Relationships among high school females' self-perceptions on sex-stereotypic attributes and their occupational aspirations and expectations were investigated. Two measures were administered to, and data were collected from, 200 randomly selected females in grade 12 from a large urban school district. Occupational choice was measured by two…

Over 1,100 published tests including over 5,400 subtests, keyed to educational objectives of secondary education, were evaluated by measurement experts and educators. The tests were evaluated specifically with the concerns of grades 11 and 12 in mind. Upon a test's or subtest's assignment to one of the educational objectives, it was subjected to…

This mastery test is designed to accompany the introductory unit to the second-semester 12th-grade "Comparing Political Experiences" course. The 27-item multiple-choice test was developed by the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. in conjunction with the project directors to determine whether the unit objectives have been achieved. Since…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 11 and 12. SUBJECT MATTER: Fashion arts and marketing. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into two main sections, one for fashion arts and one for marketing, each of which is further subdivided into sections for grade 11 and grade 12. Each of these subdivisions contains from three to six subject…

In this study, the behavior and attitude patterns of high school juniors and seniors in northeastern Wisconsin have been examined with respect to recreational activities and water quality conditions. Most popular activities were identified in order as swimming, boating, fishing, waterskiing, sailing, and duck hunting. Location of participation in…

From a random sample of high school juniors and seniors in northeastern Wisconsin, this study obtained information concerning the subjects' participation in water recreation activities, their perceptions of water quality, and attitudinal data in related areas. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed by chi-square methods to check…

This booklet is designed as a guide for experimentation with the course of study in English-speech language arts for senior high schools. The theme for the twelfth-year course is "The Individual's Quest for Universal Values," and the emphasis in twelfth-year language-arts classes is on values of the inner life, on values in the arts and sciences,…

The purposes of this study were to extend the investigation concerning the limitations of quantitative data, explore the need for and use of qualitative data, and to evaluate two chemistry courses (CHEM Study and Modern Chemistry, 2nd edition). In his research, the investigator conducted a partial evaluation of these two courses and assessed the…

The 135 clock-hour course for the 12th year consists of outlines for blocks of instruction on transistor applications to basic circuits, principles of single sideband communications, maintenance practices, preparation for FCC licenses, application of circuits to advanced electronic systems, nonsinusoidal wave shapes, multivibrators, and blocking…

The purpose of the study was to find out if there were any significant differences between the self-concepts of Mennonite adolescents and public school adolescents. Twenty-five Mennonite adolescents and twenty-five public school adolescents, all of whom were twelfth-graders, were given a self-description inventory in which they were to answer sets…

The development and preliminary validation of an instrument to measure attitude toward school subjects (GRASS) is described. An item pool consisting of 30 items was generated and refined. A 23 Likert item scale was then administered to 893 eleventh and twelfth grade high schools Ss. A principal component analysis and obliquimax transformation…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 9-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Communism. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has five units: 1) "Historical Background of Communism," which gives a brief chronology of events from Czarist Russia to the present day and outlines the organization of the government and the Communist party; 2) "Communism in…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Physical education, including team sports, stunts, tumbling and gymnastics, track and field, swimming, individual and dual sports, physical education for the handicapped, outdoor education, and rhythmic activities. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into 16 chapters, each of…

This curriculum guide presents syllabi for seventeen ten-week "midi-courses" for juniors and seniors in high school. For each course, the syllabi contain a course description, goals, subject matter, materials, an annotated list of audio-visual aids, a list of behavioral objectives, some suggested activities, a glossary of terms, and a…

Study of education in history and sociology courses for nonacademic students from grades 11 and 12. A chart shows related units in a sociology course and a classical Greek history course. Main goals of both courses are to widen understanding of education and to clarify students' values about education. Suggestions for textbooks are given. (BC)