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Mattes, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Student Mobility is increasing on Long Island, NY, the site of the present study related to the demographic changes of increasing immigration and poverty. Mobile students often struggle academically, and are at risk for school drop-out or failure. Mobility is sometimes combined with other risk factors such as gender, ethnicity, limited English,…
Descriptors: Student Mobility, Mathematics Achievement, Classroom Environment, Public Schools
Barnes, Shontier Prescott – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The primary purpose of this study was to examine significant differences, if any, in student achievement in the area of math and science of students taught by traditionally certified teachers and alternatively certified teachers. This study examined alternatively certified teachers, as identified from through the Georgia TAPP (Teacher Alternative…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Academic Achievement, Rural Schools, Secondary Education
Frykholm, Jeffrey A. – 1994
In the attempt to improve the quality of geometry instruction in schools, researchers and teachers alike have given considerable attention to the van Hiele theory of geometry learning and development, which proposes a series of cognitive levels through which every geometry student passes. This paper reports a study to determine the extent to which…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Development, Correlation, Geometry
Begle, E. G. – 1976
This paper reviews and synthesizes the results of 17 studies of the prediction of successful achievement in first-year algebra courses. On the basis of this review, four major points are made: (1) success in prior mathematics courses is a better predictor of success in algebra than general intellectual ability; (2) ability to understand and apply…
Descriptors: Achievement, Algebra, Annotated Bibliographies, Mathematics Education