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Peer reviewedWavering, Michael J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1989
Determined is the logical reasoning necessary to construct line graphs including a straight line with a positive or negative slope and an exponentially increasing curve. The responses of subjects (grades 6-12) were classified into one of nine categories fitting with Piagetian operational structures. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Graphs, Logical Thinking, Piagetian Theory, Schemata (Cognition)
White, Deborah; Rampy, Leah – 1983
The Agency for Instructional Television (AIT) has established a consortium of 42 state, provincial, and local educational agencies to develop computer/video materials in problem-solving, prepare inservice materials, and define and conduct policy studies. The purpose of this study, which focuses on the last task, was two-fold: (1) to identify…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Delphi Technique, Educational Media
Agency for Instructional Television, Bloomington, IN. – 1984
A series of 28 15-minute video programs in mathematics designed for use in grade 4, It Figures uses a combination of drama and animation to focus on mathematical skills, ideas, and problem-solving strategies. This instructional television series has been used in the United States and Canada since 1982, and a survey of selected teachers using It…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Research, Educational Television, Grade 4
Download full textGoldenberg, E. Paul; And Others – 1988
This report summarizes the work of a two-year project which focused primarily on the problems that students have with algebra in general, and graphs in particular. The first of two major sections in the document deals with the use of computer software to assist in the teaching of graphing. It concludes that thoughtful design and use of graphing…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta. – 1985
This report, the last in a series of three studies on the nature of school administration in Georgia, provides an array of statistical tables and charts, along with interpretive information, on teachers' perceptions of the principalship. These data highlight the following issues: imbalance of the work force; role of the principal; quality and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Graphs
Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA. – 1985
This report provides data to evaluate salary and wage trends in education. The statistical measure used to gauge and compare changes in salaries and wages paid by school systems is the Composite Indicator of Changes (CIC). This measure is designed to reflect changes in much the same way as the Dow Jones Average or the Standard and Poor's Index.…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrators, Clerical Workers, Comparative Analysis
