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Building Sets, Video Games, and Scatterplots
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Ferguson, Sarah – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2019
Building sets, video games, and scatterplots may seem unrelated, but when they are combined into a problem-based learning (PBL) lesson, these elements join to create a unique learning experience. PBL lessons drive instruction by focusing learning and activities around a central challenge or question while providing a relevant, captivating, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
Virginia's College and Career Ready "Mathematics Performance Expectations" Correlation with Virginia's 2009 "Mathematics Standards of Learning"
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Virginia Department of Education, 2011
This paper tabulates the correlation of Virginia's mathematics performance expectations with Virginia's 2009 mathematics standards of learning.
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Mathematics Achievement, Expectation
The Relationship between the Minority Student Achievement Gap and Collective Teacher Efficacy
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O'Hara, Jane A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Collective Teacher Efficacy and minority student achievement gap over and above that explained by socioeconomics, school size, and prior achievement gaps for Black and Hispanic students with White students. Forty-seven Virginia middle schools were selected to participate in the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Middle Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Alexandria City Public Schools Social Studies Evaluation Project 1977-1978 [And Roanoke City Schools, Chesterfield County Fublic Schools, and Fairfax County Schools Social Studies Evaluation Projects, 1977-1978].
Weber, Larry; Fleming, Dan – 1978
A project to upgrade knowledge and skills of junior high school students in American history was conducted in four cities and counties in Virginia during 1977-78. The hypothesis was that students who received feedback from teachers regarding performance on an American history pre-test would perform better on a subsequent American history test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Educational Improvement