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Byrd-Smith, LaVerne – 1989
One population at risk of academic failure comprises students who are of average ability, but who score significantly higher in nonverbal aptitude than verbal aptitude. Careful identification and instructional intervention can help these students to perform better. The findings of two studies are presented. The first study was conducted in 1964…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Grade 6
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1985
This teacher's guide begins with sample unit plans for junior high school art teachers. Unit plans cover specific themes, approaches, objectives, concepts, motivation, resources, study approaches, evaluation, and related activities. A description of how the units relate to the objectives and concepts of the art program's curriculum guide is also…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Education, Educational Objectives
Nolte, William H., Jr.; And Others – 1986
This pregnancy prevention curriculum guide for seventh and eighth grades is based upon the concept that individuals with social behavioral problems such as teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, criminal records, and other disruptive behaviors have a set of symptoms in common. Those symptoms include poor self-esteem, a lack of assertiveness, the inability…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Problems, Coping, Daily Living Skills

Gunderson, Lee – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Discusses large corpus and pedagogical word lists. Develops two word lists based on 80 compositions of second-, fifth-, eighth-, and eleventh-grade students from a metropolitan school district in western United States. Compares both favorably to the Dolch list. Notes remaining need to investigate vocabulary of individual beginning reading texts.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 11
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium, Portland, OR. – 2001
This 15-minute VHS videotape introduces an interdisciplinary math, science, and language arts project for eighth grade. Students learn about and apply laws of motion, linear functions, and technical reporting as they design and present an ultimate roller coaster. The project is organized in five phases that generate knowledge about design…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Grade 8, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools

Haller, Eileen P.; And Others – Educational Researcher, 1988
Meta-analysis was used to assess the effect of metacognitive instruction on reading comprehension. Twenty studies from the reading research literature were compiled and quantitatively synthesized. Results affirm the effectiveness of metacognitive strategies, especially for junior high school students. Textual inconsistency awareness,…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools

Solender, Katherine; Buchanan, Penelope D. – Art Education, 1989
Provides a lesson plan that introduces students in grades seven-nine to artistic depiction of a specific time and place. Explores Joseph Mallord William Turner's "Burning of the Houses of Parliament" as both visual record and emotional interpretation. Lists instructional strategies for description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment

Watson, Jane – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1991
A survey study asked Australian experienced teachers during workshops to rate what they believed to be the most difficult aspects of mathematics in grades seven and eight. Problem solving, number sense, and rational numbers were rated as most difficult. The research question provided a catalyst for action in professional development programs. (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Diagnosis, Grade 7, Grade 8

Kaplan, Cindy – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1998
Presents a questionnaire that eighth grade students fill out to evaluate their mathematics class. Discusses how this evaluation gives the teacher valuable feedback for classroom management and instruction. Also gives insight into students' thinking. (ASK)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Grade 8, Instructional Improvement, Junior High Schools

Maher, Rebecca – Social Education, 2004
In the spring of 2003, the author worked with a team of eighth grade teachers at Asheville Middle School in North Carolina on a project that combined fine art, music, the history of the railroads, and the African American experience in the state and nation. In her classroom, students interviewed a retired train conductor, who was African American,…
Descriptors: African Americans, African American History, Grade 8, Racial Segregation
Monroe, Carla R.; Obidah, Jennifer E. – Journal of Teacher Education, 2004
Although a significant body of research addresses teachers' perceptions of student disruption, the views of African American teachers remain underrepresented. In particular, little is known about African American teachers' disciplinary practices with students of the same race. The purpose of the current study was to examine if and how the concept…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, African American Teachers, African American Students, Middle School Teachers
Eliot, Carol; And Others – 1992
This course guide provides a framework for teaching an ethics course, developed for eighth-graders, that explores the development of values, the decision-making process, and the role of community. Class objectives, procedures, and assignments for 48 class periods are divided into 10 units. Student handouts along with unit assignment lists,…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Culture, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Pearson, Jim; Ingersoll, Tom – 1991
Using primary sources, this unit explores the founding of the 12th and most successful of the English colonies in North America, Pennsylvania. Established by the Quaker civil libertarian William Penn, Pennsylvania was intended to demonstrate that a society founded on mutual respect, tolerance, and individual responsibility could flourish. The…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Colonial History (United States), Grade 5
Parrish-Major, Joan – 1992
This unit is one of a series that presents specific moments in history from which students focus on the meanings of landmark events. To explore the African past it is necessary to examine African civilization before colonization and to expose students to the richness that this past reflects. This unit provides students with a taste of the African…
Descriptors: African History, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Grade 6
Jordan, Lois E. – 1993
This paper examines theories of human development within the context of the models presented by the schools of cognitive learning, behavioralism, psychoanalysis, and humanistic views of growth. Stress is placed on the stages of human development that provides a means of better meeting the needs of students ages 10-14 in the middle school milieu.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research