. – 1976
Because of course difficulty and dryness, students of elementary accounting often have poor grades and manifest low interest and a 40-50% dropout rate. In answer to these problems, an experimental multimedia approach to teaching the accounting cycle was tested with 58 students against a control group of 62. Both groups consisted of male and female…
Descriptors: Accounting, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Conventional Instruction
Ellison, Jane L.; Sherman, Thomas M. – 1976
A model for evaluating the extent to which instruction is individualized is described. The model is based on a conceptualization of individualization which focuses on observable teacher behavior resulting in the manipulation of classroom environmental and instructional variables to meet the needs of individual learners. For evaluation purposes…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
Vermont Community Colleges, Montpelier. – 1975
The materials contained in this package are designed to aid Community College of Vermont (CCV) associate degree students in the development and implementation of their own written, individualized, competence-based learning contracts. As development of the contract requires both assessment of prior learning and planning for sponsored learning, the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, External Degree Programs
Palmer, Henry – 1973
Three separate evaluations of a computer-assisted instructional (CAI) drill and practice program were conducted. The CAI was provided by the Los Angeles County Superintendent to 14 districts as a means of improving students' math abilities and to help teachers manage diagnostic and prescriptive information. The California Test of Basic Skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests
VALDMAN, ALBERT; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPERIMENTAL, COLLEGE-LEVEL, ELEMENTARY FRENCH COURSE WAS ORGANIZED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED. THE COURSE WAS APPROXIMATELY EQUIVALENT TO TWO ELEMENTARY AND TWO INTERMEDIATE SEQUENCES IN THE CONVENTIONAL PATTERN, ALLOWING 15 CREDIT HOURS FOR AN AVERAGE WORKING PERIOD OF THREE ACADEMIC SEMESTERS. THE EMPHASIS OF THE COURSE WAS ON INTENSIVE…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, College Instruction, Course Organization, Credits
VALDMAN, ALBERT; AND OTHERS – 1965
AN EXPERIMENTAL ELEMENTARY FRENCH COURSE WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL AND EVALUATED ON ITS PEDAGOGICAL EFFICIENCY, ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY, AND ACHIEVEMENT-MOTIVATIONAL CAPABILITY. THE COURSE FEATURED INTENSIVE CONTACT WITH LINGUISTICS, SELF-INSTRUCTION, AND SELF-PACING. (FOR DETAILS ON THE COURSE ORGANIZATION, SEE ED 010 465, A…
Descriptors: Basic Vocabulary, College Instruction, Course Organization, Credits
Dougan, Patricia; And Others – 1986
Part of a training curriculum designed to prepare a multidisciplinary team of preservice/inservice personnel to deliver vocational and special education experiences for disabled individuals, this competency-based module focuses on model vocational special needs programs. Content includes rationale, objectives, prerequisites, evaluation procedures…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
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