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Nomi, Takako; Raudenbush, Stephen W. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2016
In 2003, Chicago launched "Double-Dose Algebra," requiring students with pretest scores below the national median to take two periods of math--algebra and supplemental coursework. In many schools, assignment to Double Dose changed the peer composition of the algebra classroom. Using school-specific instrumental variables within a…
Descriptors: Algebra, Educational Policy, Pretesting, Mathematics Tests
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Kim, Yanghee; Lim, Jae Hoon – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
This study examined whether or not embodied-agent-based learning would help middle-grade females have more positive mathematics learning experiences. The study used an explanatory mixed methods research design. First, a classroom-based experiment was conducted with one hundred twenty 9th graders learning introductory algebra (53% male and 47%…
Descriptors: Females, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, White Students