This paper summarizes research relevant to the Austin Independent School District's proposal to move sixth graders from an elementary school (K-6 or K,4-6) to a middle school (6-8) grade grouping. A summary of the evolution of middle-grade education is presented. Three areas affected by grade organization are discussed: academic achievement,…

The interrelationship between historical events and the Israeli elementary and secondary school structure is established to determine the implications for continuing education at these levels. (A 27-item bibliography accompanies the article.) (Author/AG)

The article discusses a study that determined if selected primary and junior high Indian students' self-confidence was related to grade level and to the number of years enrolled in a particular Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school. (KM)

An activity is described which can be used to introduce students to the general divisibility test for nine. (JP)

These three booklets provide information about the Danish primary and lower secondary school (the Folkeskole). The first booklet presents a translation of the major portion of the legislative authority for the schools: Act No. 313 of 26th June, 1975, as amended. The Act is organized in chapters covering (1) the conception and aims of the…

THE PROBABILITIES OF BEING IN SCHOOL AT EACH AGE, FOR ALL MALE CHILDREN AND FOR CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES, ARE PRESENTED IN TABULAR FORM FROM FIGURES OBTAINED FROM "THE UNITED STATES CENSUS OF POPULATION 1960--SCHOOL ENROLLMENT." ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER TENDENCY TO…

This study was an attempt to provide some evidence on the effects of calculator usage with primary-age children. Specifically, the study compared the performance of children who had access to calculators for an extended period of time, and whose teachers used calculators in specified instructional ways, with children who did not have access to…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE ELEMENTARY IDEAS CONCERNING (1) WHOLE NUMBERS, (2) OPERATIONS WITH…

The effects of students' grade level (four, five, or six) and of five variables related to types of open arithmetical sentences on students' ability to solve open-sentence problems were investigated. The five variables were: (1) operation symbol, (2) sentence type as determined by the symmetric property of the equality relation, (3) the position…

This volume provides the appendices to the report appearing as SE 020 236, which is a study of the effects of students' grade level (four, five, or six) and of five variables related to types of open arithmetical sentences on students' ability to solve open-sentence problems. (SD)

This specialized bibliography of foreign language testing materials is composed of three lists. They are: (1) bibliographies of tests, (2) selected published tests, and (3) books and articles on the theory and practice of language testing, excluding general works on psychological testing and educational testing. Some 180 of the 193 citations are…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…