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Introducing the Remote Mentoring of Undergraduate Research Students (ReMentURS) Workshop Series: Initial Evaluation and Plans for Wider Implementation
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Sargent, Elizabeth; Shaikh, Abid; Marriott, Karla Sue; Porter, Taysia; Cannon-Rech, Dawn N.; Landge, Shainaz M. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2022
The primary objective of the Remote Mentoring of Undergraduate Research Students (ReMentURS) workshop series is to design a remotely available professional development training that will provide rigorous research concept and skills introduction to incoming undergraduate research students. This pilot run eight-week remote learning workshop series…
Descriptors: Mentors, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Workshops
Which Instructional Practices Most Help First-Grade Students with and without Mathematics Difficulties?
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Morgan, Paul L.; Farkas, George; Maczuga, Steve – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
We used population-based, longitudinal data to investigate the relation between mathematics instructional practices used by first-grade teachers in the United States and the mathematics achievement of their students. Factor analysis identified four types of instructional activities (i.e., teacher-directed, student-centered,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grade 1, Mathematics Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
Integrating Calculators in the Secondary Mathematics Classroom: Teachers' Attitudes and Perspectives
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Mason, Andrea – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze secondary mathematics teachers' experiences, attitudes, beliefs, and practices in teaching and learning mathematics using the calculator. The study also focused on the role of the calculator in the mathematics classroom. A high number of students lack simple math skills and many use the calculator at all…
Descriptors: Calculators, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Teachers, Basic Skills
Using Calculators in Accounting Education.
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Gujarathi, Mahendra R. – Journal of Education for Business, 1987
The study compared the improvement in computational skills of two similar groups of accounting students, one using calculators in examinations and the other not. Not using calculators seems to improve the arithmetical ability of students, but does not significantly improve students' feel for numbers or ability to solve word problems. (CH)
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Calculators, Computation
The Effect of Calculator Usage in the Learning of Basic Skills.
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Vasquez, Selina; McCabe, Terence W. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2002
Evaluates the effectiveness of calculator usage in the learning of basic skills by developmental mathematics students with respect to increasing mathematical performance, as measured by a "no calculator permitted" content specific test. Results show calculator usage neither positively nor negatively affected the attainment of basic skills.…
Descriptors: Calculators, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education, Developmental Studies Programs
Acquisition and Generalization of Purchasing Skills Using a Calculator by Students Who Are Mentally Retarded.
Frederick-Dugan, Amy; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
Two students (ages 18 and 20) with moderate mental retardation were taught to use a pocket calculator to make purchases. Progressive time delay and general case programing methods were used. Results indicated that the purchasing behaviors generalized to two untrained community sites and to untrained items and were maintained four weeks after…
Descriptors: Calculators, Consumer Economics, Generalization, High Schools