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Marsha Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Mathematics teachers are continuously looking for ways to improve student learning. New or modified classroom strategies can help teachers reach these goals to increase student achievement, motivation, and confidence in their abilities. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of students working as collaborative pairs in high school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, High School Students, Cooperative Learning
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Naughton, L.; Butler, R.; Parkes, A.; Wilson, P.; Gascoyne, A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
In this article, we report on a pilot study to investigate the use of aspects of team-based learning (TBL) in mathematics to raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged areas. The study involved employing elements of TBL to deliver a mathematics revision course to students who were compulsorily resitting GCSE mathematics in schools…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations
Litisha C. Haynes – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The transition from middle school to high school is known to be one of the most critical times in a student's educational career. Ninth-grade students walk into larger schools; for some physical, emotional, and social developmental stages initiate; many encounter new demands of more rigorous academics; opportunities for participation in various…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Education, Grade 9, Grade Point Average
Ann Mantil; John Papay; Preeya Pandya Mbekeani; Richard J. Murnane – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
Preparing K-12 students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields is an ongoing challenge confronting state policymakers. We examine the implementation of a science graduation testing requirement for high-school students in Massachusetts, beginning with the graduating class of 2010. We find that the design of…
Descriptors: High School Students, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Student Interests
Cellini, Stephanie Riegg; Grueso, Hernando – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2021
We draw on administrative data from the country of Colombia to assess differences in student learning in online and traditional on-campus college programs. The Colombian context is uniquely suited to study this topic, as students take a compulsory exit examination at the end of their studies. We can therefore directly compare performance on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Conventional Instruction
Maria Marta Ferreyra; Carlos Garriga; Juan David Martin-Ocampo; Angelica Maria Sanchez-Diaz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Despite the growing popularity of free college proposals, countries with higher college subsidies tend to have higher enrollment rates but not higher graduation rates. To capture this evidence and evaluate potential free college policies, we rely on a dynamic model of college enrollment, performance, and graduation estimated using rich…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Paying for College, Higher Education, College Enrollment