One of the strengths of the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM) is that it gives mathematicians and mathematics educators the opportunity to exchange and contribute to each other's professional growth. The topic for each yearbook is chosen to coincide with the annual PCTM meeting. This 1987 yearbook contains 14 articles which…

Project E.T.B.B.S., a bilingual education program designed to accelerate the transition to English usage among Spanish-speaking high school students of limited English proficiency, is described in this report. As implemented in 1980-81, the project provided instruction in English as a second language, native language instruction, bilingual…

A field test of the Automated Instruction Shorthand System (Random House) was conducted at the University of Northern Colorado Laboratory School to determine its suitability for future implementation in Colorado schools. The multisensory instructional program conditions the rapid recall of Gregg symbols through use of animated sound color films…

This report describes and evaluates Project Impact, a magnet program that provided instruction in English as a Second Language and in Italian language skills, and bilingual instruction in science, mathematics, social studies, industrial arts, and secretarial studies to Italian speaking students of limited English proficiency. The program, as…

After the second semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand the following conclusions were made: Century 21 instruction produced a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish); after two semesters of instruction, the attrition…

After the third semester of comparing college student performance in beginning courses in Century 21 shorthand and Gregg shorthand statistics failed to support the contention that Century 21 instruction produces a higher proportion of successes among students who speak a foreign language at home (Spanish). Results also indicated that the attrition…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to inform international student study strategies as well as course design and instructional approach. Design/methodology/approach: Multiple research methods are applied, starting with exploratory data analysis, principal component analysis, confirmatory ordinal factor analysis, then recursive regression.…

A study compared the performance of financial management students from 1986-1995 in classes that met 1, 2, or 3 days per week. Measures of average course grades, withdrawal rates, and nonpassing grade rates showed that students had a better chance of passing if classes meet more than once per week. (SK)

At the University of Glamorgan (Wales) business school, students entering through traditional routes were compared with those following the competency-based approach of the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). The latter outperformed traditional students on most assessments, indicating that NVQs can widen access to higher education without…

A study at the University of Wellington (Australia) investigated differences in first-year academic achievement between men and women students in the school of business administration, between that school and the rest of the university, and in relation to ability level on university entrance. (MSE)

This report describes and evaluates a program to provide bilingual instruction in mathematics, science, social studies, industrial arts, business education, and career education to Spanish speaking high school students varying in range of need and ability from those in need of basic skills to honor students. The program, as implemented in 1980-81,…

To implement a single skills lab and develop or select twenty-five units for instruction in the secretarial science curriculum at Elgin Community College (Illinois), a task analysis was conducted to determine common tasks completed by area office personnel. This information was then used to select and develop instructional units for the single…

This annual serial issue contains six papers dealing with business education and training. Three approaches to teaching problem solving are detailed in "Teaching Problem Solving for Employment Preparation" (Judith J. Lambrecht). A study to identify the technologies used to manage information in business and industry is reported in…

The academic achievement of students in business and marketing programs at High Schools That Work (HSTW) sites in 1996 was compared to performance levels in 1994. Between 1994 and 1996, the average reading scores of business students at HSTW sites increased from 271 to 279, and their average mathematics scores increased from 286 to 290. A higher…

Purpose of Study: This paper seeks to explore the relationship between career aspirations (CA) and academic achievement (AA) for business management technicians (BMTs) from state-run technical institutions (SRTIs) in The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. Methodology: For the purposes of this study, AA was defined as "task…