THESE TWO UNITS FOR 12TH-GRADERS INTRODUCE STYLE AS THE UNIFYING CONCEPT OF THE YEAR'S RHETORIC STUDY. THE FIRST, "THE WORLD OF THE WRITER," REVIEWS CONCEPTS TAUGHT IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND FOCUSES ON THE PROCESSES OF CONSCIOUS SELECTION AND PURPOSEFUL SHAPING OF MATERIAL. LESSONS PROVIDED ARE--(1) SEARCHING FOR A WORKABLE AND MEANINGFUL…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE MINNESOTA VOCATIONAL INTEREST INVENTORY (MVII) PATTERNS AND VOCATIONAL ENROLLMENT TO AID IN THE SELECTION AND COUNSELING OF STUDENTS. OVER 1,000 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS IN THE 9TH AND 12TH GRADES WERE TESTED. A VARIETY OF VARIABLES WERE TESTED INCLUDING ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION. THE MVII WAS FOUND VALID IN SOME AREAS AND…

This report documents the Massachusetts Statewide Assessment of Basic Skills in speaking and listening that was conducted during the 1979-80 school year. The four chapters of the report provide information about (1) the survey design and methodology, (2) the performance of twelfth grade students in listening, (3) the results of two measures of…

This report summarizes three separate research studies stemming from a strike of secondary school teachers in metropolitan Toronto in 1975. It examines the effects of the strike on students' academic progress and achievement, as well as effects on retention rates and entry of students into the university and college. It also assesses how students'…

This teaching guide outlines a nine week course on rights and responsibilities for use with junior and senior high school students in Wisconsin. The course consists of ten units and is intended to help students learn about the law, American justice, the Bill of Rights, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to…

This unit for grade 12 is concerned with both the methods and purposes of the historical study of phonology, morphology, and syntax in the English language. The introduction to the unit illustrates language change in Old, Middle, and Modern English versions of "The Prodigal Son" and examines the causes of current language changes as…

The first segment of a two-part general report of a province-wide reading assessment program in British Columbia, this report describes and analyzes the reading test results of students in grades 8 and 12 in the domains of word meaning identification, comprehension of prose, applied reading, and study skills. The chapters of the report provide…

As part of the 1977 British Columbia Mathematics Assessment, over 100,000 students from Grades 4, 8, and 12 were given tests designed to measure mastery of a limited number of important mathematical skills and concepts. Approximately 3,500 teachers of mathematics at seven different grade levels (1,3,4,7,8,10,12) completed comprehensive…

Intended as a tool for cosmetology teachers in Virginia public and private schools, the document is an instructional guide which offers 12 units of study, arranged in a three year course. Materials covered help prepare students for licensure in the State of Virginia and the guide is designed to cover the 1,500 hours required to be spent in the…

This mastery test is designed to accompany unit 4 of the second-semester 12th-grade course, "Comparing Political Experiences." The 25-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…

This second of three units to the 12th-grade first-semester "Comparing Political Experiences" course provides 20 student activities that examine political resources such as wealth, skills, status, information, and ideas. The activities and readings are divided into six sections which stress the alternative patterns of political resources…

Holland's Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) and Super and Forrest's Career Development Inventory (CDI) are recommended in the their respective manuals for use with secondary school students regardless of academic ability. Scores on both instruments for 245 suburban high school seniors in this investigation were well below reported means.…

The definition of critical reading and also the relationship between critical reading and critical thinking, reading, and scholastic aptitude and achievement tests were investigated. The Reading Comprehension Test; Test of Critical Thinking, Form G; Nelson-Denny Reading Test, Form A; Lorge-Thorndike Intelligence Tests, Form A; and Florida…

During the winter semester of 1970 a seminar was conducted for doctoral students in social studies education as a practicum in curriculum development to meet some of the special needs of the small high school, specifically the production of social science independent study packages. The packages produced were one-half Carnegie unit equivalent…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 11 and 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Home economics (consumer economics and management, family development, and housing). ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has two chapters, one for grade 11 subdivided into two sections: 1) Family Development and 2) Textiles and Clothing, and one for grade 12, also in two sections: 1)…