A study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a curriculum for increasing the cultural knowledge and self-esteem of minority group Filipino elementary school students residing on the island of Guam. The sample consisted of four fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes attending four Catholic schools. The total number of students in each…

In preparation for evaluation of programed spelling instruction, a grade 5 spelling program was designed, teachers were given special training, and an educational motivation scale was developed. Of the three subject groups used to carry out the investigation--(1) control, taught by the conventional method; (2) experimental, taught by programed…

This volume contains information on a pilot writing program, involving approximately 900 kindergarten through fifth grade students, designed to test the impact of emphasizing written composition during the language arts instructional period only, as compared to emphasizing composition skills during both language arts and social studies/science…

The Virginia Beach City School System has utilized an experimental school year plan known as 45-15. Under this plan, schools remain in session throughout the year and students are assigned to one of four attendance cycles which begin 15 days apart. As a result of the staggered attendance pattern, only three groups (cycles) of students are in…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a book which purposes to elucidate the connection between the development of pupils and their assimilation of knowledge and habits in the experimental grades of a new system of elementary education. Various methods of investigation were used: observation during lessons,…