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Cirillo, Michelle; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth – School Science and Mathematics, 2011
Although popular media often provides negative images of mathematicians, we contend that mathematics classroom practices can also contribute to students' images of mathematicians. In this study, we examined eight mathematics teachers' framings of mathematicians in their classrooms. Here, we analyze classroom observations to explore some of the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Mathematics Teachers, Investigations, Educational Practices
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Hunkler, Richard – School Science and Mathematics, 1971
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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Metzner, Seymour – School Science and Mathematics, 1971
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Mathematical Experience, Mathematics, Personality Studies
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Exline, Joseph D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1975
Data are presented from a study made, 1972-73, using a direct-mail questionnaire. Seventy-nine percent return was indicated. Found that most teachers needed background improvement, that facilities and materials were not considered adequate and that enrollment has increased greatly from 1961 to 1972. (EB)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Earth Science, Educational Research, Science Education
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Gibney, Thomas; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1988
Compares the mathematical understandings of 1983-85 elementary teachers with similar teachers of two earlier testing periods. Discusses the change in the measured mathematical competency levels of preservice and inservice elementary teachers with graphs and data tables. (YP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematical Concepts
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Horn, Jerry G.; James, Robert K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
Summarizes the results from a questionnaire developed to reflect both local concerns and those of national studies in elementary science education in Kansas. The questionnaire included items concerning methods of science instruction, class time spent on science, teacher preparation, approach to metric system, science textual material, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Questionnaires, Science Course Improvement Projects
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Sunal, Dennis W. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
Reports a study to investigate the factors that affect science achievement in rural secondary schools. Data from multiple sources provided a profile of the science programs and teachers, and factor analysis identified groupings related to science achievement that included teacher variables, student and teacher attendance, and teacher in-service…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutional Characteristics