The 135 clock-hour course for the 12th year consists of outlines for blocks of instruction on transistor applications to basic circuits, principles of single sideband communications, maintenance practices, preparation for FCC licenses, application of circuits to advanced electronic systems, nonsinusoidal wave shapes, multivibrators, and blocking…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 9-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Communism. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has five units: 1) "Historical Background of Communism," which gives a brief chronology of events from Czarist Russia to the present day and outlines the organization of the government and the Communist party; 2) "Communism in…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education, including team sports, stunts, tumbling and gymnastics, track and field, swimming, individual and dual sports, physical education for the handicapped, outdoor education, and rhythmic activities. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 16 chapters, each of…

This curriculum guide presents syllabi for seventeen ten-week "midi-courses" for juniors and seniors in high school. For each course, the syllabi contain a course description, goals, subject matter, materials, an annotated list of audio-visual aids, a list of behavioral objectives, some suggested activities, a glossary of terms, and a…

Study of education in history and sociology courses for nonacademic students from grades 11 and 12. A chart shows related units in a sociology course and a classical Greek history course. Main goals of both courses are to widen understanding of education and to clarify students' values about education. Suggestions for textbooks are given. (BC)

Description of a 13-week Renaissance and Reformation course for students from grades 11 and 12 featuring student seminars. Article provides outlines for preparation of student presentations, seminar topics, and evaluation. Course also includes readings, tests, book reviews, class discussions, films, lectures, and socratic lessons. (BC)

Taking notes on a teacher-prepared listening guide helped high school students improve on their performance on essay tests. (MKM)

Explores writing research on the composing process regarding the relationship of the topic selected to the score obtained, the relationship of the score to the use of both an outline and a rough draft, and the relationship of the amount of revision to the quality of essays obtained. (EL)

Reanalysis of data for 13,200 twelfth-grade students indicated that sex has a significant effect on mathematics achievement even after controlling for sex differences in spatial abilities and background and interest in mathematics. Women tend to have less spatial visualization ability, and its effects on mathematics achievement are greater for…

This demonstration booklet illustrates the kind of exercises, test questions, and tasks used in the 2003 assessment of student achievement in reading and mathematics by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Each student will be asked to complete the background section and the cognitive sections for one subject, and the assessment…

This demonstration booklet illustrates the kind of exercises or test questions and tasks used in the assessment of student achievement in reading and writing by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 2002. Each student will be asked to complete the background section and the cognitive sections for one subject, and the…

This examination used tenth- and twelfth-grade pupils from three high schools in Oklahoma. Data from the study suggested that the concepts which schools think they are teaching are not being learned. It is suggested the hypothesis be tested on a much wider sample of science content. (MP)

This study reports a national survey designed to identify the relative importance of the many factors that may be affecting women's participation in mathematics. Results confirm that numerous factors may affect women's and men's participation in mathematics and suggest areas for intervention to increase women's participation. (MP)

Assesses the impact of a school-based sexual risk reduction program on adolescents' knowledge, need for information, problem-solving and communication skills, and intention to talk about and to practice safer sex. Results indicate significant treatment effects with knowledge, perception of skills, and frequency of communication. Other results are…

Presents the results of a study that focused on incidences of prescribed textbook usage in Namibian science classrooms. Indicates teacher dominated textbook use and restricted range of textbook references per lesson. States that the teachers used textbooks for diagrams and data and to verify factual information. (CMK)