A MANUAL ON GRAMMAR USAGE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING IN SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUMS. THE MANUAL WAS FOR TEACHERS AND CONTAINS 96 GRAMMAR USAGE ITEMS WHICH COULD BE PROFITABLY TREATED IN SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADES. THE CONTENTS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CROSS-REFERENCES. THE MANUAL WAS BUILT ON…

Self esteem is found to be significantly related to feelings toward parents and peers in grade 8 and 11 subjects. If a developmental shift in the relationship between self esteem and feelings toward friends occurs, it does so slowly, showing only a slight beginning by the 11th grade. (Author/DEP)

Provides a brief chronology of events which took place in the development of the statewide eighth grade assessment of history/social science in California. Describes the content of the tests and lists the names of the individuals who served on the various development committees. (JDH)

Sex-related differences in achievement were studied in a random sample of 130 schools, using data from the Second International Mathematics Study. No significant differences were found in arithmetic, algebra, and probability and statistics; for geometry and measurement, boys were more successful. (MNS)

The reader's role in constructing stories is explored, and the role of participants in shaping a group text is examined. Parts of discussions by two groups of eighth-graders are reproduced and interpreted. (MT)

Compared the Self-Concept of Ability Scale and the Self-Perception of Attainment Scale for their ability to predict reading achievement as measured by the California Achievement Test. Results from 187 eighth graders revealed that both scales were significant predictors of reading achievement. (NRB)

Mathematics and science achievements have been assessed in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and its repetition (TIMSS-R). Most existing reports are largely separated into the subject domains. This article is focused on an examination of the relationship between mathematics and science achievements based on student test…

Presents suggestions for writing paragraphs along with techniques and common transitional words and phrases. (RB)

A report that highly creative architects often moved as children cannot be generalized to the population in this study. (Authors/CB)

Described is an elective course in Creative Thinking in the Maple Heights, Ohio, school system. (MB)

A study designed to investigate a method examining some of the processes involved in students' forming of mathematical concepts in an experimental mathematics course. Results suggest that the card sorting task offers a useful tool for use in evaluation programs. (FL)

Measures the effects of tape recordings alone, tape recordings and printed texts, and printed texts alone on the comprehension, oral reading, and vocabulary abilities of eighth-grade students and reports no significant differences with any method. Bibliography. (MD)