The major program components of the Chemistry 30 curriculum are outlined in this document. These key elements include: (1) process skills; (2) psychomotor skills; (3) attitudes; and (4) concepts (subject matter). Each of the components has been assigned an emphasis rating (expressed in a percentage) and a priority rating (designated by a ranking…

The major program components of the Physics 30 curriculum are outlined in this document. These key elements include: (1) process skills; (2) psychomotor skills; (3) attitudes; and (4) concepts (subject matter). Each of the components has been assigned an emphasis rating (expressed in a percentage) and a priority rating (designated by a ranking of…

Physics 30 is a 12th-grade science course for students in Alberta, Canada. This document is the final test for the course. Intended for administration during January 1989, it contains 49 multiple-choice questions and four written-response questions. Two-and-one-half hours are allowed for completing the test. No answer key is included since scoring…

A representative group of 4,000 California high school seniors was randomly assigned one of five essay topics. Each essay was given two independent ratings based on criteria specified for each topic by an advisory group of English teachers. On the basis of the scores, a representative subset of 750 essays was randomly selected from the top…

Meant to study post secondary educational and vocational activities, the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) is reported to have consistently succeeded in overcoming diminishing response rates and sample attrition found in other longitudinal surveys. The purpose of understanding the focus and experiences affecting…

The fourth mail and personal interview followup survey from October 1979 to May 1980 is reported as part of the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS). The report is methodological, historical and descriptive in nature, but contains no analytical results. Reference to earlier reports is provided in determining post…

A STUDY WAS MADE TO DEVELOP A QUICK AND ACCURATE METHOD FOR MEASURING OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, ADDING TO KNOWN EXPLANATORY AND PREDICTIVE TECHNIQUES CONCERNING THE OCCUPATIONAL SELECTION PROCESS. "LEVEL OF OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION" (LOA) WAS THE CONCEPTUAL FOCAL POINT OF THIS PROJECT. SUBJECTS OF THE PROJECT, APPROXIMATELY 450…

THIS GUIDE IS FOR TEACHER USE IN PLANNING A SHORT COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS PROGRAM FOR 11TH AND 12TH GRADE BOYS AND GIRLS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY ARLINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS, VIRGINIA, AND THE CONTENT WAS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF HOME ECONOMICS TEACHERS, A PRINCIPAL, AND A FEW SELECTED STUDENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE A SERIES OF…

THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO 8,709 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. OF THIS NUMBER 4,279 WERE FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND 4,430 WERE DIOCESAN SCHOOL GRADUATES. 6,006 PLANNED TO WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATION, AND 2,643 PLANNED TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. FOR THOSE GOING ON TO COLLEGE 16.6 PERCENT PLANNED TO STUDY ENGINEERING, 16.4 PERCENT TEACHING,…

SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR INTEGRATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEGRO INTO SOCIAL STUDIES DISCUSSIONS, AND ARE PRESENTED IN GUIDE FORM FOR TEACHERS OF 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS. THROUGH THE USE OF DISCUSSIONS, FILMS, RECORDINGS, AND SPECIAL REFERENCES, INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEGRO CAN BE GIVEN. IT CAN BE PRESENTED IN SUCH DIVISIONS AS DEMOCRACY, BIOLOGICAL…

Relationships among high school females' self-perceptions on sex-stereotypic attributes and their occupational aspirations and expectations were investigated. Two measures were administered to, and data were collected from, 200 randomly selected females in grade 12 from a large urban school district. Occupational choice was measured by two…

Over 1,100 published tests including over 5,400 subtests, keyed to educational objectives of secondary education, were evaluated by measurement experts and educators. The tests were evaluated specifically with the concerns of grades 11 and 12 in mind. Upon a test's or subtest's assignment to one of the educational objectives, it was subjected to…

This mastery test is designed to accompany the introductory unit to the second-semester 12th-grade "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. Since…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 11 and 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Fashion arts and marketing. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two main sections, one for fashion arts and one for marketing, each of which is further subdivided into sections for grade 11 and grade 12. Each of these subdivisions contains from three to six subject…