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Dugdale, Sharon; DeKoven, Elyon; Ju, Mi-Kyung – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1998
A study of 50 students (grade 9) enrolled in a computer course found that home computer access for females was a predictor of early success for using computers as a learning resource and that enrollment in a computer course was greater for females who had access to home computers. Initial advantages diminished with continued use of computers. (PEN)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science
Watson, Jane; Kelly, Ben – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
Although sampling has been mentioned as part of the chance and data component of the mathematics curriculum since about 1990, little research attention has been aimed specifically at school students' understanding of this descriptive area. This study considers the initial understanding of bias in sampling by 639 students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9.…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Sampling, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum
Al-Hilawani, Yasser A.; And Others – 1995
This study explored teachers' behavior as related to effective teaching practices in 8th, 9th, and 10th grade English classrooms in Jordan. The study also examined some variables that could predict teachers' implementation of effective teaching practices and aimed at finding an estimate of the percentage of students in 8th, 9th, and 10th grades…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 10
Dorsch, Nina G. – 1996
This paper is based on a reexamination of data from implementation in 1993-94 of the "Connections" program, a voluntary interdisciplinary program option for ninth-grade students in Cedar City (Ohio). Data gathered from the four teachers (representing English, Physical Science, World History, and Learning Disabilities) and 80 students (including 10…
Descriptors: English, Grade 9, Group Dynamics, High Schools
Butler-Pearson, MaryAnn – 1995
This report describes a practicum which was designed to effect a significant increase in the number of students at a suburban high school who were both aware of and capable of using the online catalog and the CD-ROM reference systems, and who could also successfully communicate via electronic mail through a free network offered by the county…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Mail, Grade 12, Grade 9
Gifford, Nina; Ingersoll, Tom – 1991
The material in this unit is designed to introduce students to the origin and role of ideas in history, especially their role in the lives of ordinary people, in the rapidly industrializing United States of the 19th century. These lessons concern Americans in the great age of industrialization, from 1850 to 1900. Unit objectives include: (1)…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Goal Orientation, Grade 10, Grade 11
Westbrook, Susan L.; Rogers, Laura N. – 1991
A study was designed to test the hypothesis that a descriptive-type learning cycle was insufficient to stimulate students to reason at a reflective level or to develop an understanding of, and facility with, the processes of scientific investigation. In order to test the hypothesis, four classes of ninth-grade physical science students (n=100)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Grade 9, High Schools
Matos, Carmen M. – 1998
A disproportionate number of Hispanic/LEP students are leaving school in the ninth grade. Although dropout programs exist in Florida county school districts, none addressed the special language and culture difficulties, often coupled with socioeconomic problems, of these students. This practicum was designed to reduce the number of Hispanic/LEP…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Exploration, Cultural Relevance, Dropout Prevention
Richards, Janet C.; And Others – 1992
This investigation examined students attending U.S. and Canadian visual and performing arts secondary schools for distinguishing personality characteristics, locus of control, acceptance of talents, labeling, family dynamics, anxiety levels, perceived personal and school problems, and views of peers, artists/teachers, and counselors. One hundred…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Creativity, Family Influence, Foreign Countries
Dale, Helen – 1993
Insights into successful collaborative writing interactions were derived from an analysis of the discourse of three ninth-grade coauthoring triads (groups of three students)--a model group, a typical group, and a problem group. The writing task was an argumentative essay. Students received instruction in collaborative writing through teacher…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Processes, Collaborative Writing
Gallagher, Dennis P. – 1994
This practicum was designed to develop and implement innovative strategies to improve home/school communication and to increase family involvement of hard-to-reach parents in an effort to cultivate healthy home/school relationships and an open and friendly school climate resulting in a more effective high school. The writer established an advisory…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperation, Educationally Disadvantaged, Grade 9
Thompson, Josephine T. – 1991
An intervention program was implemented to reduce absences, stimulate responsibility for assignments, and increase participation in extracurricular activities among disengaged ninth-grade students (N=18). Older students served as role models and peer mentors as they sought to establish that freshmen could control their own success or failure in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Counselor Training, Dropout Prevention
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1991
This study examined dropout rates for the School District of the City of Saginaw, Michigan. Although a longitudinal study of dropouts has been conducted by the school district for over 25 years, this study begins a new format to coincide with State requirements. The dropout rate is defined as the percentage of students in grades 9-12 who leave…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1990
The Family Life Education optional unit of the Manitoba (Canada) Health Education curriculum reflects the current emphasis in health education on preventive medicine, total well-being, and the assumption of individual responsibility for health. The unit as a whole consists of four components: an overview and three grade level guides designed for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Curriculum Guides, Dating (Social), Educational Objectives
Bone, Brenda; And Others – 1981
This teacher's guide to Social Studies was designed for use in the Duval County junior high schools in Jacksonville, Florida. The subjects dealt with are ninth grade American Government and advanced American Government; eighth grade American History and advanced American History; Florida History (for use in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades);…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Education, Curriculum Guides, Geography Instruction