Giving the Competitive Edge to Students' Academic Achievement [microform] / Charles Duke
- Bib ID:
- 5474276
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Duke, Charles
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED277039
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 15 p.
- Summary:
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Developing an effective school or district academic competition program that highlights as many academic areas as possible while showcasing the achievements of individual students requires thoughtful assessment and planning. The School Academic Competition Inventory provides a way to determine the potential for such a program. If the potential exists, school leaders must determine (1) the event's main focus--an interdisciplinary emphasis would have the greatest overall impact; (2) the kinds of academic achievement to be emphasized--focusing on general problem-solving skills would allow students to demonstrate their abilities to apply their academic knowledge in various situations; (3) whether individual or team achievement will be emphasized and what skill qualifications will be required to compete; (4) who will control the event--building up a coalition of sponsors would allow schools to develop their own competitions; and (5) the awards and judges. If a school decides to develop a competition on its own, organizers should become familiar with and incorporate suitable features of some of the existing models for competitions, such as the Academic Olympiad (which has recently been successfully applied at Utah State University), the Wise County (Virginia) Program of Academic Challenge for Excellence, and the Kentucky Academic Association. (Each model is discussed separately.) (JD)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (76th, San Antonio, TX, November 21-26, 1986).
- Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
- Teachers.
- Administrators.
- Practitioners.
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- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Copyright:
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- Material type:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1986
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