This mastery test is designed to accompany unit 2 of the first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course. The 27-item multiple-choice test was developed by the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. in conjunction with the project directors to determine whether the unit objectives have been achieved. The test measures student…

This mastery test is designed to accompany unit 3 of the first-semester 12th-grade course, "Comparing Political Experiences." The 26-item multiple-choice test was developed by the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. in conjunction with the project directors to determine whether the unit objectives have been achieved. The test measures…

The third unit of grade 12 of the FICSS series (Focus on Inner City Social Studies -- see SO 008 271) examines the role of business, industry, and labor and how they interact with the government and the military. The unit deals with the concepts of power theory, corporation, corporate power, unions, union power, and mass society. Power theory…

To provide data for the construction of an 11th or 12th grade health occupations course in a rural high school, an extensive study was made of health needs and health occupation opportunities in the Rocky Mountain region and also of the official state plans for health facilities. From this analysis, the 10 entry-level occupations of ambulance…

The objectives of this experimental 12th grade economics course begin with an understanding that "economic analysis applies a set of basic concepts and their interrelationships to problems (involving) economic scarcity." Fifteen basic concepts are to be learned (e. g., want, markets, money, etc.) as well as the definition and vocabulary…

Similar results were obtained here to those reported in TM 000 052: Random and chronological item arrangements yielded equivalent scores; the cognitive tests were again limited predictors of posttest achievement; and there was no consistent pattern as to the learning curve providing the test fit for all students, even though these monitors…

GRADES OR AGES: 9-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Home economics; clothing and related areas. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide provides for four semesters with special provision for high school boys and adults. There are six main sections: 1) basic clothing and grooming for the teenager; 2) clothing construction and consumer education for the…

GRADES OR AGES: 9-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Home economics, foods and related areas. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into five main sections: 1) basic meals for families; 2) foods and nutrition for families; 3) foods for families and guests; 4) food and family management; and 5) recipes. Each section contains a topical outline…

The interest of college-bound high school seniors in applying for college-based military officer training programs was assessed. Comparisons were made between surveys conducted in 1972 and 1973. It was found that the Air Force and the Navy ROTC scholarship programs were the most popular with the youth surveyed. Higher likelihood of applying was…

This report describes an instructional package designed to replace a set of unsatisfactory textbooks used to teach State history, government, and geography to 4th-, 7th-, 11th-, and 12th-grade students in Virginia. The format of the package, taking what is described as the "inquiry approach", revolves around a series of short television…

The purpose of the study was (1) to identify certain career guidance needs of high school vocational education students that would normally be expected to be served by a school's career guidance program, (2) to determine the extent to which these needs were being met in Texas public schools, and (3) to determine the relationship between school…

This study examined the effects of two instructional practices on cognitive response to three sonnets at the sense level of comprehension. The subjects were twelfth grade students in an elective English program who had not had work in poetry that year before the experiment. One teaching method dealt with morphological, lexical, and syntactical…

Seminars were developed to give francophone students in rural areas intellectual stimulation and experience outside their normal study programs. The aim was to develop French education and to promote French culture for these secondary students. Subject areas were psychology, sociology, and comparative religion. Sixty-one students in grades 10, 11,…

The report summarizes the results of a questionnaire completed by 436 tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students in six Washtenaw County high schools during the 1970-71 school year. Content areas of the survey include: driving experience, driving record, driver education, exposure to drinking and driving information in school and on the mass…

The development, field testing, and analysis of one component of New Mexico's statewide evaluation system, a set of 18 objectives-based tests administered to high school seniors in 56 districts, are summarized. The focus of this component is on providing: (1) information to school districts about the performance of their seniors on certain…