A program of testing high school juniors with college mathematics placement examinations to point out deficiencies in student knowledge is described. The history of this program, which started in 1978 at The Ohio State University, and selected data for the last few years are included. (MP)

Compares the amount of foreign language teaching currently offered in grades 11, 12 and 13 in the schools of five West German states. Finds that French teaching is on the endangered list in many schools, and English also is threatened because of being offered in year-overlapping courses. (IFS/WGA)

Intimacy in adolescent friendships was studied with 288 Israeli 7th, 9th, and 11th graders who completed questionnaires about perceived friendship intimacy and with 137 Israeli ninth graders who completed a questionnaire on individual differences in friendship intimacy. Results underscore the salience of intimacy for peer relationships during the…

Assesses the impact of a school-based sexual risk reduction program on adolescents' knowledge, need for information, problem-solving and communication skills, and intention to talk about and to practice safer sex. Results indicate significant treatment effects with knowledge, perception of skills, and frequency of communication. Other results are…

Describes using the jigsaw reading strategy (in an 11th-grade English classroom) with a literary classic: Henry David Thoreau's "Walden." (SR)

Presents the results of a study that focused on incidences of prescribed textbook usage in Namibian science classrooms. Indicates teacher dominated textbook use and restricted range of textbook references per lesson. States that the teachers used textbooks for diagrams and data and to verify factual information. (CMK)

Presents the results from a cross-cultural research project that explored adolescents' interpretation of the social contract (obligations, rights, and responsibilities between individuals and society) in seven countries, including Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. Includes appendices and…

Describes "Tell Me A Story," a class activity that serves as an open stage for performers to tell tales of adventure, horror and romance and during which students are encouraged to have fun and diverge from the expected. Proposes that a class learns valuable skills and lessons by collaborating in the creation and assessment of such…

Male and female eleventh grade students from 14 schools in Tel Aviv were tested to determine the effect of gender and other factors on values and value judgments. No predominating factor was found, although gender effect could be quantified. (DM)

Argues that children's literature has a place in the remedial secondary school reading class. Relates the positive reaction of eleventh grade students having "Jack and the Beantree" read to them. (RS)

Based on data from two national surveys of U.S. and Canadian eleventh-grade students, this article reviews findings concerning computer literacy, computers' integration with curricula, and gender equity. Recommendations stress the importance of curriculum evaluation, inservice training, and teachers' use of computers. Includes eight references.…

Interactions with a scientific database of 2 classes of grade 11 students were monitored and teachers' epistemologies were examined. Results suggest that the computer itself does not facilitate inquiry learning; the teacher's epistemology is a key mediating influence on students' use of the computer as a tool of scientific inquiry. (Author/MKR)

Using results for 1,487 West German eleventh graders from the International Study of Achievement in Written Composition, problems related to interrater and intrarater reliability and generalizability of composition ratings were assessed. Results indicate that numerous writing assignments are required to assure reliability. (TJH)

Study examined the effect of frequent testing on eleventh grade algebra students' performance. One group was tested weekly and another biweekly for two months, then the testing schedule was reversed for two months, over eight months. Results indicated definite performance improvements during weekly versus biweekly testing. Students preferred…

Discussion of academic library instruction programs for high school students focuses on a model based on cooperation between classroom teachers and librarians from the high school and the university. A library instruction program at the University of Richmond for an eleventh grade honors English class is described. (LRW)