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Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1983
This health education guide for grade seven 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, Disease Control, Environmental Education
Sigurdson, Sol E., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This manual describes programs to educate seventh grade "differentiated" students in language arts and mathematics. Differentiated students are defined as those who are about two years behind their peers in a given subject; both academic performance and behavior characteristics are factors in students being encouraged to take the…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Educational Opportunities

Scott, Judith A.; Jamieson-Noel, Dianne; Asselin, Marlene – Elementary School Journal, 2003
This study examined where, how often, and how effectively vocabulary instruction occurred in 23 ethnically diverse upper-elementary classrooms in Canada. Data revealed that only 6 percent of school time was devoted to vocabulary knowledge development, with 1.4 percent devoted to vocabulary development in academic subjects. Most instruction…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Byrne, Barbara M.; Schneider, Barry H. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1988
For 241 normal and 132 gifted fifth graders and 113 normal and 117 gifted seventh graders in Ottawa (Ontario), exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses investigated the factorial validity of the Perceived Competence Scale for Children (PCSC). Overall, the PCSC demonstrated sound psychometric properties. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academically Gifted, Age Differences, Competence
Burnham, Brian – 1983
Research was conducted to investigate the in-school use of results of the Canadian Tests of Basic Skills reading and mathematics batteries administered in the elementary schools of the York Region Board of Education (YRBE). Interviews were conducted with school administrators, guidance counsellors, and teachers. Test uses included reporting…
Descriptors: Administrators, Basic Skills, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Durksen, Virginia, Ed.; McCord, Barb, Ed. – 1989
Responsible citizenship is the ultimate goal of social studies. Basic to this goal is the development of critical thinking. Social studies content is organized around knowledge, skill, and attitude objectives that should be pursued simultaneously. The objectives are discussed, a program rationale is presented, and the program content is summarized…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Economics, Foreign Countries
King, Alan J. C.; And Others – 1988
This report contains the findings from a survey of over 38,000 youth in grades 7, 9, 11, and the first year of college or university, designed to obtain a cross-sectional perspective of the development of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Also included…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries
Pepin, Michel; Dorval, Michel – 1986
This paper presents the results of two studies which were performed to assess the effects of the practice of an interactive video game on spatial visualization test scores. The first study used 70 Laval University undergraduate students as subjects, while subjects for the second study were 101 seventh grade students from the area of Quebec City.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Analysis of Covariance, Computer Simulation, Foreign Countries
Loranger, Michel; Pomerleau, Cleo – 1980
Social and affective objectives are being increasingly accepted as integral parts of the school curriculum. Generalization effects produced by a training program in classroom participation skills were analyzed for two classrooms of seventh-grade boys with reading, writing, and disciplinary problems. Subject, situation, and behavior variables were…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavior Change, Class Activities, Foreign Countries
Randhawa, Bikkar S. – 1980
Scores on mental ability and academic skills for 1958 and 1978 of representative sample of grade 4 and 7 classes in Saskatchewan were compared. The selected students were administered appropriate levels of the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Tests, and the Canadian Tests of Basic skills in vocabulary, reading, language skills (spelling, capitalization,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Correlation

Roberts, Douglas A.; Orpwood, Graham W. F. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1982
Compares two methods of teaching in two grade seven science classes in Ontario (Canada) that illustrate how students can attain different sets of objectives while mastering the same subject matter topic. Shows how different sets of classroom events can be interpreted in terms of differing curriculum emphases. (Author/LC)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Analysis, Course Content, Course Objectives
Zumbo, Bruno D.; Gelin, Michaela N. – Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies, 2005
The present study introduces and demonstrates a new methodology for item and test bias studies: "moderated differential item functioning (DIF)." This technique expands the DIF methodology to incorporate contextual and sociological variables as moderating or mediating effects of the DIF. Specifically, this paper explores differential…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Multiple Choice Tests, Mathematics Tests, Numeracy

Kruk, Ihor – 1982
This seventh grade curriculum unit in Ukrainian as a second language, the first in a series, is designed as an introduction to Ukrainian in Alberta (Canada) secondary schools. An introductory section offers ideas and suggestions for classroom teaching technique, cultural instruction, and teaching method or medium. These recommendations are not…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education

Tay, May Ping; And Others – 1994
This study examined the generalizability of the internal/external (I/E) frame of reference model of academic self-concept development. The "external" component of the model refers to comparing one's achievement with one's peers; in LISREL causal modeling, this external comparison is presented as positive paths. The "internal"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Adolescents, Generalizability Theory, Grade 7
Sherman, George – 1988
New York State is placing a new emphasis on Canada as part of their new social studies program. This reflects the increased importance attached to a global approach to education and also a recognition of Canada's importance to the United States. This guide is designed to help teachers make sense of, and to teach, understandings found in the grade…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Class Activities, Cultural Interrelationships, Curriculum Enrichment