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Show DAVIS NOVEMBER 13, 1985 REFLEX-JOURNA- ACT scores below norm. By very closely al - texts. FARMINGTON Davis County college-bounstudents ACT scores are at or below the national average, for the most part. IN DATA released to the school board, Asst. Supt. Gayle Stevenson noted English scores stood at 18, vs. 18.4 for the state and 18.1 nationally; math registered 16.4 average for the district vs. 17 statewide and 17.2 nationally; social studies came out 17.4 both for the district and national tallies while the state listed 17.8. Only in natural science did Davis students score above the national average. The 2 .7 compared to 2 .2 but statewide, test scores averaged 21.8. The Davis composite registered 18.5 vs. 18.6 nationally and 18.9 for the state as a whole. 8 outn.Davis.Couh Of the language test results, he said a committee is looking TOM BlISSELBERG Editor Reflex-Journ- at ways to improve those scores to even changing ilij d 1 THE HIGHEST score came in reading, with 9th graders registering a 66, 50 being the national norm. On the low side, 6th graders managed an even 50 in language, that figure rising to 54 by 9th grade. "Using information such as maps and graphs but rose to 62 by 9th grade. brought an even 50 in 6th grade advanced In a review of the districts placement test results, Mr. Stevenson noted a steadily increased number of students participating, two in three passing. THAT SAVES thousands of dollars, oserall, as students can receive college credit for classes they d otherwise have to pay 1978-7348 candidates comregular tuition but can waive. In over in five scoring high three with 513 examinations just pleted enough to gain credit. 1 NOTING only three in five students nationally take the ACT vs. three or four in Utah, Mr. Stevenson said further the state experienced a rather significant increasee in scores." Its a question of how much time do you spend on teaching g criterion vs. regular, related classroom material, he explained. Although results were graphed for each high school those figures werent released. Science has always been one of our best but math gives the greatest loss, the administrator noted. two-ye- This past school year, nearly twice as many, 649, competed, taking 992 tests. Some 656 gained scores of "3" or passing or better for a 66.1 percent rate. ar test-takin- THE STATE has kicked in funding for advanced placement over the past three school years, giving Davis more than its enrollment share, Mr. Stevenson said. The district's enrollment makes up about percent of all state public school students but 15 percent of that A.P. money came to Farmington. 1 THE ACT test is used in 28 states by colleges and universities as a criterion and taken by high school juniors and seniors. g In further data released to the board of education. Dr. Dallas Workman, elementary curriculum director, presented Stanford Achievement test results. WHILE ALL scores were above the national norm except 5th grade language, Dr. Workman noted a somewhat typical decline in math scores. He attributed that to very little formal h math training in Utah in grades. Family Portraits 1 Monetarily, the funding has grown from under $50,000 for the 1983-8school year to $108,976 this year. by 4 test-takin- RON BOSWELL of a class program, students can save THANKS to the hundreds of dollars in tuition, many times. Add that to books and possible living expenses plus the fact some can trim a semester-quarte- r or two from their college careers, and thousands may be trimmed from that college bill for many students. test-for-- 8th-9t- Professional Photographer your Own Home Done in the Convenience Single or Group Sittings Call For Appointment Wcckdav, 292-814- 2 6.9p.m. 9-- 9 Saturdays p.m. Dads should be emotional Fathers of the future will have to become less achievement oriented and more emotional if they want to succeed with their families, a Weber State College psychologist said. 5 c DR. WILLIAM S. Rybicki, a counselor in the Weber State counseling center said that most men are afraid of and dont want to develop the feeling side of fatherhood, but he said that, with the evolving nature of the family unit, change is imperative. If women are becoming more work oriented, then men have to Dr. become more emotional, Rybicki said. MOST MEN avoid those kind of changes, he said, and it will almost have to be a life or death issue for them to do it. Men dont want to give up that power, he said. He noted that, because of the womens movement, men are allowing and even encouraging their wives to have careers or jobs of their own. Men, however, are reluctant to adapt their roles to fill some of the void created when the mother leaves the home. HE SAID, The assumption has been that the womans role can change, but the mans does not, but you cant have changes in one without changes in the other. He continued, If you want the wife to have a job the man has to be 2rWDIMT! willing to take some of those responsibilities and I'm not just talk- tough work and in order to develop that emotional side men have to be willing to give up something in the achievement area. He said, "The traditional father sees himself more as an authoritative figure, but he should develop his ow n capacity to be emotional in constructive ways, something as basic as knowing how to listen, ing about vacuuming the front room. THE WSC counselor said that fatherhood provides the best avenue for a man to develop his emotional relationships, and that such development benefits both the man and the child. THAT, HE said, will bring deep- Somehow men have to get out er love between the father and child and encourage more indi- of the idea that work and achievements are the definition of success, he said. viduality. "The child and family benefit when the father is capable of being an emotional provider, he said. DR. RYBICKI explained that the emotional side of relationships is re- I employment. 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