In the framework of a curriculum reform in the Netherlands, an interdisciplinary open inquiry assignment has been introduced as a part of the final secondary school examinations. We developed and evaluated a preparatory open inquiry assignment to be used in science and mathematics departments of schools, in collaboration with each other: the…

Twelve years ago in a different culture Krumboltz and Varenhorst (1965) found that counselors were more influential over ninth graders than their parents and other ninth graders. The present study uses a Graeco-Latin square design and tries to assess counselor influence in rural Puerto Rico. The findings suggest counselors are usually less…

The evaluation expectations for supervisors observing teacher effectiveness in the classroom are discussed. The classroom observer can identify and describe teaching effectiveness. A trained supervisor should have many frameworks for observing teachers based on the needs of the teacher, type of lesson, and maturity of the students. The use of…

National Assessment of Educational Progress data in reading, mathematics, and science for Caucasian children were analyzed. Using regression analysis for three age groups, nine, thirteen, and seventeen year olds, a trend analysis was plotted. The changing achievement relationships between these students relative to their classmates and their age…

This teacher's guide is designed to aid in the incorporation of programable calculators in the school mathematics program for pupils in grade 11. Warnings include the need for care in modifying the curriculum so that students are not punished in the process. The concept of "black boxing," of letting the computer or calculator take charge…

This manual, a supplement to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) kit "Education for Citizenship: a Bicentennial Survey" (ED 135 705), provides question-by-question results for the national sample of 13- and 17-year-old students tested. After presenting a brief summary of the background, the introduction describes the purpose of…

THIS 11TH-GRADE RHETORIC UNIT PRESENTS THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN CHOOSING THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND PERSUASIVE WAY OF ARTICULATING AN IDEA. LESSON 1 OF THE UNIT, "SOUND REASONS," EXPLAINS DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE LOGICAL PROOFS. LESSON 2, "WHAT'S THE EVIDENCE," ATTEMPTS TO HELP THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND THE USES OF EVIDENCE AND THE…

THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO DEVELOP AND VALIDATE A K SCALE FOR A MOTIVATIONAL TEST BATTERY. APPROXIMATELY 4,200 11TH GRADE, MICHIGAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPRISED THE STUDY. PROTOCOLS OF ABOUT 300 IDENTIFIED OVER- AND UNDERACHIEVERS WERE USED. AN ANALYSIS WAS CONSTRUCTED TO IDENTIFY ITEMS ON WHICH UNDERACHIEVERS SCORE AS…

Correlates of reading and writing achievement were examined in Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment program. Data came from the 1978 and 1979 assessments of fifth, eighth, and eleventh grade students. The 35 variables serving as correlates were classified as school (manipulable) and home/community (nonmanipulable), and were derived from…

One hundred eleventh and twelfth grade students were grouped according to their knowledge of and interest in baseball and were then tested for their recall of information presented with varying levels and amounts of background information and analogy. The information was presented in the following ways: (1) analogy embedded in text, (2) analogy…

This longitudinal study is one of a series which is devoted to the task of evaluating new, secondary school mathematics curricula. This series of studies has involved ninth and eleventh grade teachers teaching a new mathematics curriculum (School Mathematics Study Group, University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics, or Ball State…

This course of study for housekeeping management assistant is one of a series available for use by teacher-coordinators and students in home economics cooperative education programs for grades 11 and 12. Based on job analysis interviews with hotel, motel, hospital, institutional, and domestic housekeeping personnel, this course was prepared by…

This course of study for the home furnishings aide is one of a series available for use by teacher-coordinators and students in Grade 11 and 12 home economics cooperative education programs. Based on job analysis interviews with home furnishings personnel, this course was prepared by teachers and Instructional Materials Center staff, field-tested,…

The document discusses making Appalachian history, especially north Georgia, an integral part of American history in grade 11. Course objectives are to: (1) present current historical and cultural facts on Appalachia; (2) encourage students to explore and examine their cultural background; (3) understand the causative and sequential relationships…

Research investigated the aptitude-treatment interaction (ATI) effects of sex and ability of subjects grouped in dyads to play the simulation game Life Career. The dependent variable was career maturity and it was hypothesized that role-taking would be an intervening variable. A blocked factorial design was employed with 576 students from grade 11…