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Peer reviewedByrne, Barbara M.; Shavelson, Richard J. – American Educational Research Journal, 1987
The invariance of a multidimensional, hierarchical self-concept structure for adolescent males and females was studied using 412 male and 420 female 11th and 12th graders. Significant gender differences were found in general, academic, English, and mathematics self-concepts. (TJH)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adolescents, English, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedAnderssen, E. C.; And Others – Adolescence, 1992
Examined secondary school students' (n=364) attitudes toward time use. Three constructs of time-use attitudes were identified: passive fatalistic, egoistic, and conscientious. Several significant developmental patterns of time-use attitudes were found for males and females in grades 8, 10, and 12. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 12
Peer reviewedRyan, A. G.; Aikenhead, G. S. – Science Education, 1992
A sample of grade 11 and 12 Canadian students (n>2000) responded to a national survey concerning the epistemology of science. Results revealed preconceptions held by students involving the nature of science, scientific assumptions, values in science, conceptual inventions, the scientific method, consensus making in science, and characteristics…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
Direct linkMarsh, Herbert W.; Kleitman, Sabina – American Educational Research Journal, 2005
This study showed that working during high school had negative effects on 15 of 23 Grade 12 and postsecondary outcomes such as achievement, coursework selection, educational and occupational aspirations, and college attendance. These effects were found with control for background variables and parallel outcomes from Grades 8 and 10 based on the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Grade 8
Taasoobshirazi, Gita; Hickey, Daniel T. – Astronomy Education Review, 2005
This study uses an existing astronomy software program to encourage inquiry-based learning and argumentation while also ensuring gains on conventional classroom assessments and high-stakes achievement tests. To supplement the software program, a curriculum and three levels of assessment--quizzes, exam, and test--were designed and administered to…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry, Active Learning
Dennis, Dixie; Ballard, Michael – High School Journal, 2002
National statistics reveal an alarming trend concerning the use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, which is better known as ecstasy. Results from the Monitoring the Future survey of 50,000 secondary youth reveal that use among 8th graders rose to 3.1%, 5.4% among 10th graders, and 8.2% among 12th graders. High school faculty and staff must be…
Descriptors: Prevention, Drug Abuse, At Risk Persons, Grade 8
Germeijs, Veerle; Verschueren, Karine – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
During adolescence, one important career-related decision is the choice of a study in higher education. In this article, a new set of measures for different tasks (i.e., orientation, exploration, commitment) that can be distinguished during this career decision-making process was constructed: the Study Choice Task Inventory (SCTI). A sample of 946…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Choice, Decision Making, Adolescents
Download full textOhio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1993
Beginning in February 1994, twelfth-grade students who have passed the Ohio Ninth-grade Proficiency Tests in all areas will take the Twelfth-grade Proficiency Tests in writing, reading, mathematics, and citizenship. This fact sheet describes the Twelfth-grade Proficiency Test in citizenship. The test is designed to measure a twelfth-grade level of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Critical Thinking
Otis Spunkmeyer Foundation, Alamo, CA. – 1993
This handbook serves a four-fold purpose: (1) it functions as a reference guide for counselors using the Otis Spunkmeyer Student Motivational Program (SMP); (2) individuals in other corporations who are interested in sponsoring their own Student Motivational Program (SMP) may use it to train counselors; (3) it serves as a program overview for…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Achievement Need, Adolescents, Grade 10
Denham, Susan M. – 1993
High School marks the end of adolescence and the entrance into adulthood. During his junior and senior years in high school, a young male begins to establish his individuality. This study examines high school students' perceptions of teacher effectiveness based on teachers' age and gender. The researcher focused on gender conflict between young…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Discrimination, Females, Grade 11
Hernandez, Jeanne – 1992
This study was undertaken to explore whether incest, extrafamilial sexual abuse, and physical abuse are linked with different psychological or behavioral consequences, and whether abuse affects males and females differently. In 1989, a survey instrument was administered to all 6th, 9th, and 12th graders in 84% of all the public schools in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Elementary School Students, Grade 12
Badger, Elizabeth – 1990
Data from science and mathematics tests administered to 12th graders in Massachusetts were analyzed to compare the use of multiple-choice items with that of open-ended questions. Specifically, the study was designed to determine the statistical equivalence of the two types of test items, the information yielded by the items, and the grounds upon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Grade 12, High School Students
Loewen, James W.; And Others – 1988
Sex-related bias on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) was studied in a sample of 1,112 students in SAT coaching classes who took the SAT. Of these, 1,028 answered an additional questionnaire (Appendix A of this report) about high school grade point average, perceived abilities, and background. Almost all of the subjects were 11th graders (97.8%),…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Dilworth, Collett B., Jr.; Wilde, Pat – 1978
Two English teachers, one in North Carolina and one in Missouri, structured a correspondence project for their senior English classes so that 60 students at each school exchanged personal letters once each week during the semester. The students responded to the project with an interest and drive that overshadowed their interest in the normal…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction
FERGUSON, EDWARD T., JR. – 1968
A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECT AND COOPERATIVE METHODS OF TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION IN THE COMPETENCY AREAS OF ECONOMIC UNDERSTANDING AND SALES COMPREHENSION USED (1) 251 GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION PROJECT METHOD CLASSES, (2) 299 GRADE 11 STUDENTS IN SCIENCE OR ENGLISH CLASSES, (3) 216 GRADE 12…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Cooperative Education
