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Download full textSafi, Anna Marie – 1996
This paper describes "Ditch the Dictionary," a college faculty development workshop at Johnson and Wales University (Rhode Island) that applies the theory of multiple intelligences to vocabulary development and reading instruction in the English-as-a-Second-Language classroom. It was found that the institution's international and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Second Language Programs, Dictionaries
Seagraves, Margaret C. – 1995
The purpose of this research study was to build and pilot a psychometric instrument, the Primary Childhood School Success Scale (PCSSS), to identify behaviors needed for children to be successful in first grade. Fifty-two teacher responses were collected. The instrument had a reliability coefficient (Alpha) of 0.95, a mean of 13.26, and a variance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Lee, Valerie E.; And Others – 1996
This study examined elements of the climate of middle-grades schools that are associated with schools' effectiveness in terms of the engagement and achievement of their students, with special emphasis on gender equity. Drawn from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988, data on 9,020 eighth graders from 377 middle-grades schools were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Catholic Schools, Discipline, Educational Environment
Matheson, Nancy; And Others – 1996
This publication compiles a comprehensive set of educational indicators using data from a variety of sources and presents results of interest to a U.S. audience about education in the United States and other countries. International indicators provide the United States with an opportunity to compare its performance with that of other countries, to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Cross Cultural Studies
Schulz, Renate – 1997
This volume is a longitudinal study that explores the responses of two experienced high school English teachers to curriculum changes and examines how a teacher's past attitudes and experiences influence current practice. There are six chapters. The first is a discussion of narrative inquiry as a research method. The next two chapters are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, English Teachers, Higher Education
Indian Hills Community Coll., Ottumwa, IA. – 1992
This document is composed of a performance report, a teacher's handbook, and an evaluation report of a workplace literacy program to prepare drivers for the Commercial Drivers' License examination. The performance report addresses actual accomplishments of five objectives. It identifies the number and characteristics of project participants who…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Certification, Context Clues
Gee, Young – 1990
Glendale Community College (California) has "paired" a social science class on "Asians in America" with a sheltered adjunct course at the advanced level in English as a Second Language (ESL). Preparation for the ESL course included observing and questioning the content area instructor on the specific skills to emphasize in…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Asian Americans, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Klein, Thomas W. – 1991
Steps involved in the item analysis and scaling of the 1990 edition of Forms A and B of the Nevada High School Proficiency Examinations (NHSPEs) are described. Pilot tests of Forms A and B of the 47-item reading and 45-item mathematics tests were each administered to random samples of more than 600 eleventh-grade students. A computer program was…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Grade 11, High School Students
Baker, Eva L.; And Others – 1990
As part of a project on assessing deep understanding of subject matter, a study was conducted to assess students' knowledge of history by focusing on essay writing. Reading a provided text was incorporated into the assessment procedure. Ratings from five high school history teachers were compared with those of four English teachers for 85 essays…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Testing
Bradby, Denise; And Others – 1992
This report examines the demographic and language characteristics and educational aspirations of Asian American and Hispanic American eighth graders and relates that information to their mathematical ability and reading comprehension as measured by an achievement test. Special attention is paid to students who come from homes in which a…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Asian American Students, Demography, English (Second Language)
McAlpine, Dave, Ed.; And Others – 1989
Selected papers from the 1989 Central State Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages include the following: "From Talk to Action: An Essential for Curricular Change" (June K. Phillips); "Comprehensible Input for Intermediate Foreign Language Students via Video" (Tracy David Terrell); "Developing Extensive Reading Skills: The Transition to…
Descriptors: African Culture, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education
Ridout, Susan; And Others – 1995
The school of education at Indiana University Southeast (IUS) adopted a program to incorporate technology into preservice teacher education and practicum training. Students in the program were nontraditional undergraduate junior and senior level elementary education majors. Students enrolled in a team-taught, 6-semester-hour block of Language…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Education Majors, Elementary Education
Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – 1995
This paper presents the results of eight analyses based upon data from the National Study of Student Learning (NSSL), a 3-year longitudinal research project begun in 1992 to examine the influence of academic and nonacademic experiences on student learning, student attitudes about learning, student cognitive development, and student persistence.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Instruction. – 1994
This publication is a distillation of the most salient, most often repeated observations and recommendations of Maryland teacher-test scorers on their experiences scoring student responses to the Maryland School Performance Assessment (MSPAP) test in 1994. Feedback is organized into perceptions about what would be pertinent to share with other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Grade 3
Huang, Zheng Sen – 1990
This report presents the results and sample items of a reading test and a mathematics test administered to Year 5 and Year 7 primary level students in 1989 in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Primary Assessment Program (PAP) monitors achievement in English and Mathematics in urban schools. All students in Years 5 and 7 are tested in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
