Summaries of results are presented for student achievement on art exercises from a national art assessment program conducted during 1974-75. Two technical reports document the results of the national assessment. Exercise-by-exercise results are reported in the "Art Technical Report: Exercise Volume" (see TM 006 981). This report, a companion to…

Fifty-eight studies relating to the "knowledge gap" hypothesis (a theory that correlates public knowledge to educational level and mass media exposure) are examined in this report. In the opening sections, the theory is defined, and the early information diffusion studies and public opinion polls that led to its formulation in 1970 are…

One of the goals of science education is to foster critical and scientific thinking skills. However, if the meaning of the terms "thinking critically" or "thinking scientifically" is not clear, these phrases will become vacuous slogans beyond translation in teaching methods and curriculum materials. Therefore, the fundamental aspect of these terms…

This paper summarizes some of the issues involved in educational testing. First, it describes four of the fundamental characteristics of tests: whether they are measures of aptitude or achievement, whether they require students to produce or just recognize the best answer, whether they are interpreted in relationship to the scores of other…

The paper reports on a study of social studies tests and their relationship to National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) curriculum guidelines. The study had two objectives: (1) derive learning objectives based upon the NCSS Curriculum Guidelines (1971) and the NCSS Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education (1976), and (2) acquire a…

This report summarizes a study of citizenship and social studies attitudes and knowledge conducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The survey of citizenship was conducted during the 1968-69 and 1969-70 school years; the survey of social studies was administered during the 1971-72 school year. During the school year 1975-76,…

This paper reviews selected research efforts conducted during the period 1968-78 related to high school economics. More than 17 studies, which were selected on the basis of appropriateness, replicability, representativeness, and relevance, are summarized. The studies are grouped into categories of instruction, attitudes, and student achievement…

Two political socialization issues were explored for 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old youth. The first issue was the extent to which there is a general orientation among American youth toward tolerance. The second issue was the relationship of tolerance among youth to political knowledge and orientation to political participation. A major objective of the…

The report is an assessment of law-focused education projects located in selected cities in Texas during the 1975-76 academic year. The projects were undertaken to positively affect the attitudes and understanding of students toward the role of law in today's society and the influences of law on crime and corruption. Teacher training programs and…

This paper focuses on the way that information from a field test of any new curriculum can be used by an administrator to implement it into a school or group of schools. Suggestions relate to estimating students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and to measuring the extent to which a curriculum is implemented. These factors are considered with…

The problem of the study was to develop and test a training program for county workers who conduct the annual March of Dimes fund-raising campaign. Subjects were Mothers' Marchers, who were divided between an experimental and a control group. Training was given to the experimental group only. Both groups were given a posttest (identical to the…

The study reports the results of a survey of 2,292 13-year olds and 2,173 17-year olds, in Connecticut, using a criterion-referenced assessment instrument designed to test 15 content domains (job satisfaction; occupational levels, fields, and emphasis; occupational trends; occupational levels and education; leisure time; job…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the auto body mechanic occupation. The document opens with a brief introduction followed by a job description. The bulk of the document is presented in table form. Eleven duties are broken down into a…

The general purpose of the occupational analysis is to provide workable, basic information dealing with the many and varied duties performed in the industrial mechanics occupation. A review of the contents will provide a guide for designing and organizing a curriculum for teaching skills and knowledge essential to an industrial mechanic. The…

In 1969, 385 Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service aides conducted an eight week nutrition education program (expanded to 12 weeks in three parishes) for over 18,000 low income homemakers and children in 31 parishes. Initial interviews were used to ascertain nutrition habits and influences thereon, knowledge levels, homemakers' age and…