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Kelly, J. Terence; Anandam, Kamala – 1982
An instructional management system, called Response System with Variable Prescriptions (RSVP), is described in this report as it is used at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). Following introductory material, the relevance of such a system to current educational issues is explored and the use of computer technology in education is discussed. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
Torres, Judith; Bensimon, Estela M. – 1983
This report summarizes the evaluation of the Betterment through Bilingualism Program at Morris High School, New York City, in 1981-82. The program was funded by Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for the purpose of developing Hispanic students' English language skills and preventing truancy. Three hundred students were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Teasdale, G. R.; Whitelaw, A. J. – 1981
The book describes the setting, objectives, program, evaluation and achievement of six innovative action-research early childhood education projects for Aboriginal Australian children, traces various previous attempts to provide education, and provides an historical background of the estimated 140,000 Aboriginal people who make up 1% of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Cultural Background, Demonstration Centers
Amberg, Julie S. – 1984
The results of a study assessing the grammatical instruction needs of developmental English students and students of advanced English as a second language (ESL) at the University of Louisiana are reported. Faculty hypothesized that developmental English and freshman ESL students made many similar grammatical errors, and to test this hypothesis, a…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Testing, English Instruction
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examination in English 30 in Alberta, Canada, this test contains (1) general instructions, (2) two minor assignments consisting of literature readings about which the student must write a personal response, and (3) a major assignment requiring students to show how the authors they studied in senior…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examination in English 30 in Alberta, Canada, this test contains (1) general instructions, (2) two minor assignments consisting of literature readings about which the student must write a personal response, and (3) a major assignment requiring students to show how the authors they studied in senior…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examination in English 33 in Alberta, Canada, this test on writing contains general instructions and three sections: (1) personal response to literature, which requires a response about an aspect of literature; (2) functional writing, which requires a written response within a given situation or…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
Intended for students taking the Grade 12 Diploma Examination in English 33 in Alberta, Canada, this test on writing contains general instructions and three sections: (1) a personal response to literature, which requires a response about some aspect of literature; (2) functional writing, which requires a written response within a given situation…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Masciantonio, Rudolph – Foreign Language Annuals, 1977
This article examines the linguistic benefits of Latin in light of recent research which seems to document the relevance of Latin in building English vocabulary and reading skills. Evidence is cited from eight educational projects in which an experimental group of students taking Latin, and a control group not taking Latin, were pretested,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classical Languages, Elementary Education, English
Anderson, Ethel E., Comp. – 1978
Based on lists submitted by practitioners working in the 0 to grade 9 levels of English-speaking adult basic education (ABE) in Canada, this annotated bibliography is composed of 283 items currently in use. Six categories are included: (1) reading, which covers reading systems, instructional material, phonics, and independent reading; (2) language…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Arithmetic, English Instruction
McClure, Erica; Steffensen, Margaret S. – 1980
Children's use of conjunctions was examined for linguistic complexity, developmental differences, and ethnic differences. Third, sixth, and ninth grade Anglo-American, Black, and Hispanic students completed sentence fragments ending in "and,""but,""because," and "even though." These conjunctions can be…
Descriptors: Conjunctions, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Meehan, Anna, Comp. – 1980
Produced in response to a school board's directive to develop a plan for implementing a standardized curriculum in the basic subjects on a district-wide basis, this instructional packet is intended for use by teachers of a course in language arts basic skills for middle school and junior high school students. The packet contains preparatory…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Resources, English Instruction, Instructional Materials
Petty, Walter T., Ed.; Finn, Patrick J., Ed. – 1975
Focusing on both the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching children and adolescents to write effectively, the papers in this report originated as speeches delivered at a conference on English and language arts instruction. The 12 papers deal with the following topics: the composing process as communication, the cognitive and biological…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Writing, Educational Research
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 11 titles deal with the following topics: the use of audiovisual media in teaching composition; the historical development of the Conference on College Composition and Communication; collaborative methods for teaching college…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Instruction, Compensatory Education, Creative Writing
Modern Language Association of America, New York, NY. – 1968
NEARLY 100 SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS GATHERED IN THREE SPECIAL CONFERENCES ON THE COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE IN THE JUNIOR AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENGLISH PROGRAM, THE UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM, AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH. A PAPER…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Programs, Educational Research
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