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Hazelwood School District, MO. – 1970
GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has three main sections: 1) kindergarten-grade 6; 2) required courses, grades 7-11; and 3) electives, grades 10-12. In each subsection the objectives are listed, an outline of the course is given, concepts and suggested activities are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Economics, Elementary School Curriculum, Geography
Reading Community Schools, OH. – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Science. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for elementary grades, middle grades, and high school. The first two sections are further subdivided by grade level and the last section is subdivided by course. Sections are laid out in four columns across two…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Becker, Jerry P., Ed. – 1992
In 1986 the United States (U.S.)-Japan Seminar on Mathematical Problem Solving convened to compare the state of problem solving in the classroom and in research in the two countries. The data and results given in this paper are the results of research conducted in the United States in response to the 1986 seminar. The U.S. and Japanese research…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
White, James Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2004
The opportunity and right to obtain a free public education provides the opportunity for all Americans to achieve success socially, financially, and professionally. The public education system has endured decades of changes as it attempts to address social, cultural, and academic issues that arise as the nation evolves. The public education system…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Public Education, African American Students, Males
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Harley, Birgit; And Others – Language Learning, 1995
Investigates the relationship between age of arrival in the second-language environment and a preference for prosodic versus syntactic cues to sentence interpretation in English. The study found that older English-as-a-Second-Language learners were just as likely as the younger ones to attend to prosody rather than syntax. (43 references)…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cantonese, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis
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Wild, Lauren G.; Flisher, Alan J.; Bhana, Arvin; Lombard, Carl – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: This study investigated associations among adolescents' self-esteem in 6 domains (peers, school, family, sports/athletics, body image and global self-worth) and risk behaviours related to substance use, bullying, suicidality and sexuality. Method: A multistage stratified sampling strategy was used to select a representative sample of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Self Concept, Suicide, Adolescents
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1995
This study assessed the strengths, weaknesses, and degree of implementation of the Manitoba (Canada) Physical Education curriculum in grades 4, 8, and 11. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations resulting from a review and interpretation of the findings by the Physical Education Educators on the grade level Technical Advisory…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
BABYLON, SALLY; HAYES, ALFRED S. – 1966
A SUPPLEMENT TO THE INVENTORY OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN READING AND ENGLISH PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 1966 IS PRESENTED. A NEW TOPICAL INDEX WAS ADDED WHICH SHOULD INCREASE THE USEFULNESS OF THE SUPPLEMENT. PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EVALUATE AND TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF READING AND ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ARE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Programs, Curriculum Research, English
Zaff, Jonathon F.; Malanchuk, Oksana; Michelsen, Erik; Eccles, Jacquelynne – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2003
Researchers have theorized that programs to promote positive citizenship should begin with an opportunity for adolescents to participate in civic activities, such as community service or political volunteering. In this report, authors expand this theoretical perspective by arguing that programs to promote positive citizenship may need to begin by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Social Environment, Public Policy, Cultural Context
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Applebee, Arthur N.; Langer, Judith A.; Nystrand, Martin; Gamoran, Adam – American Educational Research Journal, 2003
This study examines the relationships between student literacy performance and discussion-based approaches to the development of understanding in 64 middle and high school English classrooms. A series of hierarchical linear models indicated that discussion-based approaches were significantly related to spring performance, controlling for fall…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Literacy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods
Iadicola, Peter – 1980
The impact of school racial context (percentage of Anglo students in school and degree of Anglo peer group integration) and student background characteristics (sex, race, educational attainment of father of school racial context differed for Blacks intentions was addressed. A random subsample of Anglo (1,367), Black (1,172), and Hispanic (430)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Anglo Americans, Blacks
HAYES, ALFRED S.; AND OTHERS – 1966
PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO EVALUATE AND TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF READING AND ENGLISH IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. THE DESCRIPTIONS OF PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED BY STATE AND BY LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION. THE NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONNEL ARE INDICATED CLEARLY. THE INVENTORY INCLUDES INFORMATION ON…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Black Dialects, College Students, English Curriculum
Hazelwood School District, MO. – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: Grade K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Language arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has seven sections: 1) listening (K-12); 2) speaking (K-12); 3) reading (K-12); 4) writing (K-12); 5) special areas, including speech, dramatics, debate, creative writing, Latin, Spanish, French, German, journalism, and reading efficiency,…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Curriculum Guides, Debate, Dramatics
Reading Community Schools, OH. – 1968
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for elementary grades, middle grades, and high school. The first two sections are further subdivided by grade level and the last section is subdivided by course. Sections are laid out in four columns across…
Descriptors: American History, Civics, Curriculum Guides, Economics
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1995
This study assessed the strengths, weaknesses, and degree of implementation of the Manitoba (Canada) Physical Education curriculum in grades 4, 8, and 11 in French Immersion Schools. This report presents the conclusions and recommendations resulting from a review and interpretation of the findings by the Physical Education Educators on the grade…
Descriptors: Athletics, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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