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Direct linkStrachan, J. Cherie – Journal of Political Science Education, 2008
Extracurricular campus activities mirror the effects of associational life on political participation (Kuh 1995; Pascarella, Ethington, and Smart 1988; Verba, Schlozman, and Brady 1995). As encouraging student participation in such activities can be difficult (Kuh, Schuh, Whitt, Andreas, Lyons, Strange, Krehbiel, and MacKay 1991), this project…
Descriptors: Control Groups, College Students, Class Activities, Self Efficacy
Peer reviewedDynneson, Thomas L.; Hightower, Francis Jeane – Social Studies Texan, 1992
Presents results of a survey questionnaire asking for teacher perspectives on student acquisition of democratic citizenship. States that the survey initially was begun as a field test of the evaluation instrument. Includes the survey questions and percentages of agreement and disagreement in the teachers' responses. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Opinions
Peer reviewedFraser, Barry J.; Smith, David L. – Social Education, 1980
Describes a recently developed test for measuring law-related attitudes among students at the junior high level and suggests ways in which teachers might employ this test in their own classrooms. The test includes all features of a satisfactory test for social studies outlined by Hunkel (1976). (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Citizenship Education, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Download full textEducation Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1983
A series of exercises developed and used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) focusing on citizenship and social studies objectives is provided. Every year since 1969, NAEP has gathered information about levels of educational attainments of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds and young adults (26-35) across the nation. Ten learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Citizenship Education, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedCirrincione, Joseph M.; Farrell, Richard T. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses the Maryland Test of Citizenship Skills and the controversy surrounding its adoption. Presents results of a study of teachers' attitudes toward the test and remediation efforts. Concludes that competency-based testing discourages higher level thinking but encourages recall. Suggests that performance on the test does not reflect students'…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Back to Basics, Citizenship Education, Competency Based Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1983
Procedures for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments of 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students in mathematics and citizenship/social studies are outlined. An overview of NAEP's operation is followed by descriptions of the formulation of mathematics and citizenship/social studies objectives, development and field testing of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Minnesota Literacy Council, St. Paul. – 1998
The handbook is a compilation of current instructional and legal materials for teachers and planners to use in developing citizenship programs. Sections address these topics: the citizenship/naturalization process (English waivers and exemptions, potential problems, and advantages and disadvantages of obtaining citizenship); applying for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Citizenship Education, Class Activities
