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Paredes, Vincent – 1990
The progress of sixth-graders in elementary and middle schools was compared in terms of achievement test scores, attendance, discipline, and grade point average. Three groups of sixth-graders from the Austin schools were examined: (1) 1987-88 sixth-graders for 3 years (grades 6, 7, and 8); (2) 1988-89 sixth-graders for 2 years (grades 6 and 7);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Attendance
Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum. – 1976
The City of Chicago's curriculum guide for public school Spanish native language instruction in grades 7, 8, and 9 has two sections, one in English and a corresponding one in Spanish. The program is primarily, though not exclusively, oriented toward the large Mexican immigrant community in the city with varied academic skills and experience with…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. Bureau of French Education. – 1987
The official curriculum for the second three years (seventh, eighth, and ninth grades) of the Manitoba Department of Education's nine-year core French language program is presented. The guide, intended for teachers, outlines the program's curriculum committee membership, program requirements, philosophy, objectives, content, recommended…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
Written in response to requests from local school districts in New York State, this document provides information about the middle grades (grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and the changing nature of students in these grades. The first section reports results of studies on this difficult developmental period that were conducted by three New York school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Rawers, Lois J. – OSSC Bulletin, 1984
This report describes an exemplary Oregon middle school that incorporates a comprehensive program of academic instruction and activity, a community of dedicated staff and involved students, and an orderly environment marked by a businesslike approach to teaching and learning. Outstanding components of Philomath Middle School's climate for learning…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Computer Literacy, Discipline Policy
Matiella, Ana Consuelo – 1988
This family life education teaching unit comprises 11 lessons whose primary purpose is to help Latino students, grades 5 through 8, identify cultural pride as a source of self-esteem. Student activities include the following: (1) describe how being part of a cultural group contributes to a sense of uniqueness; (2) identify cultural similarities…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Matiella, Ana Consuelo – 1988
This student workbook is comprised of 11 lessons to help Latino students, grades 5 through 8, develop self-esteem through cultural pride. Each lesson begins with an illustration that reflects the content of the lesson, and an introductory page. The introductory page includes the following: (1) a "dicho," a proverb or saying used to pass…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
Thomas, Terry A. – 1989
The purpose was to investigate the long-term impact of the California State University (Sacramento) Academic Talent Search Summer School (ATSSS) by means of a longitudinal follow-up of students at an interval of 4 years. A group of 100 academically talented middle school students (grades 7 through 9) were selected from the 350 participants in the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Extracurricular Activities, Followup Studies
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1987
The New Teachers Mathematics Staff Development Program for grades 7 through 9 is a combination of content and methodology. Teachers focus their attention on content, lesson planning, questioning, homework, and testing. This volume contains materials for eight workshop sessions. Sessions included are: (1) An Introduction to the New York City School…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, Grade 7
Lipman, Matthew; And Others – 1977
This instructional manual is designed to accompany "Lisa," a philosophy reader for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students (ED 137 215). The aim of the course is to encourage children to consider and reflect upon their moral values. Concerned with ethics, "Lisa" is an attempt to understand moral conduct. Emphasis is on having the students learn to think…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Childhood Attitudes, Curriculum Guides, Educational Resources
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1979
This guide presents the "minimum teaching essentials" published by the New York City Board of Education for grades 5-9. Subjects covered include: (1) communication arts; (2) English as a second language; (3) foreign language; (4) home economics; (5) industrial arts; (6) library skills; and (7) typewriting. Study skills for these areas…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Development, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
Schon, Isabel; And Others – 1981
It was hypothesized that a positive improvement in Hispanic junior high school students' Spanish and English reading abilities, reading attitudes and academic self-concepts would result after being provided special reading time with a wide variety of reading materials in Spanish. An experimental (E) group of approximately 200 grade 7 and 8…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis
Baker, Patricia – 1978
This teaching guide provides information to help junior high school art teachers develop and implement programs based on African art. Objectives are to help students appreciate various types of African art, understand the relationship of African art to European art, and produce Adinkra cloth (a colorful cloth printed with personal symbols and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Art Education, Cultural Awareness
Estes, Cynthia – 1978
This consumer education capsule focuses on credit financing, with emphasis on the rights and responsibilities of using credit. It is intended for use in conjunction with seventh or eighth grade mathematics textbooks when teaching computation of simple interest. Activities require from four to six hours of instructional time. Specific objectives…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Credit (Finance), Financial Needs
Fitzpatrick, Ann-Marie; And Others – 1976
Designed so that 100 to 125 heterogeneously grouped 7th and 8th grade students and a team of 5 core teachers might experience and discover the natural and historical "treasure" in the Parker River area of Massachusetts, this interdisciplinary unit centers on a hike to Parker River (6.7 miles) and visits to a cemetery, a monument, and Old…
Descriptors: Activities, Affective Objectives, Art, Cognitive Objectives
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