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Download full textBeal, Jack; And Others – 1990
The "Integrated Mathematics Project" was conducted under the sponsorship of the Montana Council of Teachers of Mathematics and designed to examine the issues of teaching secondary school mathematics in an integrated manner to all students. The purpose was to improve mathematics literacy in the general population in accordance with…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change
Kirsner, Steven A.; Bethell, Sandra – 1992
The authors describe one high school teacher's attempt to change her mathematics teaching in ways that are consistent with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'"Standards" documents. One of the coauthors is the teacher who teaches in a professional development school; the other, a researcher, conducted regular observations in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Case Studies, Classroom Environment, Educational Change
Jorgensen, Margaret – 1994
An overview is provided of the "Authentic Assessment for Multiple Users" project funded by the National Science Foundation to determine whether portfolio assessment can be structured to permit meaningful aggregation for multiple hierarchical users. The research focus was in the context of science and mathematics instruction in grades…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Decision Making, Documentation, Educational Assessment
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1993
The report describes briefly two foundation-funded inservice training institutes for middle school teachers in Los Angeles (California) who have limited-English-speaking students in their classes. The first was designed to: (1) introduce teachers to the communicative approach to math and science instruction; (2) help develop instructional…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language)
Seese, Lillian – 1994
In the past 5 years, the Mathematics Department at Saint Louis Community College (SLCC) in Meramec, Missouri, has made major curricular modifications and changed the role of faculty members in helping students succeed. These changes have been made in an effort to bring the curriculum in line with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, College Mathematics, College Outcomes Assessment
Moke, Susan, Ed.; Shermis, Michael, Ed. – 1993
This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to use to encourage children to view math as a "user-friendly" subject. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session to help parents see the importance of: showing their children how problem-solving math…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family Literacy, Home Study
Dwyer, Evelyn E. – 1993
This study was undertaken to develop and field test an instrument designed to measure attitudes of middle school mathematics teachers toward low achievers in mathematics. Three 15-item subscales designed to measure teacher beliefs, feelings, and intended behaviors toward low achievers in mathematics are contained in the Likert-type scale entitled:…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Likert Scales
Hatry, Harry P.; And Others – 1994
This report presents the findings and recommendations of an examination of the implementation of a major form of school-based management (SBM). It is based on case studies of the science and mathematics departments of 10 high schools and 9 middle or junior high schools in 12 school systems, almost all of which are urban school districts. The study…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Case Studies, Decentralization
What Mathematics Students Can Teach Us about Educational Engagement: Lessons from the Middle School.
Steele, Diana F. – 1993
Many students are not actively engaged in learning in mathematics classrooms. The purpose of this study was to develop understandings about student engagement with the mathematics curriculum and its influence on student engagement. The research was conducted in two seventh-grade classes taught by the same teacher, who used direct instruction. The…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Interviews, Junior High Schools, Lecture Method
Mesler, Judith Lee – 1987
Learning-disabled students in an after-school program were provided with remedial instruction using precision teaching. The instructional program sought to increase performance of five students (grades 4-8) in specific academic skills by 50%. Skills included, among others, spelling, capitalization and punctuation, reading, and multiplication. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, Behavioral Objectives, Instructional Effectiveness
Becker, Henry J. – 1990
This report reviews student usage of microcomputers in schools and the effects of microcomputer use on their academic achievement. Data was collected using: (1) a national survey from the 1989 international "CompEd" survey of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement; (2) a 1989 survey of teacher attitudes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
Halvorson, Judith K.; Stenglein, Sharon M. – 1991
Awareness of the need for essential reforms within mathematics education evolved fundamentally as the consequence of several national reports, culminating in the documentation of this need with "Everybody Counts" in January 1989. The publication of "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" by the National…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Change
Carey, Doris, Ed.; And Others – 1992
The 147 papers in this collection represent the cutting edge in the field of information technology for teacher education. The keynote address, presented by Thomas F. Ryan of Illinois State University, is entitled "Using Technology: A College of Education's Experience." Following that is an invited paper presented by Brent Robinson of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Preston, Vera – 1991
Issues related to the improvement of mathematics and science education pertain to Native students as well as to the general population. Native students are most successful at tasks that use visual and spatial abilities and that involve simultaneous processing. Instruction should build on Native students' strengths. Experiential learning and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Cooperative Learning, Demonstration Programs
Webb, Norman L.; And Others – 1991
The Urban Mathematics Collaborative (UMC) project has the goal of contributing to the improvement of mathematics education in the inner-city schools by identifying models to enhance the professional lives of teachers and encouraging the entry of high school mathematics teachers into a larger mathematics community including mathematicians from…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development
