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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
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Petty, Teresa; Wang, Chuang; Harbaugh, Adam P. – School Science and Mathematics, 2013
A variety of factors contributes to student achievement in mathematics, including but not limited to student behaviors and student, teacher, and school characteristics. The purpose of this study was to explore which of these factors have an impact on student mathematics achievement. The target population for this study was North Carolina Algebra…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Secondary School Mathematics
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Cappadona, D. L.; Kerzner-Lipsky, D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1979
Personality variables and teachers' ratings will explain more than 50 percent of the variance, with the latter being the most significant and economical method for predicting mathematical achievement of seventh graders. (MP)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement, Motivation, Predictor Variables