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Broadfoot, Patricia – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1987
Notes the proliferation of various pupil profiling schemes as a means of providing additional information about students' knowledge, skills, and personality. Examines the assumptions underlying their use, focusing on the affective curriculum as the impetus for their development. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Smail, Barbara – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1985
Described are the results of a four-year action research project that investigated the reasons for girls' underachievement in science and technology and tested teacher-developed change strategies. Boys participating continued to be much more interested in science than the girls. Changes in option choice behavior were very small for both sexes. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Change Agents, Change Strategies
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Woods, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1984
Three studies which examine the academic achievement of secondary students in British comprehensive schools as compared to their achievement in selective schools are critiqued. Research problems found in each of the studies are examined. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Comparative Education