Factors that might enable students with minimal basic skills deficiencies to succeed at Jersey City State College (JCSC) were studied. On the basis of students' performance on the New Jersey Basic Skills Placement Test, it was possible to identify those students with minimal skills deficiencies in English, mathematics, and reading. Data were…

The current knowledge about what distinguishes productive and vital faculty members from their less dynamic peers is considered, along with additional information needs. Most empirical evidence on faculty productivity concerns only research and publication. Information is inadequate about other forms of faculty achievement and vitality, including…

In France, secondary teachers are public sector employees. Becoming a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) teacher in secondary education is subject to passing public competitive entry examinations. Preparation for these examinations is provided in College Departments, which are essentially assessed on the basis of their success…

The purpose of this study was to examine the roles self-efficacy, specifically technology self-efficacy and distance education self-efficacy, and self-regulation play in students' learning via distance education. This study examines a system for evaluating distance education courses in a similar manner to those for traditional university courses.…

The Early Identification and Prevention Program (EIP) was designed to identify and meet special needs of children in kindergarten through third year with special emphasis on the second grade. The findings of the report are based on a city-wide survey of the personnel working in all the 18 elementary schools which had a full complement of EIP…

The effect of ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching techniques on student learning was investigated. A group of 18 ESL teachers and their classes were observed across four lessons having a similar content. Students were pre- and post-tested over a six-month period in two measures of language performance: oral comprehension and production.…

The study examines factors related to successful implementation of instructional development (ID) projects in higher education. Administrators, faculty and ID staff were asked to rate the importance of 50 success factors in relation to specific projects that they identified. The 50 factors were derived from ID literature, plus data derived in two…

Differences in the prediction of academic achievement between traditional and older undergraduate students are examined. Central tendency and correlational statistics were used to analyze the independent variables using college grade-point average as the dependent variable. Data were analyzed separately for freshmen and transfer students as well…

A questionnaire sent to universities across the United States, asking for information about remedial English programs, yielded responses from 85 universities. Analysis of the responses resulted in the formulation of seven rules for organizing a successful remedial English course: (1) Don't bind the course to a textbook. (2) Aim the course toward…

A study was conducted to identify the factors that could predict students' achievement in English grammar and usage when instruction was self-paced and programed. The factors investigated were (1) student grade point average (GPA), (2) verbal student achievement test score (SAT), (3) quantitative SAT score and (4) total SAT score. Subjects were…

The study reviews 50 foreign language programs in the United States that are said to be both inspirational and useful for providing concrete information about the creation and preservation of successful language programs. The programs cited are exemplary and can serve as models for educators and administrators to study and visit. Program selection…

A study was conducted to identify, assemble, and summarize all studies on the effects of vocational education that were reported from 1968 to 1979. Computer searches, reviews of bibliographies, card catalogues, direct solicitation of reports, and consultant recommendations yielded 117 local, state, regional, and national studies that met the…

As part of the Maryland Accountability Program, basic skills test scores were used to identify eighteen high residual (HRS) and twelve low residual (LRS) elementary schools--schools with generally high or low student achievement. Questionnaires were administered to teachers, principals, students, and teacher aides to identify susbstantial…

The Law School at North Carolina Central University faced the dual problem of improving student performance on the bar examination while maintaining a large percentage of black students. The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) was found to be the single best predictor of student performance on the bar examination. However, if only the students…

A follow-up study was conducted to discover the effect of the Career Education Project (CEP) on its clients and to discover perceptions held by former clients regarding their need for career guidance and counseling services. (CEP, a model program funded by the National Institute of Education, offered telephone counseling to home-based adults in…