The purpose of this study was to discover what teaching aids the eleventh and twelfth grade English teacher may expect to find if he depends upon the textbook and manual for questions and information about an assigned poem or if he turns to general high school journals and methods books for information and what critical information the English…

The curriculum guide (developed by the South Carolina Office of Vocational Education, the School of Home Economics of Winthrop College, business leaders, and distributive educators) is designed for the teaching of a one-year distributive education specialty program for 12th grade students interested in pursuing a career in fashion merchandising.…

The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the academic achievement of students enrolled in an elective English program with the achievement of students enrolled in a traditional English program. The 320 subjects were eleventh and twelfth grade students at two New Jersey high schools, selected at random, and assigned to groups according…

The accuracy of estimating test means for groups of twelfth-grade students by the item-sampling technique was examined. The subjects were from 35 twelfth-grade schools participating in the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities. Half of the students in each school were assigned to a treatment condition where they took a complete…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 10-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The extensive introductory material includes rationale, definitions of the social science core disciplines, glossary of terms, and descriptions of concepts. The course material includes political science, history, economics, geography, sociology,…

In this study 236 high school seniors in New York state answered a questionnaire, and fifteen were given a follow-up interview, concerning their perceptions of the English program. It was concluded that: (1) it is unlikely that any single comprehensive English program will meet the needs of all students; (2) teacher interests and values may be…

Using information from results of the Test of Economic Understanding, personal data sheets, and student transcripts, this study sought to determine whether seniors enrolled in business education programs develop an understanding of basic economic concepts. Additional objectives were to determine whether seniors enrolled in various sequences of…

Thirty-two eighth-and twelfth-grade daughters and their mothers were audiotaped as they discussed unresolved mother-daughter conflict themes. The purpose was to examine how maternal regulation and daughters striving for autonomy reflected in dyadic communications. Results indicated that mothers regulated conversation through questions while…

A sample of unrecognized, artistically talented students was examined to determine whether they exhibit different characteristics from those of academically talented and average high school students. Results indicated that both males and females in the artistically talented sample differed significantly from the other groups on a number of…

Conversations with six twelfth graders who had been in French immersion since kindergarten found a high rate of incorrect sentences, suggesting a faulty interlanguage fossilized at grade six and a need for immersion program revision. (MSE)

A study of 11th- and 12th-grade public high school students in marketing education programs in Virginia was conducted to measure student attitudes toward marketing courses. Students enrolled in marketing education considered the following attributes to be important: reputation of the class instructor and variety of learning experiences used in the…

A modular system titled "Principles of Technology" for grades 11 and 12 is described. The program, which blends academic and vocational education to meet increased science and mathematics requirements, uses video presentations and hands-on laboratory exercises and can be used as part of a one-or two-year technical program or integrated…

When George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789, the U.S. Constitution had already been ratified, yet the future of the new country was at risk. Some people wanted a bill of rights added to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee individual liberties. Two groups opposed each other--the Federalists…

This report is one in a series of reference documents designed especially to assist educators who are directly involved in the revision and improvement of content standards. It presumes a basic understanding of the purposes for standards and the process of standards review and evaluation. This report may be of interest to curriculum directors,…