The mathematics performance of 1,098 learning disabled (LD) Florida tenth graders on the Florida State Assessment Test-II was evaluated. LD students tended to perform better on skills requiring literal use of numbers and worse on skills requiring application of mathematical knowledge. Employers' ratings supported the importance of skills tested.…

Examined the relationships among global self-concept, self-concept of academic ability, and academic achievement of 211 10th-grade Black American adolescents. No significant relationship was found betwen global self-concept and academic achievement, although the relationship between self-concept of academic ability and academic achievement reached…

The instability of aptitude-learning relations over time is examined. Four tenth grade classes were taught an imaginary science for four days. Achievement and aptitude measures were obtained. Results indicated aptitude-achievement instability over time, as exhibited in different aptitudes being required at different points during instruction.…

Briefly describes a program used in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri. (JM)

Explores the reading-related perspectives of participants in a 10th-grade global studies class. States that the study was conducted according to the qualitative research tradition associated with symbolic interactionism. Finds that opinions of success differed between student and teacher: students felt success meant a good grade, and teachers felt…

Investigated relationship of career goal and self-esteem among 221 high school sophomores and juniors. Students completed Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; teachers rated students' self-esteem using Self-Esteem Rating Scale for Children. Found that, on both instruments, adolescents with some career goals had significantly higher self-esteem than did…

Examined self-concept and academic achievement among 229 tenth-grade students. Results revealed that global self-concept and self-concept of academic ability correlated positively with academic achievement, but the relationship between self-concept of academic ability and academic achievement correlated more strongly than the relationship between…

A survey of 181 tenth graders in New York high schools revealed that they were most uncertain of their ability to refuse sex under pressure or after using alcohol/drugs and to purchase condoms and use them consistently. Students with lower self-efficacy were twice as likely to have had sex and five times less likely to have used condoms…

A study of 1,176 Taiwanese 10th graders showed that they tend to perceive their learning environments as less constructivist than they preferred. Those with more constructivist than empiricist beliefs about science felt that environments did not provide sufficient opportunities for social negotiation, integration of prior knowledge, and meaningful…

Assessed the health knowledge of predominantly Mexican American adolescents, noting gender differences. Surveys examining 11 health knowledge categories indicated that, in all but one category, students answered less than half of the questions correctly. Students knew the most about nutrition and the least about communicable diseases. There were…

Used data from the first followup of the National Education Longitudinal Study to examine predictors of school-based sports participation during 10th grade. Sports participation during adolescence related to gender, coming from a high socioeconomic status background, engaging in other outdoor activities, admiring an athlete, self-perception of…

Design strategies directly related to the development of instructional materials for rule learning were investigated. Findings indicated: 1) the degree of divergence between instances showed that contrasting, not matching, features resulted in better performance; and 2) two contextually similar rules learned simultaneously, not successfully,…

This document explains the curriculum development notation system for the Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada) schools to ensure that the legal requirements for education are met. Tenth grade geography is used to explain how to cluster the notations into a coherent system that provides curriculum area, course title, unit title, and generalization. This…

Various data on the 397 participants who identified themselves as orthopedically handicapped in the national "High School and Beyond" study were compared to data on nonorthopedically handicapped participants. Findings, and speculations regarding them, are offered. (Author/MT)

Introduces students in grades 10-12 to photo-realism and the work of Ralph Goings. Observing the work "Collins Diner," students discover the elements of photo-realist work and how it differs from other art movements. Includes instructional strategies, student activities, and background information on the movement and the artist. (GEA)