either of these two columns means that 13 States reported this topic and it appeared in 13 different guides. Any variation of this is footnoted on the page where it occurs. The instructional topics are arranged in table 2, within each category by the highest frequency of mention first to the lowest frequency for the total number of States and number of guides reporting the topic, (see column 2), under junior high school grades (7, 8, and 9)). Consequently, the listing of frequencies of mention under senior high school grades does not always follow this arrangement, (see column 4). The total frequency of mention, columns 3 and 5, indicates the total number of times the topic was reported in all 39 guides, the junior high school (grades 7, 8, and 9) or the senior high school (grades 10, 11, and 12), respectively. Thus, in the subject area of drawing and planning, under the category of "Lines, 'Blueprints', and Symbols"; the topic of "Alphabet of lines" appeared for the junior high school (grades 7, 8, and 9) in 13 guides, representing 13 States, 57 times. And, for the senior high school (grades 10, 11, and 12) in 10 guides, representing 10 States, 39 times. The data can be interpreted this way throughout table 2. A dash in a column indicates the topic did not appear at that grade level. Table 2.-Instructional topics reported in 39 industrial arts State curriculum guides of 22 States, by subject area, according to frequency of reporting, and by grade level: 1953-58 Table 2.—Instructional topics reported in 39 industrial arts State curriculum guides of 22 States, by subject area, according to frequency of reporting, and by grade level: 1953-58-Continued Table 2.-Instructional topics reported in 39 industrial arts State curriculum guides of 22 States, by subject area, according to frequency of reporting, and by grade level: 1953-58-Continued |