[The American Way: Rules, Laws and You. An Assessment of Law-Related Competencies. Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Levels. Tests and Supporting Materials.]

Institution	Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg.
Titel	[The American Way: Rules, Laws and You. An Assessment of Law-Related Competencies. Primary, Intermediate and Secondary Levels. Tests and Supporting Materials.]
Quelle	(1976), (81 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; Citizenship Responsibility; Elementary School Students; Elementary Secondary Education; Government Role; High School Students; Junior High School Students; Knowledge Level; Law Enforcement; Laws; Legal Education; Political Attitudes; Political Science; State Programs; Student Attitudes; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Junior High Schools; Sekundarstufe I; Wissensbasis; Gesetzesvollzug; Law; Recht; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Staatslehre; Politikwissenschaft; Politische Wissenschaft; Regierungsprogramm; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The Assessment of Law-Related Competencies includes tests for three different levels: primary, covering grades K-4; intermediate, covering grades 5-8; and secondary, covering grades 9-12. Most of the items in the three multiple choice tests are intended to measure cognitive knowledge of various law-related concepts, including: nature and types of social groups, need for laws within and between groups, individual rights embodied in the U.S. Constitution, process of law making, role and nature of law enforcement, types of correctional institutions, and ways that society reinforces responsible behavior. A number of items, especially in the primary level test, focus on student attitudes in the following areas: developing understanding of other people's feelings, respecting other people and property, observing and obeying laws, and valuing the democratic form of decision making. These instruments were developed and refined over a three year period as part of a Law-Related Education project of the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, and were used during the 1976-77 school year as part of a statewide summative evaluation program. Norms were based on the scores of 1,321 students in grades K-12. (Author/MV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC