A survey of 6th and 12th grade students in a Midwest school district reveals largely indifferent or negative attitudes toward social studies subjects. Forty-six students responded to questions which asked them to name the most important, favorite, and least favorite subjects and to recall what was interesting and uninteresting in former social…

This paper describes the analysis of two commonly used high school (Grades 11 and 12) chemistry textbooks in Singapore to determine if the content presented in the topic of intermolecular forces is consistent with the concepts and propositional knowledge identified by the authors as essential for the learning and understanding of the topic…

Using M. A. K. Halliday's and R. Hasan's concept of cohesion, a study examined statistical accounting of cohesive ties as a means of measuring and evaluating text coherence. Twelve grade twelve students were provided outlines on two topics and asked to write essays for each topic. One group of six students was familiar with the topics, the other…

This mining careers and safety curriculum guide was developed to be used in a senior level high school course (175 two-hour class periods). Course goals include certification that students have completed the forty-eight hours of new underground coal mining training required by federal law. Twenty-three units of instruction are included: History of…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DISCOVER AND ANALYZE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN MOTIVATIONAL PATTERNS AND THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF TALENTED STUDENTS. THE OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE--(1) THE DIFFERENCES IN MOTIVATION TOWARD ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT BETWEEN THOSE WHO ACHIEVE AND THOSE WHO DO NOT, (2) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACHIEVERS AND NONACHIEVERS IN…

DESIGNED FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE STUDENTS IN A COOPERATIVE PART-TIME TRAINING PROGRAM, THIS GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED BY TWO VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS WITH INTEREST, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN HORTICULTURE AND WAS COORDINATED AND EDITED BY A SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST. INCLUDED ARE TEN UNITS, EACH DIVIDED INTO TOPICS. EACH TOPIC INCLUDES A…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GUIDE IS TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STUDENTS OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE AS NURSERY WORKERS. IT WAS DEVELOPED BY A COMMITTEE OF VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHERS WITH ASSISTANCE FROM SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALISTS. UNITS ARE (1) INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURE, (2) CONSTRUCTING, MAINTAINING,…

KNOWLEDGE OF STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS HOME ECONOMICS RELATED JOBS PROVIDED ONE BASIS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING. THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO (1) DETERMINE AND COMPARE THE ATTITUDES OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS WITH NON-HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS, (2) EXPLORE STUDENT INTEREST IN LEARNING HOW TO PERFORM THESE JOBS, (3) DETERMINE LEVELS OF AWARENESS OF THESE…

TO FURTHER DETERMINE A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT'S POTENTIAL FOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN COLLEGE AND ADULT LIFE, THE SCORES OF 18,378 COLLEGE APPLICANTS FOR THE NON-ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCALES OF THE STUDENT PROFILE SECTION OF THE ACT BATTERY AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADES WERE CORRELATED TO DISCOVER THE FOLLOWING--THE STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NON-CLASSROOM…

THIS STUDY EXAMINED "TALENT LOSS" FROM INADEQUATE EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF 1,698 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS FROM 10 SCHOOLS CONSTITUTING A SAMPLE OF THE STATE WERE STUDIED IN RELATION TO SUBSEQUENT COLLEGE ATTENDANCE. STUDENTS RESPONDED TO A PERSONAL DATA FORM, THE COLLEGE IMAGE INDEX, THE SCHOOL AND…

A FINAL REPORT WAS GIVEN OF A THREE-PART STUDY THAT WAS MADE TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN THE ATTITUDES, INTERESTS, AND VALUES OF GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. A RESEARCH DESIGN WAS DEVELOPED TO DELINEATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE GIFTED STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATE THE…

THE INTERESTS OF GRADUATING SENIORS WERE IDENTIFIED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DATA FOR DEVELOPING THOSE AREAS OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION NEEDED FOR PERSONS ENTERING THE LABOR MARKET. ABOUT 38,000, OR 54 PERCENT, OF 70,000 GRADUATES COMPLETED A 22-ITEM QUESTIONNAIRE AND MADE CURRICULUM AND OCCUPATIONAL CHOICES RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND…

FIVE WORKING PAPERS PREPARED FOR A STUDY TO DETERMINE POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN BUCKS COUNTY AND COURSES OF ACTION FOR MEETING THEM ARE PRESENTED--(1) "POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, (2) "CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA," (3) "HIGH…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ANALYZE THE REASONS GIVEN FOR ENTERING SELECTED OCCUPATIONS BY A SAMPLE OF 985 WHITE AND NEGRO NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS COMPRISED OF 271 WHITE MALES, 315 WHITE FEMALES, 167 NEGRO MALES, AND 232 NEGRO FEMALES. QUESTIONNAIRES COMPLETED IN A CLASSROOM SETTING PROVIDED DATA ON STUDENT OCCUPATIONAL AND…

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IS ONE OF THREE OFFERINGS OF THE PRETECHNICAL PROJECT DESIGNED TO REMOTIVATE UNDERACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO, UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM, MAY BE ADMITTED TO THE CAREER PROGRAMS OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DEVELOPED BY A COMMITTEE OF TEACHERS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THE MANUAL IS INTENDED TO ASSIST TEACHERS,…