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Baldwin, Harriet; And Others – 1984
Statistics representing social and economic conditions in 125 developed and developing countries with populations of more than one million are presented. The booklet presents a series of maps, charts, graphs and tables representing separate sections on life expectancy, adult literacy rate, population growth rate, gross national product per capita,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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Oldknow, Adrian – Mathematics in School, 1986
Some techniques used in making animated computer games in order to highlight their mathematical content are presented through specific examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Educational Games, Mathematics Education
Tibbs, Peggy; Jordan, Susan; Sherrill, Donna – 1997
This paper discusses different ways of using statistics more creatively. One method begins with two conflicting headlines from newspapers and analyzes them statistically by using a graphing calculator. Other activities using graphing calculators are also presented. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Graphing Calculators
Ruetz, Nancy – 1996
This instructor's guide contains materials for a course designed to prepare employees for statistical process control (SPC) training given at their workplace by refreshing math skills and building the concepts and vocabulary necessary to understand SPC in manufacturing environments. SPC-Prep 1 addresses the math skills necessary to perform SPC…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Decimal Fractions
Sanders, James R.; Sonnad, Subhash R. – 1982
This volume includes the tests, questionnaires, letters, manuals, findings, and analyses associated with the field evaluation of "ThinkAbout," a series of 60 15-minute programs organized in 13 clusters and designed to strengthen the reasoning skills of fifth and sixth graders, and to review and reinforce language arts, mathematics, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Television, Elementary Education, Field Tests
Hurlbert, C. Mark, Ed.; Totten, Samuel, Ed. – 1992
This book presents articles from 25 concerned teachers and professors explaining why and how they integrate inquiry into troubling social issues with the study of language and literature and make it the subject of discussion and writing-to-learn activities. The titles and authors of the 19 contributions to the book are: (1) "Educating for the…
Descriptors: Black Community, Conflict Resolution, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education
Caron, Daniel W.; Fuller, Jeremy; Watson, Janice; St. Hilaire, Katherine – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2007
In May 2005, the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) was funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop curricular units for Grades K-12 on Space Exploration. The units focus on aspects of the themes that NASA Engineers and Scientists--as well as future generations of explorers--must consider, such…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Problem Solving, Engineering, Technological Literacy
Donaldson, Judy P. – 1980
This instructional aid for elementary and secondary teachers of English as a second language recommends itself especially to those situations where a bilingual teacher and a formal bilingual program are not available. The first item presented is a letter to parents translated into each of the 21 languages covered. The letter urges the parents to…
Descriptors: Arabic, Basic Vocabulary, Bengali, Bilingual Education