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PDF pending restorationRandhawa, Bikkar S.; Hunt, Dennis – 1981
Differences in social-psychological environments between parochial and public schools, and between mathematics and English courses, were investigated involving 317 grade 10 boys and girls. Multivariate and univariate analysis of variance produced significant main effects and School x Subject interaction. Differential validities of environment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, English, Grade 10
Download full textFEHR, HOWARD F. – 1967
THIS SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENT STUDY GROUP (SSMCIS), COMPOSED OF BOTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN EDUCATORS, WAS GUIDED BY TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES--(1) TO CONSTRUCT AND EVALUATE A UNIFIED SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS PROGRAM FOR GRADES 7-12 THAT WOULD TAKE THE CAPABLE STUDENT WELL INTO CURRENT COLLEGE MATHEMATICS, AND (2) DETERMINE…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Programs
Randhawa, Bikkar S.; Hunt, Dennis – 1982
The extent of congruence of the underlying factor structures of the learning environment and cognitive variables for mathematics and English courses in grade 10 are presented. The Learning Environment Inventory (LEI), the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test, and the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress were administered to 317 students. The…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Classroom Environment, English Curriculum, Factor Analysis
Virgin, A. E.; Darby, L. M. – 1974
In 1971, a comprehensive study was made of mathematics and reading achievement in the Borough of North York, Ontario. In 1974, a replication and followup study was carried out. The purposes of the study were to replicate the 1972 study, and to obtain a measure of growth in reading and mathematics achievement between grade 3 and grade 5, over the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics
Virgin, A. E.; Rowan, M. – 1975
In this replication of the 1972 and 1974 studies of reading and mathematics achievement in North York, Ontario, approximately 20 percent of the students at each of the proposed grade levels were included in the sampling. Again, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress, and the School and College Ability Test…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Mathematics
Minter, Mary; And Others – 1978
Administrative and technical problems were encountered in carrying out a minimum competency program for high school students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District. The history of required minimum competency testing was reviewed briefly, and the process of clarifying and operationalizing the requirements was described within the Austin…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Equivalent Scores, Graduation Requirements, High Schools
