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Steele, Diana F.; Levin, Amy K.; Blecksmith, Richard; Shahverdian, Jill – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which a multi-layered women's calculus course influenced the participants' learning of mathematics. This study, conducted in a state university in the Midwestern region of the United States, revealed not only that women in this particular section of calculus were likely to select careers…
Descriptors: Calculus, Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, Self Esteem
Thomas, Laurie F.; Harri-Augstein, E. Sheila – 1977
Five separate papers comprise this report of a project in which researchers developed and evaluated methods for helping young adults enhance their use of reading as a learning skill. The first paper discusses tools designed to increase readers' awareness of what they do as they read, teaching approaches used to promote skill development, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Higher Education