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Content Analysis of Children's Mathematics Proficiency
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Lee, Joohi; Fox, Jill; Brown, Amber L. – Education and Urban Society, 2011
In this study, 244 children (average age: 61 months) and their parents from the Dallas and Fort Worth metroplex area in Texas were surveyed to investigate children's proficiency in mathematics content on numbering, sizes, comparisons, and shapes. The researchers investigated children's proficiency in mathematics associated with children's gender,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Content Analysis, Gender Differences, Mathematical Aptitude
"Let the Games Begin."
Clark, Farland – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Describes an innovative approach, for fourth graders who were reviewing mathematics for the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test, called the TAAS Olympics. Provides guidelines for the program format, preparation, team creation, and score keeping. Highlights specific skills transferable between the games and test taking. (SD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
In Their Own Words: What Girls Say about Their Science Education Experiences
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Papadimitriou, Michael – Science Education Review, 2004
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify and describe the essential components of the current science education experience as constructed by female high school physics and advanced chemistry students. The participants identified five major factors as salient components of the science education experience: (a) mathematics, (b)…
Descriptors: Science Education, Secondary School Science, High School Students, Student Attitudes