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Download full textShiu, Ka-fai; Smaldino, Sharon E. – 1993
Computer-based and audio tape materials were compared for their effectiveness in helping students practice Chinese language lessons. Subjects were enrolled in an intensive elementary course in Mandarin Chinese. The textbook and audio tape were prepared by the Beijing Language Institute in China, and the computer-based material was developed by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Audiotape Recordings, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Kantor, Ronald J.; And Others – 1993
The Jasper Challenge Series of Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) has been used in conjunction with the university's videodisk problem-solving series, "The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury," to provide a teleconference-based performance arena that allows students and teachers to assess the degree to which they are learning to solve the kinds…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Assessment
Jacob, Lisa Hall; And Others – 1990
This paper presents the results of a pilot study of University of Illinois at Chicago faculty members, their assistants who use the library for them, and the role of the Library of the Health Sciences in that process. The Library of the Health Sciences public services staff members, College of Pharmacy faculty, and their assistants were…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Higher Education, Library Instruction
PDF pending restorationStammen, Ronald M.; Richardson, Jolene – 1992
A new course, Independent Study Research and Writing via Telecommunications, is being developed by the Division of Independent Study (DIS) of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction to teach telepublishing skills utilizing the NeXT telecommunicating (interpersonal computing) techniques, i.e., NeXT Mail. This multimedia electronic-mail…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Career Guidance, Computer Networks, Course Descriptions
Tesh, Anita S.; McKenzie, Claudia S. – 1992
The feasibility and appropriateness of including personnel with limited literacy skills in a comprehensive school evaluation were studied with 119 cafeteria, custodial, grounds, and maintenance workers in 4 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 secondary schools. A verbally administered 22-item written questionnaire addressing…
Descriptors: Dining Facilities, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes
Siegel, Janna; Lester, Shaun E. – 1994
Understanding how they learn best is important for beginning and returning college students. This self-awareness can assist students in developing their classroom learning, study skills, and instructional habits throughout their college careers. For this reason, a quick, inexpensive learning style inventory appropriate for college populations was…
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Cognitive Style, College Students, Feedback
Son, Byungro; VanSickle, Ronald L. – 1993
The effectiveness of problem-solving instruction in promoting high school students' acquisition, retention, and structuring of economics knowledge was studied through six economics classes. The problem-solving instruction model was developed based on problem-based learning in medical education, following similar work by H. S. Barrows and R. M.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Curriculum Development, Economics, High School Students
Sparks, Peter G., Ed. – 1992
In September 1991 an invitational roundtable met to discuss issues in mass deacidification of books. The meeting was prompted by the significant increase in mass deacidification activities in recent years and libraries' interest in applying these processes. Contributions included: (1) "Opening Statement" (Duane Webster); (2) "The…
Descriptors: Administration, Books, Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors
Lewallen, Willard Clark – 1993
Two "early alert" pilot projects were established at Antelope Valley College, in California, to develop a follow-up system to ensure regular monitoring of student progress for early detection of academic difficulty. Two committees were established to explore and develop early alert strategies; the first focusing on basic skills courses…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Early Intervention
Morris, Vivian Gunn; Nunnery, John A. – 1993
The Memphis State University professional development school (PDS) model was designed to enhance teacher empowerment along certain dimensions of teacher empowerment cited in the literature: mentoring self-efficacy, teaching self-efficacy, professional knowledge, and collegiality. This PDS model contains three components: supervision of practice…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Kjoernsli, Marit; Jorde, Doris – 1992
Science assessment has been included with mathematics and language assessment on the international level since the 1970s. This paper discusses techniques of assessment that have been utilized to measure science process skills. The first section discusses the Assessment Performance Unit, a British project with the aim of developing innovative…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, International Studies
Palmer, Mary – 1990
The development and pilot testing of the Children and the Arts project is outlined. Developed by the University of Central Florida's College of Education in cooperation with the Florida Alliance for Arts Education, this project sought to address the needs of Florida's young at-risk students by providing teachers with arts experience lesson plans…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Art Education, Curriculum Development, Early Intervention
Walters, Judy; Fetler, Mark E. – 1991
Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 mandates that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (CCC) shall develop and implement a comprehensive Community College educational and fiscal accountability system in order to improve student and institutional performance. The system is to be implemented over a 3-year period beginning not later than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Role, Community Colleges
Swanson, Judy – 1991
Three programs sponsored by the Seattle (Washington) public schools' Office of Academic Achievement were evaluated: the Academic Achievement Project, Early Childhood Model (ECM) Schools, and Pilot Projects. Academic Achievement projects were designed to increase the academic achievement of at-risk learners and to decrease disproportionality. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1981
In this interim report, Boston's Title I Secondary Reading/Language Arts and Math Programs for 1980-81 (involving a number of pilot projects) are evaluated. Most participants were satisfied with the administration and supervision of the programs, although middle school principals wanted to see more monitoring and evaluation of Title I personnel.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
