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Preservice Teachers of High School Mathematics: Success, Failure, and Persistence in the Face of Mathematical Challenges
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Sinicrope, Rose; Eppler, Marion; Preston, Ronald V.; Ironsmith, Marsha – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The goal of this study was to identify variables related to success and resilience in an undergraduate, high school mathematics teacher education program. Over a five-year period, we tracked the academic performance and achievement motivation goals of multiple cohorts of students. Students who successfully completed their degrees had higher grade…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Curriculum, Success
Kinks in the STEM Pipeline: Tracking STEM Graduation Rates Using Science and Mathematics Performance
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Redmond-Sanogo, Adrienne; Angle, Julie; Davis, Evan – School Science and Mathematics, 2016
In an effort to maintain the global competitiveness of the United States, ensuring a strong Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce is essential. The purpose of this study was to identify high school courses that serve as predictors of success in college level gatekeeper courses, which in turn led to the successful…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools, Predictor Variables
A Predictive Study of Success in An Individualized Science Program
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Sheehan, Daniel S.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1977
Investigated were variables predicting final science grades in ninth grade science. Results indicated arithmetic score on a standardized test had the highest correlation with the final science grade. (SL)
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Grade 9, Individualized Instruction
High School Science Courses Do Make a Difference.
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Gable, Dorothy L.; Sherwood, Robert D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Describes research focusing on factors that might predict success in a Basic Science Skills course for preservice elementary teachers (N=113). (DS)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Background, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education