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McGhee, Max B.; Cheek, Jimmy G. – 1983
An activity was undertaken to develop written criterion-referenced tests for each of the instructional areas comprising the Fundamentals of Agribusiness and Natural Resources Occupations Program. Designed to be taught at the ninth grade level, the program consists of six major instructional areas: agribusiness management, animal science, plant…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Occupations
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1984
Written in response to requests from local school districts in New York State, this document provides information about the middle grades (grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and the changing nature of students in these grades. The first section reports results of studies on this difficult developmental period that were conducted by three New York school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Thomas, Terry A. – 1989
The purpose was to investigate the long-term impact of the California State University (Sacramento) Academic Talent Search Summer School (ATSSS) by means of a longitudinal follow-up of students at an interval of 4 years. A group of 100 academically talented middle school students (grades 7 through 9) were selected from the 350 participants in the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), Extracurricular Activities, Followup Studies
Gladstone, Carol – 1987
Instruction in reading, writing, and thinking has an important place in all classrooms. A study examined the effect of writing instruction on students' mathematics achievement, as measured by grade point average in math class and scores on the New York State Regency Competency Test in Mathematics. Subjects, 56 ninth-grade students involved in a…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Critical Thinking, Grade 9
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1987
The New Teachers Mathematics Staff Development Program for grades 7 through 9 is a combination of content and methodology. Teachers focus their attention on content, lesson planning, questioning, homework, and testing. This volume contains materials for eight workshop sessions. Sessions included are: (1) An Introduction to the New York City School…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Educational Testing, Grade 7
Craddick, Jan – 1986
To address the lack of academic and social preparation that many rural Alaskans have when they first arrive at college, in 1985 Sheldon Jackson College (Sitka, Alaska) initiated the Early College Incentive Program (ECIP) to expose junior high students to college learning and living requirements, reduce cultural shock (Sheldon Jackson's student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Preparation, Course Objectives
Marshall Univ., Huntington, WV. Dept. of Home Economics. – 1982
Designed to accompany Surviving Today's Experiences and Problems Successfully (STEPS) for 9th and 10th grade home economics courses, this volume consists of individualized learning packages dealing with four areas: management/family economics, human development, housing, and foods/nutrition. The book is divided into four parts. First, the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Competency Based Education, Contraception, Cooking Instruction
Lipman, Matthew; And Others – 1977
This instructional manual is designed to accompany "Lisa," a philosophy reader for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students (ED 137 215). The aim of the course is to encourage children to consider and reflect upon their moral values. Concerned with ethics, "Lisa" is an attempt to understand moral conduct. Emphasis is on having the students learn to think…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Childhood Attitudes, Curriculum Guides, Educational Resources
Powers, Stephen; Gallas, Edwin J. – 1978
Fourth, seventh, and ninth grade students in Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs were tested with the reading comprehension subtests of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, at each of two levels: on-level for each respective grade, and an easier out-of-level form. Approximately half of these students were found to be…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Compensatory Education, Difficulty Level
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1979
This guide presents the "minimum teaching essentials" published by the New York City Board of Education for grades 5-9. Subjects covered include: (1) communication arts; (2) English as a second language; (3) foreign language; (4) home economics; (5) industrial arts; (6) library skills; and (7) typewriting. Study skills for these areas…
Descriptors: Career Education, Child Development, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading
Central Kansas Area Vocational Technical School, Newton. – 1978
These ten sequential instructional modules are intended to assist secondary students in the development of occupational decision-making skills. Designed for grades 9 and 10 (but adaptable to grades 8, 11, and 12), the minicourse covers three areas--values, occupational information, and career decision making (which links the other two areas).…
Descriptors: Ability, Behavioral Objectives, Career Choice, Career Development
Baker, Patricia – 1978
This teaching guide provides information to help junior high school art teachers develop and implement programs based on African art. Objectives are to help students appreciate various types of African art, understand the relationship of African art to European art, and produce Adinkra cloth (a colorful cloth printed with personal symbols and…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Art Education, Cultural Awareness
Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Instructional Planning and Development. – 1979
This curricular framework for the subject area section, Home Economics for Grades 9-12, is one of eight Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) Programs of Studies. A foreword discusses Curriculum and Instruction, Use of the Program of Studies, State and Federal Government in Relation to the Curriculum, Time Allocations and Graduation…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Cape May County Vocational Schools, NJ. – 1980
This first of two parts presents learning activities for four occupational clusters of a ninth-grade cluster program. It contains theory and hands-on activities that explore the occupational requirements and working environment of these areas to help students make intelligent decisions of possible career choices based on levels of interest and…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
Howell, Kay M. – 1967
A pilot project was conducted to determine if there was evidence to support an experimental program for comparison with the current, conventional programs of 9th grade social studies in the East Lansing, Michigan schools. The experimental program was one in which students were introduced into the world of work and spheres of the citizen within the…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, Career Development, Career Guidance
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