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Peer reviewedFirestone, William A.; Monfils, Lora; Camilli, Gregory; Schorr, Roberta Y.; Hicks, Jennifer E.; Mayrowetz, David – Teachers College Record, 2002
Surveyed, interviewed, and observed fourth grade New Jersey math and science teachers regarding test preparation activities. Test preparation consisted of a mix of more and less intellectually challenging activities. There was more direct instruction in lower socioeconomic districts, but not less inquiry-oriented instruction. Principal support had…
Descriptors: Course Content, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
Download full textMorley, Mary; Bridgeman, Brent; Lawless, René – ETS Research Report Series, 2004
This study investigated the transfer of solution strategies between close variants of quantitative reasoning questions. Pre- and posttests were obtained from 406 college undergraduates, all of whom took the same posttest; pretests varied such that one group of participants saw close variants of one set of posttest items while other groups saw…
Descriptors: Test Items, Mathematics Tests, Problem Solving, Pretests Posttests
