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Clifton, Rodney A. – Sociology of Education, 1981
Examines the effect of teacher expectations on differences in achievement between German-speaking and French-speaking ninth graders in English-speaking classrooms. Results suggest that teachers base their expectations on student intellectual abilities and previous performance rather than upon ethnicity or other characteristics. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Educational Sociology, Ethnicity
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Brock, Gay C.; Beazley, Richard P. – Journal of School Health, 1995
This study used the Health Belief Model to examine parents' involvement in at-home sexuality education activities for ninth graders. Parents completed surveys after teaching the program. Results indicated the model was limited in helping understand parent-adolescent communication about sexuality, though it provided a conceptual framework for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Grade 9, Home Study
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Yan, Joel; Torjman, Prosper; Clipsham, Dianne; Hamilton, Ann – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Presents resource-based, statistical research projects for Canadian grade 9 geography developed by teachers and librarians at Merivale High School (Carleton). Shares their teaching strategies and materials and discusses the results achieved. Notes that the activities can be transferred directly to other schools, using resources readily available…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Grade 9
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Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1999
Reports the results of detailed observations conducted in four Grade 9 French classes during one school semester in one school district in Eastern Canada. Results suggest teachers were implementing the multidimensional project-based core French curriculum prescribed by the Ministry of Education in different ways. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, French
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Robertson, Christine L.; Cowell, Barry; Olson, John – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1998
Presents a case study of grade 9 curriculum reforms at a urban high school in Ontario (Canada). Explains that students were streamed according to their abilities and interests before the reform. Discusses questions related to de-streaming, especially how teachers contend with mixed-ability classes, and integration with a particular focus on…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Educational Change, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1993
This curriculum guide describes the content of the curriculum of the senior home economics program for high schools in Manitoba. The curriculum, revised to foster both intellectual and personal growth and enhance a positive life-style, encompasses primary skills of inferring, synthesizing, analyzing, and evaluating, as well as a complete range of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Clothing Instruction, Course Content, Family Life Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation and Records Branch. – 1989
This guide to the ninth-grade French test for Alberta students describes the testing program, provides examples of the type of test to be administered in June 1990, and includes an answer key. Information about the testing program includes general objectives, an overview of the program type, students exempted from the test, testing for students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Language Tests
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended for students taking the Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test in Alberta, Canada, this reading test (to be administered along with the questions booklet) contains eight short reading selections taken from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including the following: "Thieving Raffles" (Eric Nicol); "Flight of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended for students taking the Grade 9 Language Arts Achievement Test in Alberta, Canada, this reading test contains 65 multiple choice test items related to the eight selections in the reading booklet and to a cartoon and four additional reading selections within this booklet. The questions examine the student's skills in (1) understanding…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Foreign Countries
Morrison, F.; Pawley, C. – 1987
A study of the language proficiency of students in core French programs in a number of Eastern Ontario (Canada) high schools looked at the listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and oral skills of students in grades 9, 10, and 12. Comparisons were made across and within school districts, and also with previous groups tested. Findings show…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Foreign Countries, French, Grade 10
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1983
This health education guide for grade nine is divided into six sections. A statement of the sub-goal for each section prefaces an outline for achieving that goal: (1) social-emotional well-being: to enhance self-awareness and increase skills that promote personal development and successful relationships; (2) physical well-being: to increase…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dental Health, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Minister's Advisory Committee for the Canadian Awareness Project. – 1981
The activities of the Canadian Awareness Project involved the development and analysis of an assessment of general knowledge and understanding of Canadian history, geography and citizenship as demonstrated by a sample of elementary, junior and senior high school students in provincially-funded schools. Included in this report are the phases…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cultural Awareness, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Harley, Birgit; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Explores direct techniques, such as semantic mapping and formal word analysis, as ways of supplementing the incidental learning of French vocabulary through reading by high school students in immersion and extended French classes. Findings indicate that these techniques can play a positive role in the second language classroom. (38 references)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Grade 9, Immersion Programs
Levi, Marion; Ziegler, Suzanne – 1991
This report is an examination of recommended and actual school-based guidance policies, programs, and practices for young adolescents. The information is drawn from Canadian and international publications, and from a survey of guidance and career education programs for grades 7-8 in Ontario boards of education and schools, called The 1990 Ontario…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Dropout Prevention, Foreign Countries, Grade 7
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Porochiwnyk, Daria – 1982
The ninth grade unit in Ukrainian as a second language, the third in a series, is designed as a teacher's guide for use in Alberta secondary schools. An introductory section outlines the unit's objectives. It is followed by six "concept" sections, each of which charts content and classroom techniques to be used in teaching time-related…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education
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