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Robinson, J. N. – Economics, 1974
Using a university-owned computer, English secondary schools participate in a game to stabilise the course of their "nation's" economy over a 20 year period. Information provided to participating students is included in the article. (JH)
Descriptors: Budgets, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economics Education, Financial Policy
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Washington, DC. Economics and Statistics Administration. – 1992
This teaching supplement from the U.S. Census Bureau is designed for educators in grades 5 through 12. The Bureau offers it as a way of addressing the needs and concerns of teachers as they attempt to include statistical information about the everyday world in an effort to meet new educational standards. The supplement is presented in order to…
Descriptors: Demography, Geography Instruction, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
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Barbella, Peter – Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Presented are two examples including data sets for which calculating various elementary statistics will reveal something new about the data. The objective of these examples is to show the student what various statistics may reveal, or not reveal, about a given data set. (PK)
Descriptors: Data, Data Analysis, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education
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Cothron, Julie H.; And Others – American Biology Teacher, 1989
Described are teaching methods used to teach measures of central tendency to middle and high school students. Discussed are quantitative and qualitative data, basic experimental terms, a general overview of data analysis, data charts for quantitative data, qualitative data analysis, and extensions for older students. (CW)
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, Laboratory Procedures, Science Activities
Gibson, Duncan, Ed. – World Eagle, 1990
Ten issues of a monthly social studies resource, each with a different topical focus, are included in this document. The issues focus on: the American family; the environment; the developing world; U.S. and world population; U.S. and world energy; the arms race; employment and housing; world product and trade; social programs in the federal…
Descriptors: Graphs, Human Geography, Instructional Materials, Maps
Tourangeau, Roger; And Others – 1987
This manual was produced to familiarize data users with the procedures followed in data collection and processing of the fifth follow-up survey of the National Longitudinal Survey of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS-72) and to provide documentation for use of the file. The data file is a computerized data base, which is available on magnetic…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Databases, Followup Studies, High School Students
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Div. of Accountability. – 1989
The North Carolina End-of-Course Testing Program was established to provide student, school, and school system information about achievement in high school courses. This report describes: (1) "Characteristics of Biology Students"; (2) "Student Performance on the Core Test"; (3) "Anticipated Final Grades and Scores on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, Educational Assessment, Science Achievement
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Campana, Phillip J. – Foreign Language Annals, 1983
A report of comprehensive efforts within Tennessee to determine the extent of support in individual schools, school systems, counties, and congressional districts is reported, including the simple formula used. Also described are some of the linguistic maps and statistical tables in the report and the possible applications for teachers in other…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Models, Public Opinion
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Chapel, David – Social Studies Review, 1995
Maintains that few statistical representations are as tenuous as public opinion. Maintains that social studies students need to be taught to analyze statistical data carefully. Presents and discusses four guidelines for students reviewing statistical information. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Citizenship Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematics Instruction
Gill, Douglas H. – 1986
Activities of a Pierce County, Washington, cooperative established in 1983 to unify the delivery of instructional services to secondary special education students in a vocational education context are reported. The report is divided into two major phases: Phase I, A Determination of Secondary Vocational Education Staff Input and Involvement in the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Enrollment Trends, Individualized Education Programs, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Plummer, Robert; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1993
Uses a graphing calculator to predict the record for running a mile, throwing a shot put, and high jumping for any year in the future and the probable record for any year before statistics were kept, based on the statistical analysis of prior records. Data tables and a computer program are provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Athletics, Data Analysis, Educational Technology, Graphing Calculators
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O'Reilly, James E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Outlines the simple exercise of measuring the length of an object as a concrete paradigm of the entire process of making chemical measurements and treating the resulting data. Discusses the procedure, significant figures, measurement error, spurious data, rejection of results, precision and accuracy, and student responses. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Error of Measurement, Higher Education
Rossi, Robert J. – 1987
Project MAP (Model Accounting Plan) is designed to test a demographic system for monitoring the within-school and post-school transitions of special education participants. Implemented at the local level, this system produces data to inform school-level decision-making. In addition, the data that are produced can be aggregated for use at higher…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Decision Making, Disabilities
Frymier, Jack; And Others – 1992
The Phi Delta Kappa Study of Students At Risk assessed who is at risk, what puts students at risk, what schools are doing to help those students, and how effective these efforts are. Data were provided on at-risk students in 85 U.S. and Canadian communities by teachers who knew each student best and had access to a student's school records. This…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Sheram, Katherine – 1993
This teaching guide accompanies "The Environmental Data Book," published by the World Bank. Environmental and development statistics are presented for discussion and analysis. Indicators of environmental quality and economic development are defined with accompanying charts and maps. Activities accompany each lesson, along with a worksheet at the…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Demography, Developing Nations, Economic Factors