A Cause for National Pause: Title I Schoolwide Projects.

Autor/inn/en	Doss, David; Holley, Freda
Institution	Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
Titel	A Cause for National Pause: Title I Schoolwide Projects.
Quelle	(1982), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Classroom Environment; Cost Effectiveness; Elementary Education; Interviews; Mathematics Achievement; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Reading Achievement; Student Teacher Ratio; Teacher Morale; Texas (Austin) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Elementarunterricht; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Leseleistung; Teacher; Teachers; Morale; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Moral
Abstract	Recent Title I regulations have allowed local school districts to use Title I funds to establish schoolwide projects to upgrade the educational program for the entire school, not just for targeted students. Austin, Texas, used Title I and local funds to establish two schoolwide projects where pullout programs were ended and the pupil/teacher ratio was lowered to 15-to-1. Evaluation findings showed that: (1) the lower pupil/teacher ratio gave a meaningful boost to achievement in reading, language, and math; (2) the project teachers had very high morale and felt more effective in their work; (3) the lower pupil/teacher ratio may have had more impact on the quality of instruction (less off-task time, better teacher monitoring of work, earlier corrective feedback, fewer adults with instructional responsibility for the child, fewer disruptions, etc.) than on its quantity; (4) the program is expensive; and (5) adequate classroom space can be a problem. Implications of the findings for planning Title I Programs are briefly discussed. (Author/GK)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC