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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Research. – 1988
This paper describes the characteristics of the Minimum Skills Diagnostic Tests (MSDTs) components of the statewide testing program in North Carolina. The MSDTs' validity, method for deriving test scores, reliability and other statistics, test content, and test norms are discussed. These tests--given in grades 3, 6, and 8--assess an individual's…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Herman, Wayne L., Jr.; Schafer, William D. – 1984
A review of the literature on the transfer of preservice teacher training to the classroom suggests that several definitive factors enhance transfer. A social studies methods course was developed with these factors in mind, and included directed reading activities (DRA) with a text, controversial topic discussion, and inquiry. During the academic…
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Gampert, Richard D. – 1989
The 1982-83 school year was the second year of the New York City (New York) Public Schools Promotional Gates Program. Under this program students in grades four and seven who failed to attain their promotional criteria (in both reading and mathematics) were retained for a year of intensive remedial instruction. This report is the result of a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Dropout Prevention, Grade Repetition
Myerberg, N. James – 1984
The results of the administration of the California Achievement Tests (CAT) to students in the Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland (MCPS) are presented. The battery is administered in the fall of each school year to students in grades three, five, and eight under a state mandate. The CAT is administered to students in Grade 11 under a local…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, County School Districts
Miller, Ronald C.; And Others – 1987
This report evaluates the special education component of the 1986-87 Attendance Improvement/Dropout Prevention program of the New York City Board of Education. The program was designed to provide intensive services to special education students at risk of dropping out of school. The report presents characteristics of students in the program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Counseling Services
Hadden, Craig – 1988
At Colorado Mountain College (CMC), academic advising is based upon a comparison of students' basic skills with the skill requirements of individual courses. Students who enter CMC to obtain a degree must take placement tests in writing, reading, math, and study skills before they can enroll in classes. The placement test battery includes a…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Pierce, Lorraine Valdez, Ed. – 1987
A guide for teachers of nonliterate and semiliterate secondary school students with limited English proficiency (LEP) focuses on techniques for integrating language arts and social studies instruction. It gives basic information for developing learning activities for students with limited educational experience. This includes suggested objectives…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Briggs, Linda – 1987
The GO Project was created at Sacramento City College (SCC) to help underprepared students achieve success in a transfer-level sociology course, while improving their reading, writing, and study skills. Throughout the fall semester, students in the GO Project engaged in reading, essay writing, and study skills practice which focused on the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Dooley, Mary S. – 1987
Focusing on the integration of early reading and writing skills, a study examined the instructional use of daily dialogue journals over a 5-month period in a class of 10 third-grade Native American students living on an Indian reservation in northern Michigan. Students were required to make an entry of at least three lines every day, all writing…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Beginning Writing, Cultural Context
Little, David, Ed.; And Others – 1986
These conference proceedings include: (1) opening speeches; (2) "Must Language Teaching Be Communicative?" (Christopher Brumfit); (3) "Recipes for Tired Teachers" (Mario Rinvolucri); (4) "Facing the Challenge of New Technologies: Interactive Video and the AUTOTUTOR Project" (David Little, Eugene Davis); (5) a panel discussion of questions…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
Stein, Terri; Frankiewicz, Ronald G. – 1985
The evaluation of the content validity of the Functional Academic Skills Tests (FAST) are described. The FAST was designed to assess the competency of inservice teachers in the Houston, Texas Independent School District in basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Validation standards were based on the Equal Employment Opportunity…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Job Analysis
Ellowitch, Azi – 1986
The curriculum materials in this guide are drawn mainly from in-depth interviews with six persons, five of whom live in the Germantown or Logan sections of Philadelphia and all of whom represent some of the diverse cultural backgrounds found in these two neighborhoods. In addition to the stories of these six persons, six additional stories present…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Background, Curriculum
Mitchell, Felicia – 1987
Research has suggested that students have difficulty completing content area writing assignments if the teacher's written instructions are not clear. Students' written work is more likely to be of higher quality if teachers specify the assignment's audience and purpose and offer prewriting instruction. Controversy exists over how explicit the…
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Communication, Communication Problems, Content Analysis
Graduate Management Admission Council, Princeton, NJ. – 1982
A comprehensive guide to the kinds of verbal and mathematical questions likely to appear in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is presented. The current GMAT consists of multiple-choice questions, which are divided among eight separately timed sections. A general description and brief discussion are presented of the objectives and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Business Administration Education, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
Hatala, Catherine C. – 1982
A program designed to improve the reading, writing, and thinking skills of low achieving poverty level high school juniors was developed for use in a Pennsylvania high school. The program uses the Pennsylvania Reading Comprehension Plan's four critical experiences of (1) responding to literature, (2) self-selected and sustained silent reading, (3)…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Disadvantaged Youth
