This study and analysis are designed to find a common, practical measurement tool that may be used for intra- and interprogram evaluation of Japanese programs, especially in the higher education context. First, three previous methods of evaluation (the Oral Proficiency Interview, the Nihongo Noryoku Shiken or Japanese Language Proficiency Test,…

Describes a high school summer program in field ecology designed to give students a first-hand understanding of their own biotic environment, to acquaint them with the organisms, relationships, and complexities of local habitats, and to introduce them to the methods and techniques of discovering and gathering information about nature. (JR)

For two weeks during Summer 2009, three elementary school teachers--Darcy Marcou, Melissa Lange, and Andrea Konitzer--participated in a science institute directed by Scott Ashmann, a science education professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The purpose of this institute for elementary school teachers was to learn (a) more about Earth…

Dedicated teachers and an innovation program make an Illinois summer program fun--while central air conditioning makes it environmentally comfortable. (Author)

The report summarizes an evaluation of the effects of summer programs on the behaviors and skills of 186 severely handicapped children. Programs were categorized by their orientation and by their length, resulting in five groupings: (1) 6-week high structure (educational skill and behavior goal-oriented), (2) medium structure (mixed recreational…

The Pegasus Project offered nine gifted hearing impaired students (11-15 years old) a summer enrichment experience with hearing peers. Courses included computer programming, literature, fine arts, physical and biological sciences, math enrichment, and sign language. All hearing impaired students also attended a special class on issues for the…

REGULATIONS, SCHEDULES, AND SUGGESTED ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR SECONDAY LEVEL SUMMER SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE HANDBOOK. SPECIFIC ENTRIES DEAL WITH SUCH TOPICS AS PURPOSES OF THE SUMMER SCHOOLS, REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF A SCHOOL, REGIONAL COOPERATION, CONSERVATION OF TALENT PROGRAMS, VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS AND CREDIT…

THIS SUMMER PROGRAM FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN WAS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN FOR SOCIALIZATION AND BETTER USE OF LEISURE TIME AND TO PROVIDE DATA WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE DIVISION OF MUNICIPAL RECREATION AND ADULT EDUCATION OF THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PLAN FUTURE PROGRAMS. BOTH THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S…

A CURRICULUM WITHIN THE SIX-PERIOD DAY, THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR DEVELOPING SUFFICIENT DEPTH BACKGROUND IN THE HUMANITIES, WAS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM SUGGESTED AUGMENTING THE EDUCATION OF THE GIFTED THROUGH SPECIAL SUMMER SESSION CLASSES OR IN A SATURDAY OR WEEKDAY SEMINAR-TYPE SITUATION (HORIZONTAL ENRICHMENT). THE STUDENTS WERE TO BE SELECTED IF…

The report examines a summer program for 22 speech and language delayed preschool children. It is explained that a 6 week speech and language program for the children was supplemented by a series of four parent training sessions. Aspects of the child's program, including personnel, transportation, physical setting, scheduling, large group…