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Chinn, Steve – Dyslexia, 2009
Whatever the changes that are made to the mathematics curriculum in England, there will always remain a problem with mathematics anxiety. Maths anxiety is rarely facilitative. This study examined aspects of mathematics in secondary schools and how students rated them as sources of anxiety. Over 2000 students in independent and mainstream schools…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Secondary School Students, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
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Birgin, Osman; Baloglu, Mustafa; Catlioglu, Hakan; Gurbuz, Ramazan – Learning and Individual Differences, 2010
The purpose of the present study is to investigate mathematics anxiety among 220 sixth through eighth grade Turkish students in terms of mathematics achievement levels, perceived enjoyment of the mathematics teaching method, perceived enjoyment of mathematics, and perceived help with mathematics from parents. The Mathematics Anxiety Scale for…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Grade 6
Deacon, Mary M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite initiatives to increase and broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, women remain underrepresented in STEM. While U.S. girls and women perform as well as, if not better, than boys and men in math, research results indicate that there are significant declines in girls' math self-efficacy,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Sex Stereotypes, Females, Self Efficacy
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Li, Qing; Dyjur, Patricia; Nicholson, Natalya; Moorman, Lynn – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2009
The main purpose of this design-based research study is to examine the effects of an inquiry-based learning environment, with the support of videoconferencing, on both rural and urban secondary students' mathematics and science learning. An important aspect of this learning environment is the use of videoconferencing to connect classes with…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Student Attitudes, Inquiry
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Cates, Gary L.; Erkfritz, Karyn N. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
The current study investigated the discreet task completion hypothesis presented by C. H. Skinner (2002) by investigating how the rate of interspersing affects performance on and preferences for academic assignments. Specifically, 70 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students were presented with four assignment pairs of multiplication problems.…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Assignments, Performance Based Assessment, Student Attitudes
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Mancil, G. Richmond; Maynard, Katrina L. – Beyond Behavior, 2007
According to the National Center for Education Statistics' latest data on cross-national differences in math, science, and reading literacy among fourth- and eighth-graders and 15-year-olds, U.S. students rank close to the bottom in math. Just teaching more advanced subjects and forcing students to take more classes and do more homework, however,…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Delivery Systems, Student Needs, Behavior Problems
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Nasser, Fadia; Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2005
This study examined a structural model of mathematics achievement of 2 culturally different groups of Jewish and Arab 8th graders in terms of 5 learner-related variables, namely, gender, epistemological beliefs, self-efficacy, attitudes, and mathematics anxiety. Multigroup structural modeling analysis indicated that the goodness of fit of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Self Efficacy, Mathematics Anxiety
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Bintz, William P. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2004
This article describes the results of a "teacher as researcher" project, which helps preservice teachers learn how to develop meaningful curriculum by creating interdisciplinary connections between literacy (reading and writing) and one (of both) of their two areas of specialization, and supports the author's own learning about how to best help…
Descriptors: Specialization, Educational Strategies, Writing Across the Curriculum, Teacher Education Programs
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Mathematics at the Centre." This volume features 60 research reports by presenters with last names beginning between Abr…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Textbooks
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