A 12TH-GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR HOME LIVING IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES ARE--TO DEVELOP SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS OF ADULT FAMILY LIVING AND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MATURITY IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS, TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE PRACTICE IN PLANNING,…

Presents worksheets formulated for high school juniors and seniors to help them learn rules for punctuation. (HTH)

The present study is a multi-phased, mixed methodological investigation of teacher interest. In Phase 1, 12th grade students nominated and quantitatively evaluated teachers who were perceived as helping them learn and become interested in a high school core subject. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that student perceptions of teacher interest…

Despite numerous successes achieved by American schools in recent years, one of the remaining challenges is the large number of adolescents who lack basic literacy skills. Nearly 25 percent of 8th and 12th graders score below the basic level in reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and only 70 percent of all high school…

This report summarizes results from Austin Independent School District 12th graders in the Class of 2008 who responded to the high school student exit survey in Spring 2008.

The instrumented team approach at St. John's High School, South Carolina, succeeds in getting general students to meet serious intellectual challenges because group learning counters the problems of poor reading ability, fear of failure, absenteeism, limited time, and underestimation of the importance of school. (MJL)

Describes a research study where constructivism was used as the rationale for the design, implementation, and evaluation of four technology-based investigations for Year 12 Applicable Mathematics students. Indicates that for learning activities involving school assessment, many students chose not to work collaboratively. (Contains 21 references.)…

In an effort to overcome deficiencies in teaching molecular biology at school, a workshop in an out-of-school laboratory including only authentic experiments was developed. Evaluation of 337 A-level 12th graders followed a quasi-experimental design, with one hands-on group, two non-experimental control groups (at school/in the laboratory), and one…

The purpose of this study was to determine if different teaching approaches produced differences in learning the limit and the derivative concepts in beginning calculus as measured by a common criterion test. An ordered combination of two teaching approaches--the concrete inductive and the abstract deductive--was used for the two sequential topics…

The task of humanizing Shakespeare for high school seniors is not simple but may be done in a variety of ways, all intended to arouse student interest, curiosity, respect, and fondness for the Bard. Gimmicks such as bulletin board signs, pictures, maps, charts, and writings attract attention, as do letters to local newspapers reporting informally…

Details a twelfth grade English class which looked at literature, films, and their connections. Notes how the class eventually broke down the distinction between serious texts available to study in school and the popular texts found outside of school. Concludes that this process of reading and remembering a group of heterogeneous texts provides a…

Describes an English literature assignment which engages seniors in library research on an author, an oral presentation, and creating and grading a writing assignment. (MM)

Describes how the "Iliad" can be taught effectively as a soap opera. (MM)

Reliance on quantitative work has led to understudy of the "underlife" of the classroom. We observed six 11th and 12th grade history and government classrooms, twice a week, for a semester in order to explore whether and how teachers express their personal opinions, permit students to express their opinions, discuss political participation, and…

As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 5900 Culminating…