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White, Carol R. – 1979
In response to the recognition and needs of displaced homemakers as a distinct population, this model is presented as an outgrowth of Project New Start, a displaced homemakers center sponsored by the Chicago Community Colleges. Introductory sections include an abstract of the final project report, rationale and background of the project with focus…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Counseling Services
Rogers, Raymond – 1979
Prior to attending Mount Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts, all freshmen are required to undertake a Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test which yields raw scores in reading, sentences, math, and academic motivation. Based on the scores on the continuous independent variables measured by the CGP test and the dichotomous…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Females
Lorentz, Jeffrey L.; Coker, Homer – 1979
As part of the Competency Based Teacher Certification Project in Carroll County, Georgia, large samples of elementary and secondary school teachers and students were observed during a two-year period. Four low-inference observation measures were used to record teacher behaviors and student-teacher interactions: (1) Teacher Practices Observation…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textAnderson, Lorin W. – 1979
Several questions are frequently asked by parents and news media regarding the purpose, content, and interpretation of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS)--the achievement battery currently used in South Carolina assessment programs. Proper interpretation of the CTBS, or any school district testing program, requires a sound…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Information Dissemination, News Media
1962
The first topic of the conference was creativity. Papers delivered were Knowledge and Creativity by Theodore C. Denise and Hobert W. Burns; Potentiality for Creativity and Its Measurement, by J. P. Guilford; and Some Methodological Issues in the Study of Creativity by Robert L. Thorndike. In the second session, a paper on comparability of scores…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Oriented Programs
GOODMAN, ARNOLD F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IN PHASE II OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES ACQUIRE INFORMATION, SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE THEIR INFORMATION NEEDS AND THE FLOW OF INFORMATION INHERENT IN SATISFYING THESE…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Programs, Correlation, Data Collection
Camden City Schools, NJ. – 1967
IN CAMDEN'S TITLE I PROJECTS REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE WAS ATTEMPTED THROUGH THE LEASING OF 19 RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS. CORRECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO 2,164 STUDENTS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 11 WHO WERE NOT READING AT THEIR ABILITY LEVEL BUT WHOSE TEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED THEM AS BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE. EXTENDED SPECIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES…
Descriptors: Art Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Class Size, Compensatory Education
MACDOUGALL, MARY ANN – 1966
SPECIAL PROGRAMS IN REMEDIAL READING, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUMMER SCHOOL INSTRUCTION, AND SCHOOL-COMMUNITY COORDINATION ARE EVALUATED. ALTHOUGH THE REMEDIAL READING PROGRAM DID NOT ESTABLISH THE SUPERIORITY OF ANY PARTICULAR METHOD OF TEACHING, IT DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF HAVING A READING SPECIALIST ON THE SCHOOL STAFF. MOST 4-YEAR-OLD…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Action
GAMBLE, BETTY ROBERTS – 1963
A STUDY WAS MADE IN THE KINGS MOUNTAIN AREA OF NORTH CAROLINA TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS, TO PROMOTE A SUITABLE PROGRAM, TO EVALUATE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES, AND TO DEVELOP IMPLICATIONS FOR FURTHER FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION. ENROLLED IN THE FOUR WEEK PROGRAM, WHICH MET ONCE A WEEK IN THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attitude Change, Community Leaders, Educational Needs
BLAKESLEY, JAMES F.; AND OTHERS – 1964
THE PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY WERE--(1) TO FORMULATE A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING FUTURE PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS CAPABLE OF EQUITABLY DIFFERENTIATING AND SUMMARIZING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF INDIANA'S FOUR STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS, AND (2) TO DETERMINE AN ALLOCATION FORMULA FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AVAILABLE CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS WITH BIENNIAL PROVISIONS FOR…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Class Organization, Class Size, College Planning
PATTERNS OF STUDENT MOBILITY. STUDENT MOBILITY IN SELECTED MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, REPORT NO. 3.
Community Health and Welfare Council of Hennepin County Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. – 1966
THIS REPORT, THE THIRD OF THREE REPORTS INITIATED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (YDP), DISCUSSES PATTERNS OF MOBILITY AMONG 798 SIXTH-GRADE STUDENTS FROM 11 SELECTED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. SIX OF THESE SCHOOLS WERE IN LOW-INCOME, HIGH-DELINQUENCY "TARGET" AREAS. FIVE WERE LOCATED IN MIDDLE-CLASS, LOW-DELINQUENCY AREAS AND…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Attendance, Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis
BARON, LLOYD C. – 1965
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY WERE TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH SELECTED GROUPS OF RURAL PEOPLE IN METROPOLITAN PORTLAND, OREGON, VIEWED AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION TELECASTS ON PORTLAND COMMERCIAL STATIONS AND USED THE INFORMATION GAINED TO GET SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SCHEDULING, TYPES, AND CONTENT OF FUTURE PROGRAMS. QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Audiences, Commercial Television, Educational Television
BILLS, SAM CRUTCHER – 1967
A SURVEY FORM RETURNED BY 381 FACULTY MEMBERS AND A TEACHER PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST COMPLETED BY 780 STUDENTS SUPPLIED (1) FACULTY OPINIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY EVENING SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AND (2) STUDENTS' RATINGS OF PERFORMANCE OF EVENING SCHOOL TEACHERS. THE FACULTY FAVORED THE EVENING SCHOOL, THOUGHT CREDIT, NONCREDIT, AND…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Adult Students, College Students, Doctoral Dissertations
GREDE, JOHN F.; AND OTHERS – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT IS A LISTING IN TABULAR FORM OF THE VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS, BOTH IN OPERATION AND PLANNED, AVAILABLE IN ILLINOIS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE JUNIOR COLLEGES. THE PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED IN FIVE LARGE GROUPINGS--(1) INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY, (2) BUSINESS, SECRETARIAL, AND DATA PROCESSING, (3) HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, (4) PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Business Education, Community Colleges, Data Processing Occupations
A Survey of Methods and Materials in French Language Programs of American Colleges and Universities.
Peer reviewedGut, Ann F. – The Modern Language Journal, 1967
Results of a survey of 234 schools, placing special emphasis on the role of linguistics and the recommendations of linguists in their language programs, are presented. A questionnaire gathered information on the number of class meetings per week, the length of class time, the number of students per section, and whether class materials were…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, College Language Programs, Educational Change
