GRADES OR AGES: Grades 1-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Reading. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has the following major sections: listening skills, word recognition skills, comprehension skills, reading and study skills in content areas. Grade levels are not indicated, as instruction in a skill should begin at the point where it is…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Human growth and development. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is in two parts, K-6 and 7-12, the first being more fully developed. The K-6 guide has a section for each grade, with subsections on individual process, social process, family process, and growth and development process. There…

The purposes of this study are to describe and evaluate the ways in which social conflict associated with racial, economic, political and ecological policies and practices are presented in social studies textbooks for grades three, five and nine. Using a five-step content analysis scheme fifty-eight textbooks adopted for 1971-72 by eight states…

The present guide for the junior high school was prepared by a teacher workshop for the average and above-average student, in the "regular" English program. Program objectives include: (1) Helping students appreciate that language is the basis of all culture; (2) Providing opportunities in a natural setting for the practice of communication skills…

This resource unit for use in Grade Nine is designed to develop specific generalizations about the American market economy. The core of activities centers around a series of economic simulation games. The concepts and generalizations which are introduced in this unit are expanded upon and developed more thoroughly in later units in this curriculum…

Students in grades seven through nine will examine and analyze the political organization, social structure, economic life, and values of the American Colonial period in this quinmester arranged American Studies course. Since the thirteen English Colonies effected the United States development, many of our nations foundations in government,…

This paper illustrates how Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Illinois District 233 addressed the decline in its student achievement results and improved college readiness among its students. This sharp decline caused school officials to stop and reevaluate what they were doing. A review of the facts led to a clear conclusion: "Rigorous…

One of the primary themes of this drama unit is to help students develop an appreciation and respect for diverse traditions. The unit focuses on Jerusalem in the state of Israel, where Jews, Moslems, and Christians find religious inspiration within the walls of the Old City. According to the unit, it is important that students be able to…

This paper argues that understanding the source and development of student motivation for learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is very important for educational purposes. The purpose of this study of 234 Korean 9th graders was to identify the following: (1) Korean students' orientations and motivations for learning English; (2) what kinds…

The development, school district implementation, and initial validation of the Wicat Skills Assessment Test--a computerized testing system for state assessment objectives--are described. Testing with 10,000 students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 began in Texas in 1986-87 and 1987-88. Results support the feasibility for districtwide computerized…

Examines the utility of applying selected elements of the social-learning theory to the examination of youth gangs. Studying ninth-grade public-school pupils, researchers discovered that the social-learning perspective provided insights into gang membership. Group-context offending was related to both social-learning theory and gang membership.…

Describes a study that investigated the use of the computer as a tool for improving high school students' correlational reasoning skills. Treatment of experimental and control groups is described; previous studies of tool-mode computer-based instruction are reviewed; and cooperative group learning and student attitudes are discussed. (Contains 44…

The relationships among attributional beliefs, self-perception of competence, knowledge, and reported use of learning and reading strategies were investigated with 104 fifth graders, 133 seventh graders, and 101 ninth graders with and without learning difficulties. Mediating effects of strategic learning and implications for instruction are…

Asserts that students' opportunities to learn subjects can be organized into sequences that span grades and schools. Examines national patterns in opportunities for learning mathematics and science from grade 8 to grade 10. Finds that the level of mathematics in grade 8 is closely related to that taken in high school, but this is not true of…

Describes a study of ninth graders that investigated the effects of learner and program control over content review in science-related computer-assisted instruction (CAI). Results of posttests, continuing motivation measures, and attitude questions are discussed; and future research is suggested. (35 references) (LRW)