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Raivetz, Mark J.; Bousquet, Robert J. – 1987
The administration of the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT) in the Trenton (New Jersey) School District and the impact of a voluntary summer tutorial program on HSPT scores were examined. New Jersey requires that all ninth graders take the HSPT, and that all school districts achieve a 75 percent passing rate to become state-certified. The same…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 9, High Risk Students
Howard, Edward H. – 1986
Writing tests are part of the mandated statewide proficiency examination in Nevada. The ninth-grade screening test and the eleventh-grade diploma-certifying test require that a student write a paragraph and a business letter, each on an assigned topic and each at an acceptable level of proficiency. Pilot tests, extended discussion, and statistical…
Descriptors: Essay Tests, Grade 12, Grade 9, Graduation Requirements
Hecht, Deborah; Tittle, Carol Kehr – 1990
The Mathematics Assessment Questionnaire was designed to sample thoughts and feelings of students in grades 7 through 9 in relation to solving mathematical word problems. Test development studies began in 1986-87 with a review of research and literature and the writing of sample statements that were evaluated by 16 experienced teachers and…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Data Collection, Grade 7, Grade 8
Fernandez, Ricardo R.; Velez, William – 1989
This document combines a review of the literature on Hispanic high school dropouts and urban dropout prevention initiatives with an analysis of the findings of a study of the individual, family, school, and community characteristics of Hispanic ninth grade students in predominantly minority high schools in American cities. The study was designed…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Grade 9
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1989
This book of instructional activities for grades nine through twelve contains Delaware's State Content Standards for English Language Arts. The standards were developed in 1985 by a committee of teachers representing all grade levels. Used as a basis for curriculum planning in school districts throughout Delaware, the standards were designed to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1985
A bulletin for teachers and students provides specific information about the design, construction, and scoring of Alberta's Grade 9 French Language Arts Achievement Test that was administered in June 1986. An introductory section describes the purpose, nature, and administration of the achievement testing program in general, the students tested,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Essay Tests, Foreign Countries, French
Dockrell, W. B. – 1986
Scotland has a system of national surveys of achievement intended to provide information for educational policy and practice. Testing of middle school students in the areas of mathematics, reading, English, and science, is designed to provide national information as opposed to information about individual pupils, schools or local authorities. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, Educational History
Shemesh, Michal; Lazarowitz, Reuven – 1986
This study investigated the effects on the performance of different age group students of: (1) method of task presentation; (2) format of test questionnaire; and (3) the numerical content of the tasks. The sample consisted of 556 students from grades 7, 9 and 12. The tasks, used for assessing reasoning skills, were taken from the Video-Taped Group…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Data Analysis, Essay Tests, Grade 12
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Intended for students taking the Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test in Alberta, Canada, this booklet contains the writing portion of the test, which requires the student to write an expository composition in response to four reading selections within the framework of a given situation. The booklet contains space both for planning and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Assessment, English Instruction, Expository Writing
Helgeson, Stanley L. – 1988
In 1986, a total of 11 different populations involving more than 1000 schools and more than 20,000 students participated in the Second IEA Science Study (SISS). This digest discusses findings related to curricular patterns and student outcomes. Ratings were done at grades 5, 9, and 12, to ensure that the achievement tests reflected the science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Education, Elementary School Science
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
The course materials included in this guide are intended to introduce students to the manufacturing industry and its relationships with society, individuals, and the environment. The following topics are covered in the nine learning modules: manufacturing and society and manufacturing systems; manufacturing materials and processes (types of…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Behavioral Objectives, Design, Grade 10
Hepburn, Mary A. – 1977
An interdisciplinary environmental education program was introduced on an experimental basis into high school social studies and science courses in an effort to produce competencies in environmental problem solving. Ninth and tenth grade classes in a suburban school district in Atlanta participated in the study. The ninth graders were of average…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Environmental Education
West Chester School District, PA.
This curriculum guide presents nine units for the study of world cultures in the ninth grade. The guide has been designed as one component of an ongoing comprehensive social studies program. Among the social sciences concepts which the units develop are cultural diffusion, prejudice, task specialization, urbanization, nationalism, and ethics.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Course Objectives, Cross Cultural Studies
Bacza, Gerald L.; And Others – 1978
Two ninth-grade curriculum development projects were carried out over a three-year period (1975-78) in West Virginia at Point Pleasant Junior High School and at Wahama Junior/Senior High School. Known as Project Open, these projects resulted in the development and classroom testing of two new technology-based courses called "Career…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Communications, Curriculum Development, Failure
Kleine, Richard E.; Hamme, Randall – 1978
The result of a curriculum development project known as Project Open, this curriculum guide offers an elective course on transportation systems for ninth graders who are participating in the Career Exploration in Technology (CEIT) program and who have completed the eighth-grade course on manufacturing systems. The course, which spans two…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Competency Based Education, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
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