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Aydin, Mensure – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The purpose of the study is to explore the impact of chess instruction for visually impaired children on math achievement. The study group consists of a total of 26 visually impaired students from inclusion classes in inclusive secondary schools of MoNE (Ministry of National Education), 9 male and 5 female students in the experiment group and 8…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Visual Impairments, Secondary School Students
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Wroughton, Jacqueline; Cole, Tarah – Journal of Statistics Education, 2013
Recognizing the differences between three discrete distributions (Binomial, Hypergeometric and Negative Binomial) can be challenging for students. We present an activity designed to help students differentiate among these distributions. In addition, we present assessment results in the form of pre- and post-tests that were designed to assess the…
Descriptors: Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Active Learning, Mathematical Concepts
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Casabianca, Jodi M.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; Gitomer, Drew H.; Bell, Courtney A.; Hamre, Bridget K.; Pianta, Robert C. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2013
Classroom observation of teachers is a significant part of educational measurement; measurements of teacher practice are being used in teacher evaluation systems across the country. This research investigated whether observations made live in the classroom and from video recording of the same lessons yielded similar inferences about teaching.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Classroom Observation Techniques, Algebra
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Chalikias, Miltiadis S. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2009
The binomial distribution is used to predict the winner of the 49th International Shooting Sport Federation World Championship in double trap shooting held in 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia. The outcome of the competition was definitely unexpected.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scores, Competition, Statistical Distributions