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Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1975
Data collection procedures for the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study are described. The instructional time phase of this study investigated the amount of time the teacher spent teaching particular objectives in reading and mathematics, and its relationship to student achievement. Two types of data were gathered from the second and fifth grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Class Size, Classification
Wright, Calvin E.; Kim, Yungho – 1977
The characteristics of effective or successful individualized instructional programs were investigated. The work of other evaluators was reviewed and a series of screening criteria were applied in order to identify effective programs. Programs were selected from evaluation reports for their effectiveness and their "popularity." Information about…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Organization, Compensatory Education
Bruck, Margaret – 1978
This is the second report of a longitudinal project, initiated in 1970, in which children with and without language problems are identified in French immersion and English kindergartens and closely monitored to the end of grade 3. This study investigates the desirability of early French immersion program for English-speaking children with language…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Language, Delayed Speech, Early Childhood Education
Knoell, Dorothy M.; And Others – 1979
The conference papers included in this collection address issues of concern to literacy development in the community college. "Functional Literacy and Persistence in the Community College," by Dorothy M. Knoell, raises questions about student persistence in the absence of requisite skills. "Training Perspective on Functional…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education
Roueche, Suanne D.; Comstock, Veronica Nora – 1981
Results are presented for a study of the in- and out-of-class literacy demands made on community college students and their responses to these demands. After an executive summary, introductory material reviews the issues of adult literacy and literacy development in the community college. The first of the report's two sections describes…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Literacy, College Role
Schmidt, William H. – 1981
The question examined in this paper is whether variability in the quantity of schooling students receive in different curricular areas is a contributor to observed differences in achievement not only among students attending different high schools, but among students in the same high school. A conceptual framework enumerates the determinants of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Research, English Instruction
Colfer, A. Michael; Colfer, Carol J. Pierce – 1979
The federal Experimental Schools (ES) project was not successful in the rural school district of Quilcene, Washington. The ES project was not helped by the pervasive and powerful social split between "public employees" and "locals." Each group had its own world-views, values, symbols, and life styles, and the school provided an…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Grade Placement, Age Groups, Athletics
Larson, Mildred L., Ed.; Davis, Patricia M., Ed. – 1981
This book reports on an experimental bilingual education program conducted in Peru by Peruvian educators and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) linguists. Sections of the book discuss: (1) the historical perspective of the program; (2) program aspects such as teacher training, goals, and curriculum; (3) what this program may contribute to the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1978
This journal consists of guides to instructional materials and articles on subjects of interest to teachers in bilingual education programs. The following articles and regular features appear in this issue: (1) "Evaluation of the Impact of ESEA Title VII Spanish/English Bilingual Education Program: Abstract and Summary of Findings"; (2)…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Asian Americans, Biculturalism
Johns, T. F. – 1976
The materials described here are used to teach English for special purposes at the University of Birmingham. Using the communicative or functional approach to language teaching, they deal with a "common core" of skills, leaving for later in the program special sub-units relating these skills to texts, tasks and problems peculiar to a particular…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Gutow, Howard, Ed. – Cross Currents, 1978
This issue of "Cross Currents" includes the following articles: "The Japanese Concept of Hanashi-Kata and Its Potential Influence on Foreign Language Acquisition" by James R. Bowers; "Linguistic Relativity and Foreign Language Learning" by Ronald Taubitz; "On Being a Sansei English Teacher in Japan" by Ruth…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Traits, Educational Policy
DEERING, ALBERT R. – 1966
THIS MANUAL FOR TUTORS IN THE MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH-NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION HOMEWORK HELPER PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPLEMENT THE TRAINING AND SUPERVISION THAT THE TUTORS RECEIVE FROM THE MASTER TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM EMPLOYS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS TUTORS FOR OTHER STUDENTS AT ALL GRADE LEVELS--ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL.…
Descriptors: After School Education, Audiovisual Aids, Compensatory Education, Curriculum
HAYES, ALFRED S.; AND OTHERS – 1966
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EVALUATE AND TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF READING AND ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED BY STATE AND BY LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION. THE NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL ARE INDICATED CLEARLY. THE INVENTORY INCLUDES INFORMATION ON…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Black Dialects, College Students, English Curriculum
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1978
These 28 interdisciplinary learning activities for elementary children are designed to provide perceptual, cognitive, and personal-social growth experiences. Subject areas included are art, dance, language arts, math, music, science, career education, health, physical education, reading, and social studies. The teaching strategies, which provide…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Auditory Perception, Career Education, Cognitive Processes
Fisher, Dexter, Ed. – 1977
There is an urgent need to recognize that American literature includes a body of diversified writings previously unacknowledged by most literary scholars and critics and that these writings are expressions of vital but neglected cultures within American society. The cultures and literatures of minority groups have been overlooked or…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Black Culture, Black Dialects
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