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A Vehicle for Bivariate Data Analysis
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Roscoe, Matt B. – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2016
Instead of reserving the study of probability and statistics for special fourth-year high school courses, the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) takes a "statistics for all" approach. The standards recommend that students in grades 6-8 learn to summarize and describe data distributions, understand probability, draw…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Probability, Statistics, Mathematics
The Power of Probability: Poster/Teaching Guide for Grades 6-8. Expect the Unexpected with Math[R]
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Actuarial Foundation, 2013
"The Power of Probability" is a new math program aligned with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and Common Core State Standards, which gives students opportunities to practice their skills and knowledge of the mathematics of probability. Developed by The Actuarial Foundation, the program's lessons and worksheets motivate…
Descriptors: State Standards, Assignments, Probability, Teaching Guides
Shake, Rattle, & Roll: Teaching Guide & Poster. Expect the Unexpected with Math[R]
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Actuarial Foundation, 2013
"Shake, Rattle, & Roll" is a new program developed by The Actuarial Foundation with Scholastic, provides dynamic real-world math content designed to build student skills while showing students the relevance of math to understanding their world and planning for their future. Math skills are increasingly important for students. According to the U.S.…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Gifted
The Education-Drug Use Connection: How Successes and Failures in School Relate to Adolescent Smoking, Drinking, Drug Use, and Delinquency
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Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John E.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; Freedman-Doan, Peter; Messersmith, Emily E. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
Does success in school protect teenagers from drug use? Does drug use impair scholastic success? This book tackles a key issue in adolescent development and health--the education-drug use connection. The authors examine the links and likely causal connections between educational experiences, delinquent behavior, and adolescent use of tobacco,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Delinquency, Marijuana, Cocaine
National Indian Education Study Part I: The Performance of American Indian and Alaska Native Fourth-and Eighth-Grade Students on NAEP 2005 Reading and Mathematics Assessments Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2006-463
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Rampey, B.D.; Lutkus, Anthony D.; Weiner, Arlene W.; Rahman, Taslima – National Center for Education Statistics, 2006
The National Indian Education Study is a two-part study designed to describe the condition of education for American Indian/Alaska Native students in the United States. The study was conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics for the U.S. Department of Education, with the support of the Office of Indian Education. This report, Part…
Descriptors: Grade 4, National Competency Tests, Educational Indicators, Alaska Natives
The Numbers Game: What Eighth Graders Study--And How Much of It They Do.
Thomas, Jeffrey – Humanities, 1990
Presents data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (1988) concerning attitudes and academic experiences of eighth graders. Includes academic requirements for different geographic regions; number of hours spent watching television and recreational reading; emphasis given to English topics; time spent on English and social studies…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum, Educational Research