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Westen, Drew; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Used Thematic Apperception Test to assess complexity of representations of people, affect-tone of relationship paradigms, capacity for emotional investment in relationships and moral standards, and understanding of social causality. Findings from 71 second graders and fifth graders (Study 1) and from 49 ninth graders and twelfth graders (Study 2)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Ebbers, Frances – Momentum, 1991
Describes the implementation of a humanities-based curriculum for all ninth and tenth grade students at St. Michael's Academy (Austin, Texas). The ninth grade core is thematically organized, integrating the study of English and religion. The sophomore core integrates world history, world literature, and comparative religions. Describes sample…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Core Curriculum, Course Content, English Instruction

Buriel, Raymond; Perez, William; De Ment, Terri L.; Chavez, David V.; Moran, Virginia R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1998
Study of 122 9th- and 10th-grade Latino high school students examined the relationship of language brokering (informal interpreting for immigrant parents) to academic performance, biculturalism, academic self-efficacy, and social self-efficacy. Results showed positive relationships, with academic self-efficacy being the strongest predictor of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Students, Grade 10

Dickson, Randi – English Journal, 1999
Describes a community project (based on Kenneth Koch's book "I Never Told Anybody") in which students in a ninth-grade English class paired up with nursing home residents, making regular visits to encourage them to write poetry. Discusses finding a place, getting ready, working together, and what students learned about writing poetry and about…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Class Activities, English Instruction, Frail Elderly

Kuhlemeier, Hans; van den Bergh, Huub; Lagerweij, Nijs – Journal of Environmental Education, 1999
In a national assessment program, 57% of Dutch ninth-grade students had a positive attitude towards the environment and 35% were prepared to make sacrifices for the environment. Student knowledge about environmental problems, however, was fragmentary and often incorrect. Environmentally responsible behavior was more strongly connected with the…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Educational Research, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries

Sheets, Rosa Hernandez – Multicultural Education, 1999
Examined ways in which 27 urban ninth graders from diverse backgrounds displayed empowering behaviors and attitudes. Students clearly voiced that they were in control of their actions. Schooling in the urban setting often placed these students in classroom environments in which student empowerment was displayed through acts of resistance and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Environment, Diversity (Student), Grade 9

Rumbaugh, Will – American Secondary Education, 2000
The Rhythm of American Literature, a teacher-made 3-week unit designed for grades 9 and 10, has 3 components: a kinesthetic presentation style, concept development/scaffolding, and foundations for future learning. Students receive a preliminary overview, a notebook with a memorable organization scheme, and a 3-minute lyrical/kinesthetic organizer.…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Delivery Systems, Grade 10, Grade 9

Bardwell, Genevieve; Mathis, Carol – Science Scope, 2000
Focuses on an energy unit in science. Presents examples of student research and activities on heat, coal formation, and biomass to teach about conservation of energy in ecosystems. Provides procedures and questions for two activities. (YDS)
Descriptors: Alternative Energy Sources, Curriculum Design, Earth Science, Elementary Secondary Education

Frost, Richard; Hobbs, Renee – New Jersey Journal of Communication, 1998
Investigates impact of instructional practices involving media literacy education across the curriculum by examining the work of four different teams of ninth-grade teachers. Shows that students' media literacy skills were highest where media education activities were integrated across all subject areas, where both analysis and production…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Critical Viewing, Grade 9, History Instruction
Dropout Prevention for Youth with Disabilities: Efficacy of a Sustained School Engagement Procedure.

Sinclair, Mary F.; Christenson, Sandra L.; Evelo, David L.; Hurley, Christine M. – Exceptional Children, 1998
Ninety-four 7th- and 8th-grade students with learning and emotional/behavioral disabilities received intervention services that incorporated monitoring and school engagement strategies. Half continued to receive services through grade 9. On two of three measures, students receiving continued intervention services were significantly more likely to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Dropout Prevention, Emotional Disturbances, Grade 7

Soyibo, Kola – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1998
Analyzes the structure and skill level of the tasks in the practical activities prescribed in eight process-oriented integrated science textbooks for Caribbean students in grades seven through nine. Results indicate that most of the tasks are structured and deductive in approach. Contains 42 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Grade 8

Napper-Owen, Gloria E.; Kovar, Susan K.; Ermler, Kathy L.; Mehrhof, Joella H. – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1999
Surveyed high school physical educators regarding required physical education programs, examining hidden curriculum about gender equity and culture. Team sports dominated the instructional units. Teachers had problems involving all students in coeducational activities. Female teachers were more apt to teach outside their socially accepted area of…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Cultural Awareness, Educational Environment, Equal Education

Waldstein, Fredric A.; Reiher, Todd C. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
A study examining the contributions of service learning to students' cognitive, affective, civic, and social development surveyed 801 ninth-grade students in 6 school districts over 2 years. Personal development and civic involvement ratings were significantly higher for students who engaged in all three types of service activity: volunteerism,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Cognitive Development, Grade 9, High School Students
Schaal, Stefen; Bogner, Franz X. – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
This study compares two methods of instruction in practical school biology. The content remains the same but two teaching methods are used, one based on workstations (Group 1) and the other a conventional approach (Group 2). The content was a regular 9th grade syllabus issue: visual perception. Method 1 included a phenomenological introduction,…
Descriptors: Science Activities, Student Attitudes, Workstations, Hands on Science
Antzoulis, Vasiliki – English Journal, 2003
Student teaching in New York City on September 11, 2001, forced the author to scrap her carefully planned lessons. Instead, she designed a unit to address the urgent needs of the ninth graders in her care. In this article, the author describes the poetry unit she designed to help students deal with the grieving process and allow them a way to talk…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teaching, Writing Assignments, Grief