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Download full textLaLomia, Mary J.; And Others – 1988
This study examined problem solving as a function of display type (table/graph) and numeric function (linear/nonlinear) in four problem solving domains. Twenty-two stimulus problems were developed, and line graph and table displays were constructed for each problem. Half of the displays contained linear numeric functions and the other half…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Intermode Differences
Eckels, Elaine; Vorek, Robert – 1988
The Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) is a nationwide computer-based communications network originally designed to transfer the health and educational records of migrant workers' children. This report assesses MSRTS data from September 1984 through June 1986 to determine the potential utility of such data for national studies of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Data Interpretation, Databases
Gray-Adams, Karen; Sinclair, Beth – Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, US Department of Education, 2004
The Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) requires that each state or outlying area receiving federal funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) have a law that requires all local educational agencies (LEAs) in the state or outlying area to expel from school for at least one year any student found bringing a firearm to school. Their…
Descriptors: Weapons, Elementary Secondary Education, School Safety, Disabilities
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2000
This Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development report documents the growing demand for learning around the world. A quantitative description of the functioning of education systems allows for international comparisons and the identification of the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches to providing quality education. Chapter 1,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Data Analysis
