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Download full textHalmatov, Medera – International Education Studies, 2018
There are important responsibilities expected from primary school students. The most important of these are the learning of reading, writing and arithmetic. There is a "psychological readiness" aspect besides reading, writing and arithmetic in order to be ready for the school. In this study, among the first-grade students, those who were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Readiness, Psychological Patterns, Elementary School Students
Direct linkBillington, Mary Genevieve; Nissinen, Kari; Gabrielsen, Egil – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2017
In recent years, the Norwegian government has invested heavily in improving basic skills in the adult population. Initiatives have included legislation, the introduction of work-based adult education programs, and reforms in schooling. In light of this investment, we explore trends in adult literacy and numeracy, by comparing data from two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills
Duflo, 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
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report consists of four appendices, one for each of four test batteries: California Achievement Tests, Sequential Tests of Educational Progress, Boehm Tests of Basic Concepts,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Educational Assessment
Breglio, Vincent J.; And Others – 1978
A "Participation Study," designed to determine the relationships among economic status, educational need and instructional services received, is described in this report. Based on data collected from 15,000 randomly selected elementary school students from across the country, compensatory education selection rates are presented for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Economic Factors
PDF pending restorationAustin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1977
A series of reports describes the activities of the Office of Research and Evaluation and compiles data descriptive of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. This report describes the system-wide evaluation data for the school year 1976-77, which demonstrate improved performance in the basic skills areas of reading and mathematics,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedWhitney, Eugene P. – Delta Pi Epsilon Journal, 1979
Results of a study surveying a sample of students from grade 12 (with and without business training) indicated that most high school graduates do not have business skills sufficient to manage their personal business, and that business educators are not providing these skills. Survey questionnaire and statistical tables are appended. (MF)
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Basic Skills, Business Education, Business Skills
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1978
The third-party evaluation of the second year of the Iowa Central Community College Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was based on examination of project records, interviews with project staff, student and resource persons, questionnaires completed by students, parents and resource persons, and test data collected on students at the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Testing
Rojas, Virginia P. – 1977
The New Jersey Educational Assessment Program (EAP) is a statewide testing program used to assess reading and mathematics achievement, and to provide useful information to educational decision makers at the state and local levels. In May 1976, the State Department of Education conducted a survey of all local school superintendents regarding their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Decision Making, Educational Improvement
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. – 1976
Tabular data, computer printouts, survey forms, and field notes are included in these appendices to an independent evaluation of the Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Projects implemented by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) and Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL). The wide range of supporting data focus on project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Field Studies
