IN THE SPRING OF 1963, SURVEY FORMS WERE SENT TO VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS IN 15 HIGH SCHOOLS, AND ALL RESPONDED. IN 13 SCHOOLS, IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENTS TO SCHEDULE THE ACADEMIC COURSES REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION TO THE B.S. DEGREE CURRICULUM OF THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE.…

PROBLEMS RELATED TO SEX DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ABLE HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH WERE STUDIED--(1) THE LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN A MEASURE OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND ACTUAL SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG GIRLS, AND (2) THE RELATIVELY DIFFERENT EFFECT OF CERTAIN PARENTAL ATTITUDES ON THE ACHIEVEMENT BEHAVIOR OF BOYS AND GIRLS. THE SUBJECTS USED WERE…

The purpose of this study was to develop and to evaluate a two-year unified chemistry-physics course at the secondary-school level. Tenth- and eleventh-grade students were placed into experimental and control groups by random sampling with respect to sex and grade level. The experimental and control groups each consisted of 24 students. The…

Designed to elicit information for the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, this objective questionnaire is divided into sections of questions, some to be answered by all twelfth grade students and some to be answered only by those whose future plans correspond to the question category. All students answer questions in the…

A battery of objective examinations administered to Grade 12 students in Toronto and Ontario consisted of tests designated as Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal and Mathematics Sections), World History, Economics, Algebra, and Latin. Norms were prepared on the tests for each of three groups of students: General, Technical, and Commercial. The tests…

A set of 476 essays written by senior high school students was graded by two sets of four judges each, representing high school English teachers and freshmen rhetoric instructors, respectively. The results of the grading were analyzed to determine the differences, if any, which existed in the scores given by the two groups. The papers were…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Sociology; modern problems. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide contains two units, one on the problems of minority groups and the other on social pathology. Sub-sections of unit 2 include crime and criminals, criminal investigation, gun control, U.S. criminal law, criminal procedure,…

A grade twelve instructional design unit on population is described in this curriculum plan. The purpose of the unit, approximately six weeks in length, is to provide students with basic knowledge about population dynamics and decision-making, process, and value analysis skills using approaches of social sciences. Emphasis is upon helping the…

This study investigated test-wiseness in a sample of urban high school seniors. Fifty-four academically talented black and minority students were matched on reading comprehension scores from the California Achievement Tests and were assigned to cells in a seven-group, before/after design. Specially constructed forms of the 1973 Iowa Silent Reading…

Researchers are unsure whether the superior academic achievement of Asian Americans results from the degree of acculturation to the dominant group, or from distinct cultural values and socialization. This paper examines the relationship between Asian American achievement and their socioeconomic status, attitudes, and ethnicity. (Author/GC)

This study hypothesized that test taking strategies for reading comprehension tests can be taught by classroom instruction and that the knowledge gained would enable a test wise student to obtain a higher score on a standardized test than an equally knowledgeable student who lacks test sophistication. (Author/AM)

The explanation of educational ambition must be different for blacks and whites and also there are important differences by socioeconomic status among whites. (Author/AM)

Offers a lesson which is designed to help twelfth grade American Government students understand the process and dilemmas of congressional reapportionment or redistricting. Includes objectives, teaching procedures and a map of an imaginary state showing districts and their populations. (JDH)

Data on 2,546 Finish adolescents were analyzed to determine the role of gender in the subjects' occupational and educational plans. Focus was on sex-atypical aspirations of students in Grades 9 and 12. Gender played a significant role in aspirations. Other influential factors included school performance, family background, and personality. (TJH)

Attitudes toward mathematics and attitudes toward computers were examined for 1,018 grade 8 students and 800 grade 12 students. The female students were more likely than the male students to associate negative attitudes toward mathematics with negative attitudes toward computers. Participation in an eighth-grade mathematics course with a computer…