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Schnelker, Diane; And Others – 1986
A three-year study was conducted to evaluate the implementation of the Transitional School Model in the Des Moines, Iowa, Independent Community School District. The model was designed to provide early adolescents in grades 6-8 with a more comprehensive bridge between elementary school and high school by emphasizing students' physical, emotional,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1987
This document provides tables of enrollment and staff data among nonpublic schools in New York. One of the 11 tables compares public with nonpublic school enrollment. Most tables include notes of explanation and of criteria used for categorizing schools. Tables included are the following: (1) Nonpublic School Enrollment by Level and Affiliation,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Ethnic Distribution
Stedman, Lawrence C. – 1986
This review of the effective schools literature focuses on six teaching factors: the nature of instructional materials, lower versus higher order skills, classroom reinforcement practices, teacher selection, teacher training, and individual versus whole-group instruction. Different from earlier studies, the review concentrates on specific…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Instruction
Buchanan, Aaron – 1984
Using four large existing databases on student performance in the elementary grades, this study involves a task-by-task, year-by-year cross-sectional analysis of six topics in computation. Information about what students eventually learn and when they learn it is provided by the data analysis; information about when skills are introduced and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Addition, Arithmetic
Moore, Denis W. – 1984
A comparison of seventh and eighth graders' behaviors and achievement in K-8 and junior high schools shows K-8 students performing more favorably in all areas. Students in nine K-8 schools and nine junior high schools in the City School District of New York City were compared on reading achievement, attitude toward school, students' self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Discipline
Sawada, Daiyo; Pothier, Yvonne – 1986
A new framework for designing qualitative studies is described to optimize the emergence, representation and presentation of insights. The framework, called Reflection Methodology, is presented as a "Conversational Paradigm" that includes four components--interviewer (researcher as participant); child, task situation, and observing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Division
LeBlanc, John F.; And Others – 1976
This unit is 1 of 12 developed for the university classroom portion of the Mathematics-Methods Program (MMP), created by the Indiana University Mathematics Education Development Center (MEDC) as an innovative program for the mathematics training of prospective elementary school teachers (PSTs). Each unit is written in an activity format that…
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Division, Elementary Education
Wesley, Robert M.; And Others – 1977
This report presents the results of a pilot study designed to test the feasibility and desirability of establishing a statewide human resources inventory and information system to support the community service role of Illinois community colleges and upper division universities. The information system would provide a centralized source of data on…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Codification, College Role, Community Colleges
Sims, Vic – 1981
The literature on adult education for police is reviewed and criticized. Among the publications that have been influential in debating the need for police education are Charles B. Saunder's "The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society" (1976), which endorses the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement's recommendations regarding the vital…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Criminology, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
A supplement and ditto packet for use with unit 10 of the bilingual science/math strand developed for grade three contains both visuals for classroom use and worksheets for students which may be reproduced for individual seatwork. The timetable for when these materials are to be used is given in the teacher's guide for this unit. Instructional…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Division, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics
Nolan, Edwin J. – 1979
Although junior colleges were originally established to provide the first two years of collegiate instruction, the mission of today's community college includes providing not only transfer education, but also certificate or associate degree vocational programs, adult continuing education, and community services. Therefore, the community college…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges
HUGHES, JOHN F. – 1966
PRESENTED IS A STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF THE FIRST-YEAR ACTIVITIES OF PROJECTS FOR EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN FUNDED UNDER TITLE I OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT. DETAILED TABULAR DATA ARE GIVEN FOR PROJECTS IN THE 50 STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND THREE TERRITORIES. SELECTED DATA ARE INCLUDED FOR 32 LARGE CITIES. OF…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Curriculum, Data, Disadvantaged Youth
DELAVAN, FRANK E.; HARTWIG, KEITH E. – 1967
THE NONGRADED PLAN OF SCHOOL ORGANIZATION PUT INTO EFFECT AT SACRAMENTO'S WILL C. WOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1964 WAS EVALUATED AND COMPARED WITH GRADED PROGRAMS AT OTHER SCHOOLS BY MEANS OF STANDARDIZED TESTS AND TEACHER OPINIONS. THE POPULATION OF THE STUDY CONSISTED OF THREE PUPIL GROUPS--(1) 212 PUPILS WHO WERE IN THE SEVENTH GRADE DURING THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Attendance, Flexible Progression
Johnson, Glenn Ross – 1980
Views of academic affairs officers in U.S. state-supported senior colleges and universities concerning curriculum development were surveyed. A random sample of 217 state institutions listed in the 1979-80 "Education Directory for Colleges and Universities" participated. Respondents rated 19 questions on a Likert-type scale. Based on the findings…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, College Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Baenziger, Betty – 1977
Utilizing word problems relevant to the data processing field, this workbook presents a concept-oriented approach to competency development in ten areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the multiplication, addition, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (3) ratios and proportions; (4)…
Descriptors: Addition, Algebra, Charts, College Mathematics
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