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Köse, Emek; Johnson, Angela C. – PRIMUS, 2016
In this article, we present a case study of a course called Women in Mathematics. Students in the course studied the lives and the mathematical contributions of women mathematicians throughout history, as well as current gender equity issues in the study of mathematics and in mathematical careers. They also mentored 20 middle school girls…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Females, Mathematics Education, Mentors
Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (NJ1), 2011
The PARCC Model Content Frameworks for Mathematics and ELA/Literacy have been developed through a state-led process in collaboration with members of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) writing teams. The frameworks were reviewed by the public between August 3-31, 2011. Nearly 1,000 responses were collected, and respondents included K-12…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Mathematics
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Duke, Billy J.; Dwyer, Jerry F.; Wilhelm, Jennifer; Moskal, Barbara – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 2008
Outreach mathematicians are college faculty who are trained in mathematics but who undertake an active role in improving primary and secondary education. This role is examined through a study where an outreach mathematician introduced the concept of complex variables to junior high school students in the United States with the goal of stimulating…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Mathematics, Professional Personnel, Outreach Programs
Curriculum Research and Evaluation, Chaplin, CT. – 1999
In 1998, the Institution-Wide Reform project at the University of Hartford (Connecticut) was evaluated. The main focus of the project was the improvement of teaching and learning in the science, mathematics, engineering, and technology (SMET) disciplines for freshmen. Documentation from various sources indicated that the program accomplished its…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Freshmen, Cooperation
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Hebert, Laura – Community College Review, 2001
Discusses a study that tracked students in dual-enrollment classes during a five-year period. Reports that students who had high school teachers for dual-enrollment mathematics courses earned significantly higher grades in subsequent coursework at the state universities than those students who were taught by college faculty. (Contains 31…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Credits, College Faculty, Community Colleges
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers