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Smith, Michael S. – 1992
Six student teachers who were committed to the tenets of whole language were studied to determine how they manifested their whole language perspectives in light of the enabling and constraining factors they faced in their specific field sites. Results indicated that the six student teachers were forced to alter their teaching behaviors…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Context Effect, Cultural Background, Elementary Education
Barrera, Marbella; Holst, Patricia – 1992
Results from testing programs in the Newark (New Jersey) public schools for 1991-92 are discussed. The system used three testing programs in the school year: (1) the Newark Uniform Testing Program (Stanford Achievement Series, eighth edition); (2) the New Jersey Statewide Testing System; and (3) the Bilingual Testing Program. Results of the Newark…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1998
The International--Part I section of the Proceedings contains the following 20 papers: "Hollywood Attracts South Korean Capital" (Doobo Shim); "Worldview Differences of Natural Resources between Spain and Costa Rica: A Content Analysis of On-Line Newspapers" (Lorena Corbin); "Can the Leopard Change Its Spots:…
Descriptors: Advertising, Asian Studies, Brain Drain, Civil Liberties
Dupuis, Mary M., Ed.; Fagan Edward R., Ed. – 1990
The papers in this monograph represent responses to criticisms of teacher education. The theme connecting the papers is reflection and change in teacher education. The following papers are included: (1) "Computers in Education--Another Failed Technology?" (Thomas A. Drazdowski); (2) "Selected Effects of Cooperative Learning"…
Descriptors: American Indians, Beginning Teacher Induction, Biculturalism, Cognitive Style
Seltzer, Madeline – 1988
A project at Manor Junior College, Pennsylvania, developed further and implemented the tutoring programs in the Learning Center and integrated them with the Computer Tutorials Program. The objective was to increase retention and graduation rates and academic success of students enrolled in vocational programs. The reading, writing, and peer tutor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Research
Fraser, Lowrie A. – 1991
This report evaluates the Chapter I Take-Home Computer (THC) Program established in five elementary schools and four middle schools in academic year 1990-91 in the Atlanta (Georgia) Public Schools. The program involved sending 180 computers home for 6-week periods only with those students who had parents who were willing to attend a meeting and…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Education
Simner, Marvin L. – 1992
This study evaluated the predictive validity of the Caregiver's School Readiness Inventory (CSRI), a new screening measure developed for use in situations in which it may not be appropriate to employ traditional screening measures to identify preschool children at risk for school failure. The three items of the CSRI concern: (1) children's books…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alphabets, At Risk Persons, Childrens Literature
Dianda, Marcella R. – 1991
The Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) is adapting Success for All, a prominent early-elementary school program for at-risk minority youths, for use with disadvantaged limited English proficient students whose primary language is Spanish. The Johns Hopkins University Center for Research on Effective Schooling for Disadvantaged Students is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, English (Second Language)
Naval Technical Training Command, Millington, TN. Research Branch. – 1989
A pilot program of the industry immersion model of reading and mathematics instruction was conducted on site at the Airport Field Maintenance Facility, Memphis, in January-February 1989. After this intensive immersion program (80 hours of instruction in 4 weeks), the 12 participants showed significant gains averaging 2.2 grade levels in reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Wayne County Community Coll., Detroit, MI. – 1991
This document contains three products of the Skills Enhancement Program, a cooperative venture between Industrial Technology Institute (ITI), Wayne County (Michigan) Community College (WCCC), and Great Lakes Steel (GLS). The performance report describes the project's objective of designing a job-related literacy curriculum for hourly workers and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Electrical Occupations
Mullis, Ina – 1992
This document focuses on trends in school and home frameworks for learning found in National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data from 1977 to 1990. Trends in classroom instruction, course taking, students' attitudes, homework versus television viewing, and reading habits and home support for literacy are considered. One table provides…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Course Selection (Students), Educational Assessment
Seever, Mark – 1991
The Comprehensive and Cognitive Development (CCD) Program of the Kansas City (Missouri) School District has completed its sixth year of operation. The CCD Program supports the integration of assessment with instructional strategies to increase the reading comprehension and cognitive skills of middle school and senior high school students. Staff…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Jett-Simpson, Mary; And Others – 1992
This discussion of an urban professional development school (PDS) partnership between Milwaukee Public Schools (Wisconsin) and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee documents changes made and experienced by teachers, particularly changes related to moving from an ineffective basic skills approach to reading, in a school context focused on student…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Educational Change
Robinson, Mary A.; Moore, Mary H. – 1992
The relationship between student scores on standardized achievement tests taken in the eighth grade and the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Test (ONGPT) was studied to determine whether standardized achievement test cut-off scores can be used in place of the ONGPT. Students enrolled in the eighth grade in an urban school district in the spring of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship Education, Comparative Testing, Cutting Scores
Koebler, Saundra, Comp.; And Others – 1991
This conference proceedings is the result of a week-long conference and course focusing on the use of literature programs in the development of literacy skills and the attainment of broader educational outcomes. The proceedings includes speeches by keynote speakers, session presentations, graduate student papers, and middle school student papers.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Ethics, Family Involvement
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