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Varsavsky, Cristina – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
Australian secondary school systems offer three levels of senior (year 12) mathematics studies, none of them compulsory: elementary, intermediate and advanced. The intermediate and advanced studies prepare students for further mathematics studies at university level. In the state of Victoria, there are two versions of intermediate mathematics: one…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Calculus, Algebra, Foreign Countries
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2013
The study reviewed in this paper examined the impact of offering financial aid informational materials on the postsecondary expectations of high school students. Approximately 5,000 students from five low-achieving high schools in Ontario, Canada, were invited to complete an online survey about their postsecondary aspirations. About 1,600 students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Low Income Groups, Low Achievement, High School Students
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Weigand, Hans-Georg – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2008
A one year project was started in the school year 2003/04 to test the use of symbolic calculators (SC)--the TIVoyage 200--in six 10th grade classes of three grammar schools in Bavaria (Germany). The project was repeated in school year 2004/05. The evaluation of the project was intended to give answers to the following questions: how basic…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Grade 10
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Laumakis, Paul; Herman, Marlena – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2008
This paper details the motivation, background, and analysis for studying the effect that an Increasing Achievement on Algebra Assessment (IAAA) workshop for a group of Florida high school teachers had on student performance in state-wide testing. The main focus of the workshop was to provide participating teachers with both instruction and…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Graphing Calculators, Workshops, Secondary School Teachers