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The Effect of the Use of Desk Calculators on Attitude and Achievement with Low-Achieving Ninth Graders
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Cech, Joseph P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Calculators, Educational Media
Basic Skills Program in Phoenix
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McCully, Ron – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A program that is used to assist students in overcoming the deficiencies in basic skills in mathematics without making major changes in existing mathematics programs is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
Testing and Grading: Procedures for Improved Student Motivation
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Stover, Donald W. – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
Four alternatives to the traditional testing and grading procedures are described. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Grading
The First U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad
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Greitzer, Samuel L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: Achievement, Evaluation, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematics Education
The Results of a Longitudinal Study in Mathematics in New Hampshire
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Austin, Gilbert R.; Prevost, Fernand – Mathematics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Achievement, Evaluation, Instruction, Longitudinal Studies
Identifying and Teaching Essential Mathematical Skills--Items
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Cowan, Richard E.; Clary, Robert C. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A process for identifying mathematical skills is describe. Skills representing the minimum a student should know in order to function in the United States today are listed. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Position Statements on Basic Skills
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Mathematics Teacher, 1978
Encouraged by public concern for universal competence in the basic computational skills, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, the Missouri and Michigan Councils of Teachers of Mathematics state their positions on the meaning of basic skills. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends
Sex-Related Differences in Mathematics: Results from National Assessment.
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Fennema, Elizabeth; Carpenter, Thomas P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Data from the second mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress shows little difference between males and females in overall mathematics achievement at ages 9 and 13. However, at age 17, females are not achieving as well in mathematics as males. (MP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Evaluation, Females
Mathematics Examinations in the Soviet Union
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Goldberg, Julius; Swetz, Frank – Mathematics Teacher, 1977
The philosophy and methodology of mathematics testing in the USSR are considered. (DT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Education, Instruction, International Education
Survival Skills in Mathematics Program
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Fulkerson, Russell D.; Gilmer, Thomas A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A program for regular testing of mathematical skills that provides information and counseling to students as well as necessary study programs for students in need of improvement is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
The College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test: An Overview of the Mathematical Portion
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Braswell, James S. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
The origin and purpose of the Scholastic Aptitude Test is discussed along with the mathematical content of the test, test development and assembly procedures, tryout of new questions, score trends, curricular considerations, and special instruction to improve SAT scores. Thirty sample questions are provided in the Appendix. (MN)
Descriptors: Achievement, Aptitude, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends
The Mathematics Usage Test of the Act Assessment Program: An Overview of Its Purpose, Content, and Use
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Ferguson, Richard L.; Schmeiser, Cynthia B. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
The purposes and content of the ACT Mathematics Usage Test are discussed along with test development, administration, scores and score reports, research, and trends in test scores. Twenty sample questions are provided. (MN)
Descriptors: Achievement, Aptitude, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends
The Forum: Accountability. A Useful Idea Whose Time has Come
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Wells, David W. – Mathematics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Achievement, Evaluation
Can We Require Students to Learn?
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Wood, Dorothy F. – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
The implementation of a program for testing and teaching minimum mathematical skills in a California school district is described. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Educational Research, Educational Trends
The Question of Minimum Competency as Viewed from the Schools
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Taylor, Ross – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
A distinction is made between the terms basic skills and minimum competence. The impact of minimum competency requirements is discussed through its affect on the scope and structure of current mathematics curricula, and the assessment instruments needed for valid measures of mathematical competence. (JT)
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
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