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Robert Schoen; Wendy Bray; Claire Riddell; Charity Buntin; Naomi Iuhasz-Velez; Walter Secada; Eva Yujia Li – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2024
Studies have found that some teacher professional development programs that are based on Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) can increase student mathematics achievement. The mechanism through which those effects are realized has been theorized, but more empirical study is needed. In service of this need, we designed a novel measure of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Cognitive Development, Professional Development Schools
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Ala' J. Alnaser; Justin Hoffmeier – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2024
Differential equations are widely used tools for modelling the world around us, making a course in differential equations a natural place for students to connect concrete mathematical applications to abstract concepts. Since students grasp the concepts better by applying them, introducing differential equations through modelling becomes essential.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Advanced Courses, Mathematical Concepts
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Caprotti, Olga – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2017
This paper describes investigations in visualizing logpaths of students in an online calculus course held at Florida State University in 2014. The clickstreams making up the logpaths can be used to visualize student progress in the information space of a course as a graph. We consider the graded activities as nodes of the graph, while information…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Calculus, Markov Processes, Graphs
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Buser, Peter; Semmler, Klaus-Dieter – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2017
These pages aim to explain and interpret why the late Mika Seppälä, a conformal geometer, proposed to model student study behaviour using concepts from conformal geometry, such as Riemann surfaces and Strebel differentials. Over many years Mika Seppälä taught online calculus courses to students at Florida State University in the United States, as…
Descriptors: Geometry, Student Behavior, Mathematical Models, Graphs
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Bloom, Howard S.; Raudenbush, Stephen W.; Weiss, Michael J.; Porter, Kristin – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
The present article considers a fundamental question in evaluation research: "By how much do program effects vary across sites?" The article first presents a theoretical model of cross-site impact variation and a related estimation model with a random treatment coefficient and fixed site-specific intercepts. This approach eliminates…
Descriptors: Evaluation Research, Program Evaluation, Welfare Services, Employment
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Dyehouse, Melissa; Santone, Adam L.; Kisa, Zahid; Carr, Ronald L.; Razzouk, Rabieh – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2019
This paper describes the design principles and implementation of a novel approach for a K--12 teacher professional development (PD) program. The approach integrates training focused on development of model eliciting activities (MEAs) within authentic engineering design tasks, collaborative 3D model design and fabrication, and inspirational site…
Descriptors: Authentic Learning, Engineering Education, Faculty Development, Design
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Williams, Julie Ann Stuart; Stanny, Claudia J.; Reid, Randall C.; Hill, Christopher J.; Rosa, Katie Martin – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
Frequently in Management Science courses, instructors focus primarily on teaching students the mathematics of linear programming models. However, the ability to discuss mathematical expressions in business terms is an important professional skill. The authors present an analysis of student abilities to discuss management science concepts through…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Mathematical Applications, Programming, Administrator Education
Bostic, Jonathan D.; Pape, Stephen J.; Jacobbe, Tim – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2016
This teaching experiment provided students with continuous engagement in a problem-solving based instructional approach during one mathematics unit. Three sections of sixth-grade mathematics were sampled from a school in Florida, U.S.A. and one section was randomly assigned to experience teaching through problem solving. Students' problem-solving…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Grade 6, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Pride, Bryce L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Model has been used to make many high-stakes decisions concerning schools, though it does not provide a complete assessment of student academic achievement and school effectiveness. To provide a clearer perspective, many states have implemented various Growth and Value Added Models, in addition to AYP. The…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Tests, Reading Tests
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Sawtelle, Vashti; Brewe, Eric; Kramer, Laird H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
The quantitative results of Sources of Self-Efficacy in Science Courses-Physics (SOSESC-P) are presented as a logistic regression predicting the passing of students in introductory Physics with Calculus I, overall as well as disaggregated by gender. Self-efficacy as a theory to explain human behavior change [Bandura [1977] "Psychological…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Physics, Calculus
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Ploger, Don; Hecht, Steven – Childhood Education, 2012
Although learning mathematics certainly depends upon accurate understanding of the facts of multiplication, it requires much more. This study examines the relationship between a meaningful understanding of arithmetic operations and the mastery of basic facts. The study began with a joke about a mistaken mathematical fact. The children appreciated…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Memory, Multiplication, Mathematics
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Stronge, William B.; Schultz, Ronald R. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1981
A structural model for projecting public school enrollment by grade, program, and district is outlined. Main points of consideration are illustrated by an application to the problem of forecasting enrollment in Florida. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Enrollment Projections, Mathematical Models
Kraft, Richard H. P. – 1969
This study was concerned with the collection and analysis of empirical data regarding the public and private costs and some utility aspects of vocational-technical education at two educational centers. Activities included establishing: (1) occupational objectives of programs offered, (2) the degree of attainment of occupational objectives by…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Mathematical Models, Program Costs, Regional Schools
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Poore, J.H., Jr.; And Others – AEDS Journal, 1981
Three Florida high schools used the computer-based PLATO Basic Skills Mathematics program for remedial mathematics lessons. Students showed a median gain of 1.5 grade equivalents and improved attitudes toward mathematics and school. A model of the project's cost effectiveness indicates the need to manage the program carefully. (Author/RW)
Descriptors: Charts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Field Studies
Hills, John R.; And Others – 1987
The 1986 scores from the Statewide Student Assessment Test-II, a minimum-competency test required for high school graduation in Florida, were placed on the scale of the 1984 scores from that test using five different equating procedures: (1) linear method; (2) Rasch model; (3) three-parameter item response theory (IRT)--concurrent method; (4)…
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Cost Effectiveness, Equated Scores, Feasibility Studies
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