Sixty-eight elementary-level teachers were surveyed concerning their involvement in enrichment inservice courses and university courses on gifted education, and class climate established by the teachers. Results indicated that the more inservice courses undertaken, the more teachers reported directing their instruction toward higher levels of…

Explores the question of whether the failure of the MHITIP, designed to change teachers' behavior and student engaged rates in reading and mathematics, was related to a lack of maintenance of program skills or a failure of the program to increase student achievement. (Author/HOD)

China was one of the first countries to use radio and television for higher education purposes. Today there are approximately 29 radio and television universities throughout the country. Examined are the teaching methods, staff and students, achievements and limitations, and plans for expansion. (RM)

"E-Learning QUICK Checklist" walks readers through the various factors important to developing, evaluating and implementing an open, flexible and distributed learning environment. This book is designed as a quick checklist for e-learning. It contains many practical items that the reader can use as review criteria to check if e-learning modules,…

Learn to manage a wide range of challenging behaviors in early childhood settings with this strategy-filled resource for teachers and other professionals. Based on the latest research and the authors' classroom experience, the book helps early childhood teams assess the classroom environment and link effective behavioral interventions to…

The Ninth Grade Restructuring Program of the Detroit (Michigan) public schools was designed to restructure the ninth grade in ways that improve academic performance, develop positive attitudes toward learning, improve the school environment, reduce the dropout rate, and increase the graduation rate of students. Features of the program were…

The Ninth Grade Restructuring Program of the Detroit (Michigan) public schools was designed to restructure the ninth grade in ways that improve academic performance, develop positive attitudes toward learning, improve the school environment, reduce the dropout rate, and increase the graduation rate of students. Features of the program were…

This bibliography is intended primarily for current awareness on the topic of postsecondary agricultural education teaching materials, methods, and curricula, and as the title of the series implies, is not an indepth exhaustive bibliography on the subject. It is derived from a computerized search of the AGRICOLA database. The search strategy used…

The implementation of the National Literacy Strategy (NLS) began in English primary schools at the start of the autumn term, 1998. The purpose of the strategy is to improve standards in literacy. This is the fourth report on NLS by the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED). It provides a detailed account of the implementation and impact of…

The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program is a statewide effort in Wisconsin to increase the academic achievement of children living in poverty by reducing the student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through grade 3 to 15:1. This report is the second of five annual evaluation reports. During the 1997-1998 school year, the SAGE…

The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) program is a statewide effort in Wisconsin to increase the academic achievement of children living in poverty by eventually reducing the student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through grade 3 to 15:1. During 1995-1996, the Sage program was implemented in 30 schools in 21 school districts. Over…

The Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) is a statewide effort in Wisconsin to increase the academic achievement of children living in poverty by reducing the student-teacher ratio in kindergarten through third grade to 15:1. Schools participating in SAGE are also required to implement a rigorous curriculum, provide before- and…

This report provides a synopsis of findings from an interim report of an ongoing national study of Title I schoolwide programs conducted by the Laboratory for Student Success in conjunction with other Regional Educational Laboratories. The study is designed to develop a national database on program features, implementation requirements, and…

This report presents evaluation findings regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the Academics 2000, Cycle VIII grant in AISD during the 2001-2002 school year.

Audiovisual methods used in an analytical chemistry course covering the theory related to six instrumental analysis techniques are described. Evaluation through student surveys indicates that the methods are good substitutes for conventional lectures. (SK)