An experiment was conducted to measure the effects of selected literature on white fifth graders' attitudes toward blacks as measured by self-reported rankings and the Galvanic skin response. The experimental group of twelve students read and discussed books with positive representations of blacks, while the control group of twelve students read…

GRADE OR AGES: Grades 4 and 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Urban politics and neighborhood planning. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. This workbook is designed to enable the New York public school student to gather and structure information on the history, condition, and function of their neighborhoods. Following an introduction the material describes…

The relationship between conservation and achievement is examined on specific tests and test items on the Stanford Achievement Test Battery used in the elementary years. Specifically, performance on two tests (Word Meaning and Arithmetic Concepts) were analyzed according to subjects level of thinking (concrete or formal) for total score,…

The effects of subject-generated and experimenter-provided verbal and pictorial elaboration on memory of prose were investigated in a sample of 192 fifth-grade pupils. Based on scores obtained from standardized reading tests, pupils were divided into those above, and those below, grade level. Each child read a social studies textbook passage under…

Fifth graders who were poor at solving word problems in arithmetic were given special training in how to attack these problems; however, the short-term training program did not bring significant improvement in the children's problem-solving ability. (Editor/MM)

Study of the School Health Curriculum Project for fifth-grade students revealed no apparent effect on students' perceived vulnerability to illnesses and accidents but substantially improved knowledge and attitudes toward cigarette smoking, though there were differences due to variables such as sex, ethnicity, income, and reading levels. (MJB)

Fifth grade students completed ten trials of recalling familiar nouns plus two summary trials. Alpha factor analysis indicated that the measurement procedures may be conceived of as derived from a single domain and the use of a summary trial was a simple way to increase the generalizability of a particular measurement procedure. (Author/DEP)

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised (WISC-R) was administered to 34 elementary students scoring "gifted" on the Otis, Iowa, and SRBCSS (Scale for Rating Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students). Results indicated a combination of the Otis, Iowa, and SRBCSS was moderately effective in predicting the Full Scale…

A comparison was made between the recognition memory of 18 fifth-grade good readers and 18 fifth-grade poor readers, all males. (BRT)

Examined changes in attitudes of 56 fifth grade students toward products, recall of product information, and the relationship between attitudes and recall. Found better recall for immediate rather than delayed testing. Attitudes remained relatively stable. (SKC)

Using Tony Berlant's 1982 collage entitled "I," this lesson introduces students in grades four through six to the variety of materials artists can use when making a collage. (BSR)

The production activities of a video club for grade 5 students includes a daily news show and video documentaries. This program helps students to use their creative talents, gain interaction skills, and develop more positive attitudes toward learning. Equipment used for the project is described, and eight references are listed. (MES)

This study investigated whether instruction aimed to heighten awareness of narrative structure would enhance fifth-grade children's use of story elements during comprehension and composition. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Provides two lesson plans, one appropriate for kindergarten and one for fifth grade, emphasizing the role of the learner. Both plans include components addressing motivation, content, closure, and application. (RH)

To eliminate the lack of systematic feedback in cooperative learning, this study used a 2 x 2 (Student Teams x Mastery Learning) factorial design to investigate the effects of student teams using mastery learning strategies on mathematics achievement of fifth-grade children. The results and their implications are discussed. (Author/MT)