A study examined the effect of verbal reporting of students' thinking on their performance during an examination. Subjects, 343 high school seniors, were randomly divided into 4 experimental groups, and a different procedure for eliciting students' thinking during a critical thinking test was used for each group. A control group took the same test…

Students at the Chesapeake (Virginia) Technical Center who had reached an acceptable level of competency in trade and industrial education programs used local industrial resources through supervised on-the-job training. A teacher-coordinator provided related technical instruction, which included the formal introduction of employability skills in…

Discusses the teaching of electronics, to secondary school seniors, as a means of building up a wide range of concepts basic to science and engineering. (JR)

The Summer High School Remediation Program was designed to provide remedial instruction for 11th and 12th grade pupils who were two or more years below grade level in reading and/or mathematics. Instruction was provided during the day at four high schools and, in addition, one of the schools conducted an evening session. All participants attended…

This study investigated the effects of the attitude of the reader toward women's changing role on the reader's response to literature that illuminates women's role. Twelve skilled readers, six male and six female high school seniors with I.Q.'s of 120 or above, were selected because their semantic differentials indicated that half favored women's…

Four twelfth-grade students of "distinct" personality types participated in a study of relationships between composing processes and use of cognitive strategies, of relationships between personality type and cognitive functioning, and of the effects of these interrelationships on composing. Personality profiles were drawn based on responses to the…

This report describes the development and implementation of a four-semester course in consumer economics at the 11th and 12th grade levels. Developed by the social studies chairperson of a high school in Woodbury, New Jersey, for a practicum in an ED.D. program, the course is intended to enable students to more intelligently exercise judgment in…

THE MATERIAL IN THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP THE INSTRUCTOR TRAIN STUDENTS TO MEET THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING TRADESMEN. EXPERIENCED TEACHERS DETERMINED OBJECTIVES, DEVELOPED A JOB ANALYSIS, IDENTIFIED THE INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT, SEQUENCED LEARNING EXPERIENCES, AND SELECTED PERTINENT LITERATURE. THE…

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO DETERMINE THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF TELEVISED COURSES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GENUINE INTELLECTUAL STIMULATION TO GIFTED PUPILS IN GRADES 10 THROUGH 12 IN RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS. ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE DESCRIBED IN WHICH A TOTAL OF FOUR COURSES WERE OFFERED DURING THE ACADEMIC YEARS 1959-60 AND 1960-61 OVER THREE…

The purpose of the study was to develop a set of guidelines for the implementation of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as applicable to the stenographic area in business and office education at the secondary school level in the state of Ohio. Part One presents the history and present status of government-supported vocational business education…

Curriculum guidelines for teacher use in organizing and teaching a course to prepare 11th and 12th grade students for entry level child care occupations were developed as part of a pilot study which is reported in VT 006 870. Major emphasis of the program included orientation to the world of work, types of child care services, duties of the child…

Curriculum guidelines for teacher use in organizing and teaching a course to prepare 11th and 12th grade students for entry level food service occupations were developed as part of a pilot study which is reported in VT 006 870. The 1-year program requires 2 hours daily plus 10 hours per week on-the-job work experience. Content areas are: (1)…

The purpose of the study was to explore the extent to which a prototype multi-media self-instructional system comprised of 48 lessons can be used to help grade 11 and 12 students acquire defined levels of Gregg shorthand capabilities. Criteria for measuring student competencies and performance objectives at interim points and at the completion of…

These instructional materials ("Commonalities in Occupations," 11th year and "Experiences in Occupations," 12th year) are for teacher use in conducting interdisciplinary occupational education courses for high school juniors and seniors. The development of these materials followed 3 years of pilot experimentation by a team of…