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…

A representative sample of study skills necessary for using maps, graphs and tables, and references was selected, and criterion-referenced tests assessing those skills were administered to sixth, ninth, and twelfth graders. Because the tests were criterion-referenced, no time limits were set and all students had ample opportunity to complete each…

Reported is the design, development, and evaluation of a one-semester course on the principles of economics for twelfth grade students. The course is intended to develop students' capacity for economic reasoning through economic theory and empirical research. To do this, teaching materials and innovative techniques for teacher training were…

The second segment of a two-part general report of a province-wide reading assessment program in British Columbia, this report presents the results of two teacher surveys, one dealing with the desired objectives of secondary reading instruction and the other concerning the methodology of instruction throughout the province. The chapters of the…

Summarizing a two-part general report on a reading assessment of grades 8 and 12 in the province of British Columbia, this report provides the general background on the aims and methods of the assessment, presents information on the development of the test instrument, details the administration of the test, and reports its results. In addition,…

This publication reports the results of a statewide survey in Texas of 6,000 students, parents, educators, and representatives from business and industry to determine what were felt to be the basic components for student development in career education. The survey was conducted by a steering committee for the Assessment of Career Education, which…

Hauppauge High School has a number of alternatives to educate and motivate seniors. Among these are minicourses in business, industrial arts, and home economics; elective courses; half-day enrollment at the area vocational and technical school; after-school driver education; early graduation programs; work-study programs; and independent study and…

If language arts programs are not to be a hodge-podge, a concerted effort must be made to find common concepts about language which might be the framework for the discipline called "English." Such factors as the contributions of various disciplines to the language arts, the influence of modern learning theory on curriculum design, and…

The purposes of this investigation were to determine whether differences in creative ability exist between white and Negro students, between public and parochial school students, between students of different grade levels, and between sexes. A corollary purpose of this study was to determine how well teachers can identify the creative students in…

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,…

An evaluation of the California Highway Patrol High School Information and Education Program was conducted to determine if the program was effecting a positive change in the attitudes of young people toward law enforcement and law-enforcement officers. A twenty-five item questionnaire was administered to eleventh and twelfth grade students in two…

A semester elective program in English, established as a 2-year course of study for juniors and seniors at Tempe, Arizona, High School, attempts through flexible programming to stimulate teenage interest in English. Adapted from the Trenton, Michigan, study on Appropriate Placement for Excellence in English, the Tempe program is ungraded,…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: English. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for grades 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Each unit contains a subunit on composition activities and eight sample thematic subunits for literature study. The guide is printed and perfect-bound with a paper cover.…

Designed for high school seniors, this unit, consisting of a teaching guide and instructional materials for students, focuses on the nature and meaning of the obligation of an American to his country and himself in regard to military service. Cognitive objectives are to provide students with an understanding of conscription, of the Selective…