This study analyzes the relationship between English language attainment and attitudes toward English among Cantonese-speaking secondary school students in Hong Kong. The subjects were 10th grade students from both English- and Chinese-medium schools. Attitudes toward English were measured directly by means of a series of statements concerning the…

This report contains information on the 1980 Basic Skills Assessment Writing Sample that the New Mexico State Department of Education administered to over 1,000 tenth grade students. Sections of the report provide the following information: (1) background data and an explanation of holistic scoring, which was used in the assessment; (2)…

THE LITERATURE PROGRAM OF THE GRADE 10 NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES MAN'S CONCEPTION OF THE WORLD--HIS PICTURE OF NATURE, OF SOCIETY, AND OF MORAL LAW--AND HOW THESE THREE CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN LITERATURE. UNITS COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) "MAN'S PICTURE OF NATURE," (2) "THE LEADER AND THE GROUP," (3)…

In an incidental memory task, second, sixth, and tenth-grade students performed three orientating tasks on different subsets of items in a list of common nouns. In one condition (EPA), children judged words on the Evaluative, Potency and Activity dimensions of the semantic differential. In another condition (EEE) children made phonetic judgments.…

In order to determine the effects of writing for different audiences and in different modes of discourse on the syntactic complexity of compositions written by sixth and tenth grade students, 240 students were asked to write in three different modes (argumentive, descriptive, and narrative) to be read by a teacher and a best friend. There was a…

The lesson plans represent activities carried out in the industrial arts laboratory of Southside Junior High School as part of the Buffalo public school's career education project. Designed for the level of grade 10, these activities provide industrial arts instruction as a means to allow the student to gain awareness of his abilities, aptitudes,…

This curriculum guide for English describes an individualized program for Spanish-speaking students aged 14 through 17, but it can be adapted for speakers of other languages. It outlines a program for all ability levels, except those classified as retarded educable. It formulates 36 lessons for four subjects: English, mathematics, history, and…

The primary goal of the ninth and tenth grade segment of the Ohio Career Development Model is to provide experience related to career areas chosen for exploration by the student and emphasizing individualized activities. One activity is suggested for each of the 15 USOE occupational clusters. For each of these activities the developmental…

This guide is designed to assist educators in developing an environmental education program for use in the ninth and tenth grades. The program guidelines focus on the potential dropout, encouraging the student to continue his education, but also exposing him to environmental understandings that contribute to positive environmental action…

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…

Most of this 10th-grade teaching unit on Robinson's "Richard Cory" is made up of sample teacher questions and student answers which lead students to think about values. Other sections include definitions of tools for poetry and analysis, notes on Robinson's life, and a list of poems on "successful living." A five-page…

This course outline has been prepared as a guide for the tenth grade student in commercial cooking and baking or food management, production, and services. It provides basic experiences in the field of commercial food service, the hotel and restaurant industry and types of food service establishments. The course consists of 90 clock hours, covered…

The paper served as a report on research in progress that attempted to evaluate the effects of group disparity on the occupational choice of southern high school students. It focused specifically on the aspiration choices of 8,802 tenth grade students in 4 southern states: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The relative effects of…

This study developed a semantic differential (SD) instrument to measure self-concept that was not influenced by social desirability. An alpha factor analysis of 53 SD scales produced five interpretable factors for the females and five interpretable factors for the males. A subsequent investigation of the convergent validity of each of the factors…