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Hancock, Thomas E.; And Others – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1995
In machine-mediated learning environments, there is a need for more reliable methods of calculating the probability that a learner's response will be correct in future trials. A combination of domain-independent response-state measures of cognition along with two instructional variables for maximum predictive ability are demonstrated. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
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Frick, Theodore W. – American Educational Research Journal, 1990
Analysis of patterns in time (APT) is presented as a method for gathering information about observable phenomena so that probabilities of temporal patterns of events can be estimated empirically. APT is illustrated through a classroom study of 25 mentally handicapped students and in a study of 2 computer-based tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Data Analysis, Disabilities
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Scheuermann, Larry – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1989
Provides a short BASIC program, RANVAR, which generates random variates for various theoretical probability distributions. The seven variates include: uniform, exponential, normal, binomial, Poisson, Pascal, and triangular. (MVL)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware
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Hart, Derek; Roberts, Tony – Mathematics in School, 1989
This paper describes a computer simulation of Buffon's needle problem. The problem considers the probability that a needle will cross a line when the needle is thrown in a random way onto the parallel lines a certain distance apart. The paper provides the algorithm and computer program. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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Alper, Lynne; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1995
Describes the Interactive Mathematics Program (IMP), a four-year program of problem-based mathematics that integrates algebra, geometry, and trigonometry with additional topics, such as probability and statistics, and uses calculator and computer technology to enhance student understanding. (MKR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Demonstration Programs
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Goldberg, Kenneth P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1994
Demonstrates the use of graphing technology to help students develop and interpret three models of jury behavior and explore the potential effect of such actions as changing jury size. MathCAD, an electronic notebook was used. (Contains 10 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Graphics, Graphs, Juries
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Falmagne, Jean-Claude; And Others – Psychological Review, 1990
This article gives a comprehensive description of a theory for efficient assessment of knowledge. The essential concept is that the knowledge state of a subject, with regard to a specified field of information, can be represented by a particular subset of problems that the subject is capable of solving. (SLD)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Educational Assessment, Equations (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods
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Rust, Keith F.; Johnson, Eugene G. – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1992
Procedures for obtaining student samples for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and deriving survey weights for analysis of survey data are described. Sample designs are economically and operationally feasible, and weighting procedures result in increased precision of estimates as they account for the probabilities of student…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics)
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Malmberg, Lars-Erik; Ehrman, Jonas; Lithen, Tom – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
We investigated how adolescents' and parents' future beliefs, i.e. their goals and probability estimations (regarding future career, social and family life) were (1) structured, (2) interrelated, and (3) whether adolescents' perceived family interaction mediated parents' and adolescents' beliefs, among 239 11--16-year olds and 197 parents. Using…
Descriptors: Probability, Interaction, Adolescents, Family Life
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Cicchetti, Domenic V.; Kaufman, Alan S.; Sparrow, Sara S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
In this paper we address the points raised by groups of scientists who were invited to respond to our initial critique of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) research in this special issue. In that article, we applied six objective criteria to more than two decades of published PCB research and concluded that much of the research was badly flawed. The…
Descriptors: Probability, Evaluation Criteria, Beliefs, Toxicology
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Kafoussi, Sonia – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2004
This paper describes a classroom teaching experiment, concerning the concept of probability, with children aged 5 in a kindergarten school. The teaching experiment was based on constructivist and interactionist theories about the learning of school mathematics and lasted one month. The collection of the information was based on the tape-recorded…
Descriptors: Probability, Kindergarten, Constructivism (Learning), Young Children
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Lemon, Jim – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2005
If risk taking is in some measure a signal to others by the person taking risks, the model of "costly signaling" predicts that the more the apparent cost of the risk to others exceeds the perceived cost of the risk to the risk taker, the more attractive that risk will be as a signal. One hundred and twelve visitors to youth…
Descriptors: Intention, Smoking, Health Behavior, Probability
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Dunn, Michelle C.; Kadane, Joseph B.; Garrow, John R. – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2003
This article addresses the relationship between academic achievement and the student characteristics of absence and mobility. Mobility is a measure of how often a student changes schools. Absence is how often a student misses class. Standardized test scores are used as proxies for academic achievement. A model for the full joint distribution of…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, Probability, Student Mobility
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Hwang, Wu-Yuin; Wu, Shing-Ling – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2003
The purpose of this article is to identify the difficulty of learning materials in the network by using learner's portfolio in the asynchronous learning system. Asynchronous learning takes the advantage of information technology that records the learning portfolio of the learner. The data of the learning portfolio reflects the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Researchers, Educational Technology, Information Technology
Taylor-Cox, Jennifer; Oberdorf, Christine – Eye on Education, 2006
Why should schools have a Family Math Night? It helps students learn essential math concepts. It gives parents a chance to serve as models of motivation, persistence and competence. It promotes math success in a supportive setting. With its step-by-step directions and suggestions for both teachers and parents, this book takes the worry out of…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Middle School Students, Academic Standards, Parent Role
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