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Coronado, Semei; Sandoval-Bravo, Salvador; Celso-Arellano, Pedro Luis; Torres-Mata, Ana – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the test applied at the eighth Statistics II tournament to students from the University Center for Economic and Administrative Sciences of the University of Guadalajara, for the purpose of determining whether it promotes competitive learning among students. To achieve this, Item Response Theory (IRT) is…
Descriptors: Models, Competition, Item Response Theory, Student Motivation
Perez Arce Novaro, Francisco – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This thesis consists of three essays in the economics of education with an empirical focus on Mexico. The first two chapters study a college in Mexico whose admission decisions are made through a lottery. Some applicants are randomly assigned into a group that can immediately enroll and the rest into a group that can only do so after waiting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Expenditures, Economics, Outcomes of Education
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McCoy, Leah P.; Buckner, Stefanie; Munley, Jessica – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2007
This article introduces and explains probability games from diverse cultures. Activities are described and teacher-ready materials are included. (Contains 7 figures.)
Descriptors: Probability, Mathematics Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Mathematical Concepts
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Trigueros, Maria; Lozano, Maria Dolores; Lage, Ana Elisa – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2006
"Enciclomedia" is a Mexican project for primary school teaching using computers in the classroom. Within this project, and following an enactivist theoretical perspective and methodology, we have designed a computer-based package called "Dados", which, together with teaching guides, is intended to support the teaching and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Learning Activities, Textbooks, Teaching Guides