THIS TEACHING GUIDE FOR TRIGONOMETRY IS THE FINAL UNIT OF A SERIES OF 12 UNITS FOR AN EXPERIMENTAL COURSE IN MATHEMATICS FOR GRADE 9. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED. A GLOSSARY OF MATHEMATICAL TERMS FOR THE 12 UNITS CONCLUDES THE REPORT. (RP)

THIS TEACHING GUIDE IS THE THIRD OF FIVE EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS CONCERNING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING A REVISED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM IN GRADE 8. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF POLYNOMIAL EXPRESSIONS (UNIT 8) AND POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS (UNIT…

THIS TEACHING GUIDE IS THE FOURTH OF FIVE EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS CONTAINING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING A REVISED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM IN GRADE 9. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF (1) OPEN SENTENCES IN TWO VARIABLES (UNIT 10) AND (2) RELATIONS…

THIS GUIDE OUTLINES THE MINIMUM MATERIAL FOR WHICH STUDENTS OF NINTH YEAR MATHEMATICS - COURSE 1 - ALGEBRA WERE HELD RESPONSIBLE ON THE REGENTS EXAMINATIONS BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1966. THE REPORT ALSO PRESENTS THE SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE ALGEBRA COURSE AND POSSIBLE SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING THE MATERIAL TO STUDENTS. (RP)

Describes an interdisciplinary pilot program for ninth graders at Bronxville (New York) High School using three teachers (representing social studies, English, and art) to teach an ancient history unit. The varied learning activities were based on the Coalition for Essential Schools' driving forces: personalization, the student as worker,…

Because ninth grade is such a tough year for many students, some school districts have created special academies or other programs to provide special attention to students in the first year of high school. Studies show that ninth-graders have the most discipline incidents and retentions, and are most likely to drop out. In this paper, the author…

THIS EXPERIMENT TESTED AND EVALUATED THE CHANGE IN ACHIEVEMENT AND ATTITUDE TOWARD MATHEMATICS OF NINTH-GRADE, ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA PUPILS SUBJECTED TO TWO METHODS OF INSTRUCTION. TWO HYPOTHESES WERE TESTED--(1) CLASSES TAUGHT BY INDIVIDUALIZED AND TRADITIONAL METHODS DO NOT DIFFER IN NINTH-GRADE ALGEBRA ACHIEVEMENT AND (2) INDIVIDUALIZED AND…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS CONTAINING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING A REVISED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM IN GRADE 9. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM USE ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF (1) SETS, (2) ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS, (3) THE SET OF INTEGERS, AND (4)…

A YEAR COURSE IN NINTH-GRADE SCIENCE WAS IMPROVED BY THE EVALUATION OF EACH LESSON USING A LEARNING PROFILE STUDENT RATING TECHNIQUE.THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION, TO MEASURE IMPROVEMENTS, TO TEST EFFECTIVENESS OF NEW MATERIALS, TO SUGGEST WAYS OF IMPROVING INSTRUCTION, TO EVALUATE ACTIVITIES ON A…

VISUAL AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS WERE TESTED TO DETERMINE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN A 1-YEAR NINTH-GRADE ALGEBRA COURSE. TESTS WERE GIVEN TO AN EXPERIMENTAL AND A CONTROL CLASS AFTER EACH UNIT TO ASSESS LEARNING. IN ADDITION, EACH STUDENT USED A POTENTIOMETER TO INDICATE THE LEVEL OF LEARNING EACH MINUTE OF THE LESSONS. ELECTRICAL SUMMATION EQUIPMENT…

An increasing number of urban districts are scrapping traditional high school grade structures, changing their retention policies, and devising more flexible routes toward graduation to address high dropout rates. Educators in Baltimore, Boston, Houston and Rochester, New York say they are particularly focused on the 9th grade, a year when many…

This resource guide was prepared to offer teachers and supervisors practical suggestions for the teaching of science to the pupils in the Career Guidance Program. The material presented parallels, as closely as possible, the regular science program for grade nine. However, many of the basic concepts and skills were drawn from the seventh year and…

AN EXPERIMENTAL NINTH-GRADE PROGRAM IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL STUDIES, ENGLISH, SCIENCE, HOME ECONOMICS, AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS WAS DESCRIBED. APPROXIMATELY 200 TEACHERS AND 3,000 STUDENTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED IN THE EXPERIMENT. INCLUDED IN THE CUE SYSTEM WERE (1) PACKAGES OF NEWER MEDIA MATERIALS, (2) CURRICULUM GUIDES, (3)…

The Materials in this bulletin indicate suggested teaching procedures needed to implement the teaching of "mathematics, 9th Year" as outlined in Curriculum Bulletin No. 3, 1958-59 series, Course of Study Mathematics 7-8-9. Whereas the course of study suggests the application of mathematical principles such as commutativity,…

Background: This longitudinal study examines the long-term effects on the achievement of students at a diverse suburban high school after all students were given accelerated mathematics in a detracked middle school as well as ninth-grade "high-track" curriculum in all subjects in heterogeneously grouped classes. Despite considerable…