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Download full textFortin, Normand – 1983
A handbook for teachers and administrators of second language programs in Alberta's schools suggests principles and guidelines for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating full or partial immersion programs, focusing on the framework for program planning and implementation, information for developing realistic program expectations, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
McCauley, Lynne – 1987
The 1986-1987 annual report on the Intellectual Skills Development Program (ISDP) at Western Michigan University is presented. The program is designed to identify new students who do not meet entry-level competencies in reading, writing, and mathematics, and to provide academic support for these students. In reviewing assessment policies and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Educational Testing, Faculty Development
San Antonio Independent School District, TX. – 1985
The pre-kindergarten program in the San Antonio Independent School District was evaluated during the 1984-85 school year. The children's progress was measured informally by observation and was maintained individually on a checklist of skills. Interviews with principals and teachers revealed positive reactions to the program. Correlation existed…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Design
Freeman, Sharon – 1987
A study examined alternative instructional materials and strategies for learning disabled college students and strategies for locating and mainstreaming these students. Site visits were made to programs for learning-disabled college students in the Houston, Texas, area to determine their scope and the strategies that they used. Additional…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Techniques, Educational Legislation, High School Students
Weeks, Joseph L. – 1981
The optimal allocation of Air Force talent requires, among other considerations, the measurement of both enlistee aptitudes and job aptitude requirements. Although objective procedures are available to measure aptitudes accurately, the procedure presently employed for establishing relative aptitude requirements is both unsystematic and subject to…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Aptitude Treatment Interaction
Mathews, John J.; Jensen, Harald E. – 1977
In order to develop a valid replacement for the difficult to administer and costly Chalk Carving Test presently used in screening Dental Laboratory Specialist (DLS) candidates, an experimental battery of perceptual tests was given to 172 prospective DLS students. Dexterity tests were also given to a subsample. Experimental laboratory ratings and…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cost Effectiveness, Dental Technicians, Factor Analysis
Ledbetter, Rosanna – 1978
Reasons for the literacy problem on college and university campuses and the role of higher education in confronting this problem are discussed. Many young people today lack English skills necessary for holding a job, and students entering college are deficient in basic language skills. Some educators feel that college admission standards should be…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, College Students, Educational Testing
Behar, Lenore; Stringfield, Sam – 1974
The development, norming, and validation of the Preschool Behavior Questionnaire (PBQ) are described. The questionnaire was developed to be a screening instrument for use by mental health professionals for the early detection of children's behavior problems. The scale was standardized on a group of preschoolers aged three to six, including male…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Disturbances
Hanson, Irene – 1980
The Mann-Suiter Developmental Screening Tests were administered individually to 79 German and American first grade students in their native languages. The subtests, which examined minimum skills necessary for school success, were used to develop a profile of each child's strengths and weaknesses in visual, auditory, and language areas. Children…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Research
Children's Bureau (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1966
INTENDED AS AN AID TO PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL PERSONS INTERESTED IN PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU), THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS AND ANNOTATES 817 ITEMS. CONTENT DIVISIONS ARE (1) GENERAL--MONOGRAPHS AND ARTICLES, (2) BIOCHEMISTRY--METABOLISM, EXPERIMENTS, TESTS, AND CASES IN WHICH THE EMPHASIS IS ON BIOCHEMISTRY, (3) GENETICS--GENE STUDIES, HEREDITARY…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Biochemistry, Child Development
Baca, Leonard – 1980
The report analyzes policy issues in the education of bilingual exceptional students. Chapter 1 provides a historical review of the question, including overviews of litigation and legislation and findings regarding the effectiveness of bilingual education. Significant issues are considered in Chapter 2, including programmatic options, removable…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Policy
Rutgers, The State Univ., New Brunswick, NJ. School of Medicine. – 1980
To improve vocational rehabilitation programs for schizophrenic persons, a project sought to design an effective assessment strategy. Inactive records of schizophrenic clients at New Jersey sheltered workshops were examined to determine validity and reliability of assessment instruments being used. General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB) profiles of…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Measures (Individuals), Occupational Tests, Predictive Measurement
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1977
A program designed to detect and prevent reading disability in kindergarten is outlined in this curriculum guide. A modification of the Santa Clara Inventory of Developmental Tasks is used as the basic screening and diagnostic instrument, and instructions are provided on how to use the instrument for both purposes. Detailed sections on teacher…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Curriculum Guides, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
Walker, Hill M.; Mattson, Robert H. – 1967
Three assessment instruments for disturbed children were developed: a 50-item behavior checklist which functioned as a screening device; a 124-item behavior rating scale which provided frequency measures on indices of the teacher's reaction and response to exhibited behaviors; and a behavioral observation form which recorded task-oriented behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Kaczka, Eugene; Singer, Frank – 1977
For several semesters, the teaching staff of the administrative statistics course at The University of Massachusetts have engaged in "acceptance testing"--the screening of incoming students for some very basic skills with an open book, unlimited time, repeatable test. Test results demonstrated that successful completion of prerequisite…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Mathematics, Core Curriculum, Decision Making Skills
