Eleventh grade inquiry oriented history units which require students to deal with primary source materials are evaluated in this article. (SM)

Ten educators present short critiques on the Fenton social studies materials; appraising the materials, the format of written and visual materials, and the inquiry methods used. (JB)

A program initiated by Bob Gillette, English teacher at Andrew Warde High School, Fairfield, Connecticut, in which students develop self esteem and positive attitudes by taking part in outdoor experiences. (CB)

Purpose of this study was to determine whether instruction in general semantics would reduce ethnic prejudice in high school students and to create a course of study that would cause such a reduction of ethnic prejudice. (Author/MB)

Lessons given to a group of mathematically talented eleventh and twelfth graders enrolled in a problem-solving course that provided practice in applying the heuristic strategy of working backward are detailed. Special attention was given to the process of formulating generalizations that represent large problem classes. (MP)

Reports research on the influences of sex, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity on the reasons high school students gave for their career choices. (Author/EF)

Discusses the radio program "News of the Week," broadcast over all Third Program stations in Germany, with regard to its suitability for English teaching in the schools. Reports experience gained from an augmented course taught in the second semester of the 11th grade. Transfer-phase and other exercises are presented. (IFS/WGA)

Examines some findings from linguistically based text analyses for their possible utilization in teaching English in Grades 11-13 and in teaching literature. Notes some elements in text linguistics analogous to elements in present-day communication-oriented foreign language teaching, using James Joyce's short story "Eveline" for illustration.…

To relieve overcrowded, distracting, and uncomfortable testing conditions, the Dade County (Florida) Public Schools began administering the High School Competency Test on two successive Saturdays, instead of on school days. Classrooms were used, and students received free breakfasts and lunches. The new arrangement improved student performance and…

Considers how high school students can see reading "The Canterbury Tales" as daunting. Shares a series of units of study "combining the literary and the vulgar" that fully engage the students with the text. Suggests that with a masterpiece like "The Canterbury Tales," students are better served when educators take it…

Investigates students' abilities to draw inferences. Introduces cognitive conflict in the form of video clips of reasoning expressed by students. Documents change with regard to the levels of observed response for the protocol and the use of displayed variation in the graphs. Analyzes change associated with the presentation of cognitive conflict.…

Describes an art project used with eleventh-grade students called, "Close to Mosaic Drawings." Explains that the students learned about Chuck Close and Robert Silvers. States that the students selected a photograph to use in the project and discusses in detail how they created their artworks. (CMK)

Describes how the author uses Franz Kafka's "A Little Fable" with his mainstream class of high school juniors. Considers how it is essential to show students how to stop reading when they don't understand something--to go back and reread it and begin making sense of it. Uses writing lists, student opinions, and classroom discussion. (SG)

Conducted three controlled studies involving progressive relaxation (PR). Subjects included 40 tenth graders (Study 1), 113 eighth graders (Study 2), and 30 eleventh and twelfth graders (Study 3). Found regular practice with PR produced reductions in both physiological and paper-and-pencil dependent measures; expectancy effects could result in…

Investigates how 11th graders think with respect to evolution and the development of species. Reports that the pupils have extensive factual knowledge, but have difficulty in relating these facts in coherent descriptions and explanations. (Author/YP)