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Orzech, Miriam W.; Borden, Sue – 1990
Oregon State University (OSU) designed and implemented the Science and Mathematics Investigative Learning Experiences Program (SMILE) to encourage minority students to pursue careers in science and engineering. SMILE offers an after-school enrichment program for middle-school Hispanic and Native American students in eight rural Oregon communities.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Career Awareness, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedStraker, Neil – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1988
Describes the use of interactive video for mathematics classes in middle schools and high schools in Oregon, and discusses the possibilities of their transfer to schools in the United Kingdom. Cost effectiveness is discussed, teacher and student attitudes are examined, and several evaluative studies of the videodisc materials are described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness
Download full textOregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1987
This document is designed to help school personnel analyze their current curriculum for grades 4 and 5 in terms of the Mathematics Common Curriculum for Oregon. The common curriculum goals are organized into nine content strands: (1) number and numeration; (2) appropriate computational skills; (3) problem solving; (4) geometry and visualization…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
Higgins, Karen M. – 1993
This study investigated the effects of Oregon's Lane County "Problem Solving in Mathematics" (PSM) materials on middle-school students' attitudes, beliefs, and abilities in problem solving and mathematics. The instructional approach advocated in PSM includes: the direct teaching of five problem-solving skills, weekly challenge problems,…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Discovery Learning, Elementary School Students, Heuristics
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1987
This document is designed to help school personnel analyze their current curriculum for grades 6, 7, and 8 in terms of the Mathematics Common Curriculum for Oregon. The common curriculum goals are organized into nine content strands: (1) number and numeration; (2) appropriate computational skills; (3) problem solving; (4) geometry and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationNiess, Margaret L.; Erickson, Dianne K. – 1992
This document reports the results of The Oregon Mathematics Teachers of Middle School (TOMTOMS) project focused on improving the curriculum and the teaching of mathematics in middle school in support of recent calls for mathematics education reform. Twenty seventh-grade teachers, representing the geographic regions in Oregon, were chosen from a…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1996
Oregon is raising its expectations for students. The current academic standard, which allows students to graduate with only a D-minus average in 22 credit hours of classes, is being replaced by the requirement that students prove that they are proficient in English, mathematics, science, history, and other academic subjects. Students will…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Benchmarking
