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Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. Research Div. – 1979
To evaluate the usefulness of standardized achievement tests in assessing pre-university academic achievement and aptitude, the Council of Ontario Universities administered tests to incoming freshmen at four Ontario universities, and also examined their high school and subsequent university performance. The tests were designed to measure…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP), A MULTIFACETED COMPENSATORY EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT PROJECT FOR DISADVANTAGED PUPILS IN SOUTHERN SCHOOLS. SUPPORTED BY THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS AND VARIOUS FOUNDATIONS, PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY EIP INCLUDE PROJECT OPPORTUNITY, AIMED AT…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
Johnson, Doris J. – 1968
The lack of integration in children with learning disabilities is discussed, and the need presented for early identification and special education. Recommendations are made for times for screening and areas of learning to be assessed from kindergarten through high school. Observation of behavior in preschool children in the realms of attention,…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Auditory Perception, Behavior, Evaluation Methods
Snow, Richard E.; Salomon, Gavriel – 1968
Little is known about the teaching effectiveness of instructional media, particularly film and television. Accumulated research evidence applies to a generalized "average student," and thus to no one. There has been little concern for individual differences in interaction with instructional-media variables. The problem lies with the design of…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude
Pierce-Jones, John; Jones, Joanna – 1968
Seventy culturally deprived preschool children, primarily of Mexican-American ethnicity, were chosen to participate in this study of self-perception. One of the most important aspects of a child's personality development concerns the conceptions he has of himself. It is posited that two important influences upon these conceptions are (1)…
Descriptors: Enrichment, Enrichment Activities, Identification (Psychology), Individual Development
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Herzog, Elizabeth – Child Welfare, 1962
This article discusses trends in the occurrence of out-of-wedlock births and factors which contribute to or are associated with illegitimate pregnancies. Specifically discussed are the rates of increase of such births, particularly among unmarried teenage mothers, and the ethnic, social, and psychological characteristics of unwed mothers. It is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Census Figures, Cultural Influences
Quarterman, Carole J.; Riegel, Klaus F. – 1967
Twenty-four children each at the age levels of 6, 9, 12, and 15 years were tested on four types of experimentally determined conceptual clues in a study of concept identification and, therefore, language comprehension. Superordinates, similars, parts, and locations were selected as clue words, and the four clues were combined into all possible…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Associative Learning, Context Clues, Elementary School Students
Younie, William J. – 1968
Designed for teachers, the text distinguishes types of slow learners and suggests practical approaches for their educational problems. Slow learning and its types are defined; the slow learner is characterized; stages of educational evaluation and aspects of administration are outlined. Curriculum considerations for different levels are described,…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Emotional Disturbances
Fomon, Samuel J. – 1977
Intended for child health care providers, the text contains information on improving preventive efforts in nutrition, particurlarly those focused on prevention of the major health problems which are nutrition related (obesity, atherosclerosis, dental caries, and anemia). Part I focuses on screening of individual children likely to be at risk of…
Descriptors: Anemia, Blood Circulation, Body Weight, Dentistry
Harnqvist, Kjell – 1977
According to Cronbach's method of data analysis--which decomposes individual scores into separate components for different levels of aggregation--data collected for an investigation of the development of individual differences in ability test scores from grade 4 through grade 9 were grouped into school district, class, and individual components.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
Ameruoso, Frank A. – 1978
The concordance is designed to serve as a reference for administrators, supervisors, and others responsible for the implementation of P.L. 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Specific references to the law along with compliance policy and procedure guidelines are presented in table format for the following major divisions of the…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Guides, Civil Liberties, Confidentiality
Dykes, Mary K.; And Others – Research Bulletin, 1977
The monograph addresses aspects of educating severely impaired/multiply handicapped (particularly physically handicapped) children. An overview section provides background information on the population as well as on school programs designed for these students. The second section focuses on the following programing aspects: planning,…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Identification, Multiple Disabilities
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. Dept. of Planning and Evaluation. – 1976
Presented is an evaluation of the Dade County (Florida) Gifted and Talented Program, specifically three subprograms: Learning Centers for Gifted Elementary Students, the Resource Program for Gifted Secondary Students, and Centers for the Expressive Arts. Evaluation procedures are explained to have included parent and teacher questionaires, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Tests
Kline, Judy – 1977
This guide for persons working with young children with gross motor delays is designed to be used in the assessment of gross motor abilities, the detection and identification of delays and the planning and implementation of appropriate Individual Activity Plans (IAP) for correcting the delays. Observation guidelines in the form of questions (Can…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Guides, Individual Activities, Individual Needs
Francesconi, Robert – 1978
Black leaders of the 1960s used various methods in attempting to construct an identity for the black community. Communication is the attempt to transform subjective experience into intersubjective reality in which all members of a community participate. In constructing group identity, community spokesmen attempt to define the nature of the…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Community, Black History, Black Leadership
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