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Chávez, Óscar; Tarr, James E.; Grouws, Douglas A.; Soria, Victor M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
We examined the effect of curriculum organization in US high schools where students could freely choose to study mathematics from textbooks that employed one of two types of content organization, an "integrated" approach or a (traditional) "subject-specific" approach. The study involved 2,242 high school students, enrolled in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, High Schools, Textbooks
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Martin, Andrew J.; Wilson, Rachel; Liem, Gregory Arief D.; Ginns, Paul – Journal of Higher Education, 2014
In the context of "academic momentum," a longitudinal study of university students (N = 904) showed high school achievement and ongoing university achievement predicted subsequent achievement through university. However, the impact of high school achievement diminished, while additive effects of ongoing university achievement continued.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Academic Achievement
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Tarr, James E.; Grouws, Douglas A.; Chavez, Oscar; Soria, Victor M. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2013
The authors examined curricular effectiveness in high schools that offered parallel paths in which students were free to study mathematics using 1 of 2 content organizational structures, an integrated approach or a (traditional) subject-specific approach. The study involved 3,258 high school students, enrolled in either Course 2 or Geometry, in 11…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, High School Students, Curriculum Implementation, Teaching Methods
Pebdani, Roxanna Nasseri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Youth with disabilities face significant barriers in achieving positive post-high school outcomes, particularly when transitioning out of high school and entering the workforce, a problem that has been documented and studied by many researchers. The impact of previous work experience has long been viewed as related to positive outcomes when youth…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Job Layoff, Barriers, Transitional Programs