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Gallagher, Margaret – 1975
The Open University of Great Britain is an open-enrollment, home-based institution in which the majority of instruction is conducted via broadcasts and correspondence. As part of an effort to measure the effectiveness of this program, 490 students in a course in mathematical analysis were surveyed to: 1) determine the amount of time students spent…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Students, Course Evaluation, Educational Radio
Nelson, David; And Others – 1993
The teaching of mathematics from a multicultural perspective is discussed. The first two chapters present a rationale for a multicultural approach to teaching mathematics. The third chapter aims to show, through brief examples, how such an approach can be applied to any school curriculum. The remaining four chapters discuss, in greater detail,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, College Mathematics, Cultural Background
Morris, Robert, Ed. – 1989
This volume examines the teaching of statistics in the whole range of education, but concentrates on primary and secondary schools. It is based upon selected topics from the Second International Congress on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS 2), convened in Canada in August 1986. The contents of this volume divide broadly into four parts: statistics in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Mathematics, Educational Cooperation, Educational History
Steen, Lynn Arthur, Ed. – Mathematical Association of America, 2006
This publication contains 29 case studies offering lessons learned during a four year NSF-supported MAA project designed to support mathematicians and mathematics departments in the increasingly important challenge of assessing student learning. Three introductory essays set assessment in broader academic and national contexts; an appendix…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Evaluation Methods, Course Evaluation, Student Evaluation
Thomson, Scott; DeLeonibus, Nancy – 1978
The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) identified 34 high schools whose students maintained or improved their SAT scores from 1973 to 1976 or whose mean scores in 1973 were approximately the same as in 1965. In an open-ended questionnaire, the principals of these schools were asked to identify success factors. Their…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Thorley, Lin, Ed.; Gregory, Roy, Ed. – 1994
The 26 papers in this collection from a British conference first provide an overview of group-based learning in higher education, offer a range of examples, and identify issues and trends. Chapters include: (1) "Introduction" (Roy Gregory and Lin Thorley); (2) "An Overview from Higher Education" (Diana M. R. Tribe); (3)…
Descriptors: Accounting, Administrator Education, Aerospace Technology, Business Administration Education
Davidson, Neil, Ed. – 1990
Small-group cooperative learning provides an alternative to both traditional whole-class expository instruction and individual instruction systems. The procedures described in this volume are realistic, practical strategies for using small groups in mathematics teaching and learning with methods applicable to all age levels, curriculum levels, and…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics
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