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San Diego Community Coll. District, CA. – 1983
The California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Project was undertaken at San Diego Community College to provide effective assessment materials and procedures for placing, measuring the achievement of, and certifying the attainment of competencies by adult students enrolled in adult basic education (ABE) and English as a second language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students
Jones, Lyle V., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The quality of doctoral-level biochemistry (N=139), botany (N=83), cellular/molecular biology (N=89), microbiology (N=134), physiology (N=101), and zoology (N=70) programs at United States universities was assessed, using 16 measures. These measures focused on variables related to: (1) program size; (2) characteristics of graduates; (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Botany
PDF pending restorationBoyer, Carol M. – 1985
A synthesis and summary of the recommendations of the following five reports are presented: (1) "Integrity in the College Curriculum: A Report to the Academic Community, The Findings and Recommendations of the Project on Redefining the Meaning and Purpose of Baccalaureate Degrees," by the Association of American Colleges, February 1985;…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bachelors Degrees, College Curriculum, College Faculty
Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Higher Education, Trenton. New Jersey Basic Skills Council. – 1986
The New Jersey Basic Skills Council seventh annual report to the Board of Higher Education looks at the status of the reading, writing, and mathematical skills of incoming freshmen and of the effectiveness of remedial programs in its public colleges and universities. A comparison is presented of students who needed and completed remediation;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Freshmen, Credits
Berney, Tomi D.; Friedman, Grace Ibanez – 1989
The state-funded New York City Staff Development Program in Mathematics was a five-workshop series serving bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language teachers teaching mathematics, and mathematics teachers unfamiliar with the special needs of limited-English-proficient (LEP) high school students. Supervisors were also invited to participate. Workshop…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies
Berney, Tomi D.; Velazquez, Clara – 1989
This report evaluates Project CABES (Career Advancement through Bilingual Education Skills) during its second year of extension of a federal funding cycle at New York's Seward Park High School. The major goal of Project CABES was to provide career advancement skills to 250 Hispanic 9th- through 12-grade students of limited English proficiency…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, Counseling Services
Illinois State Scholarship Commission, Deerfield. – 1986
The following papers from the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs/National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs conference on student aid are provided: (1) "The Employees Tuition Benefit Programs of the Fortune 1000 Companies: Summary of Survey Results" (Joseph P. O'Neill); (2) "The Interaction of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Choice, Federal Aid
Villegas, Jose J.; Cabrera, Eulalia – 1988
Project CARIBE (Career Awareness in Bilingual Education) was a Title VII-funded project in its third year at two New York high schools, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens. The project supplemented municipally funded bilingual programs for limited-English-speaking Hispanic students by establishing a resource/computer center and conducting academic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Acceleration for the Academically Talented: A Follow-Up of the Academic Talent Search Class of 1984.
Thomas, Terry A. – 1989
The purpose was to investigate the long-term impact of the California State University (Sacramento) Academic Talent Search Summer School (ATSSS) by means of a longitudinal follow-up of students at an interval of 4 years. A group of 100 academically talented middle school students (grades 7 through 9) were selected from the 350 participants in the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Extracurricular Activities, Followup Studies
American Association of Museums, Washington, DC. – 1984
The report of a commission established to study and clarify the role of museums in American society is presented. The commission singled out seven conditions in museums that need to be approached with fresh insight. Specific recommendations for dealing with these conditions are made and discussed in detail. First, pressing needs concerning the…
Descriptors: Computers, Cultural Centers, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
Leben, Clay – 1987
In 1986-87, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District converted from a full-day prekindergarten program for low-achieving children to a half-day program to serve more limited-English-proficient (LEP) and low-income children (thereby meeting eligibility criteria in conformance with Texas House Bill 72). Half-day instructional time was 60% of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, English (Second Language)
Baldwin, Stephen E. – 1987
This report was written for the Technology Policy Task Force of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives. The report examines the nature and history of technological change, its impact on large and small firms and their workers, and its policy implications. The paper stresses that individuals, schools, firms,…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Harley, Birgit; And Others – 1987
The Development of Bilingual Proficiency is a large-scale, five-year research project begun in 1981. The final report contains three volumes, each concentrating on specific issues investigated in the research: (1) the nature of language proficiency, including second language lexical proficiency and the development and growth of metaphor…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Hayward, J. A. – 1987
Agricultural extension is one component in an array including research, training, education, marketing, international trade, etc. which develop together to bring about growth, and sustained growth determines the priorities for extension. These priorities depend inevitably on the stage of development of a country or region, and on the current…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education
Virginia State Board for Community Colleges, Richmond. – 1988
In January 1986, the Virginia State Board for Community Colleges and the State Council of Higher Education undertook a joint study of postsecondary remedial education. The purposes of the study were to: (1) define the minimum levels of competence required of a student wishing to do college-level work for degree credit; (2) develop methods and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Role, Colleges
