The purpose of this study was to investigate how American high school students view their present world. Seventeen 10th, 11th, and 12th grade social studies classes at Nyack High School, Nyack, New York comprised the sample. The classes selected ranged from high ability to low ability groups. Students responded anonymously to the following two…

A test of literary judgment which could be used to investigate some aspects of a student's discrimination and response to literature was constructed for this study. Each of the two forms of the test consisted of four parts--"Thematic Imitation,""Paragraph Selection,""Title Choice," and "Distorted Images." One form of the test was administered as a…

The Youthpoll questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 5,241 students who had taken the ACT battery of tests in the 1969-70 school year. One thousand six hundred and three students responded to open-end questions concerning their attitudes, opinion and feelings regarding their parents, their teachers and schools, and student protest. Most of…

It is asserted that under the influence of curriculum developers, R&D disseminators, and general cultural influences, teachers of young children perceive that part of their role is to keep their children excited (high level of responsiveness) or "turned on." This perception leads to (1) child dependence on and expectation of adult-induced…

The attitudes of 32 teachers, in 30 schools, toward Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) courses were compared to their students' perceptions of laboratory and classroom activity measured by the Biology Classroom Activities Checklist and the Biology Laboratory Activities Checklist, respectively. The results indicate no relationship between…

This project involved the development of a manual for science teachers to use in improving their use of selected inquiry teaching behaviors. The behaviors are asking observation questions, asking interpretation questions, acknowledging and reinforcing pupil responses, extending pupil responses, and probing pupil responses. The manual, Handbook on…

Research into three major aspects of elementary school climate are reported in this paper. The first aspect concerns distinct conditions of similarity and variance among elementary schools as perceived by students. Differences between how students and teachers review schooling are investigated. Finally, the relationship between behavior of the…

STUDENTS FROM TWO HIGH SCHOOLS WERE SURVEYED TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT ALIENATION AND INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL. A LITERATURE SEARCH REVEALED A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF STUDIES ON THE SUBJECT. BOTH TAPE-RECORDED INTERVIEWS AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED FOR DATA COLLECTION. QUESTIONNAIRES USED WERE (1) FILL-IN, MULTIPLE CHOICE, AND FORCED CHOICE ITEMS,…

This investigation was designed to answer questions related to the use of packs for self-instruction, through observation, questionnaires, free response, and individual and group interviews with over 150 students. Responses are reported along with suggestions for improving the system in use. (JEG)

A heterogeneous sixth grade class was divided into six competitive teams. Team members' individual grades were averaged to determine the day's winning team, which was rewarded with special privileges. Student enthusiasm and achievement improved. (SJL)

This study evaluated the reactions of college students to two types of drug education pamphlets. One type was a lengthy textbookish pamphlet. The other consisted of four brief, illustrated pamphlets. Students rated the four-pamphlet set as more readable, informative, and worthy of wider distribution. (Author)

This study reports the opinions and attitudes of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a school of social work that was in the process of "showing cause" for retaining its accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education. A crisis theory model was used to analyze student reactions. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' effect on elementary school students' self-concept when taught by an experimental group of teachers that was less dogmatic than the other group of teachers. Results indicated self-concept was significantly higher among students taught by the experimental group of teachers. (JC)