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The Effect of Alternative Solutions on Problem Solving Performance
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Lee, Shin-Yi – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of instruction in alternative solutions on Taiwanese eighth-grade students' mathematical problem solving performance. This study was exploratory rather than experimental. Alternative-Solution Worksheet (ASW) was developed to encourage students' engagement with alternative solutions to…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Program Effectiveness, Grade 8, Foreign Countries
Cognitive Pretesting of Goal Statements in Math: Responses from Middle-School Students
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Carrell, Julia Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Achievement goal theory is considered to be a well-researched field. However, this research has been primarily through surveys, and not enough attention has been paid to the cognitive aspects of how children perceive goals. Additionally, the mastery-avoidance construct is relatively new to the achievement goal literature, with little research to…
Descriptors: Objectives, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Education
What Greek Secondary School Students Believe about Climate Change?
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Liarakou, Georgia; Athanasiadis, Ilias; Gavrilakis, Costas – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate what Greek secondary school students (grades 8 and 11) believe about the greenhouse effect and climate change. A total of 626 students completed a closed-form questionnaire consisting of statements regarding the causes, impacts and solutions for this global environmental issue. The possible influence of…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Program Effectiveness, Information Sources, Grade 8
The Effects of Read 180 on Student Achievement
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Plony, Doreen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this ex post facto study was to analyze archive data to investigate the effects of Read 180, a computer-based supplemental reading intervention, on students' academic achievement for the academic school year 2011-2012. Further analyses examined if influences existed in variables such as grade level, gender, and ethnicity of the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
The Impact of Attending After-School Care Schemes on Science Achievement in Primary School: A Norwegian Study
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Turmo, Are; Guttersrud, Oystein; Elstad, Eyvind; Olsen, Rolf Vegar – International Journal of Educational Research, 2009
Accompanying the rise in the number of working parents is a growing demand for after-school care schemes for children. After-school care schemes, in addition to school, provide pupils with more learning opportunities than the experiences that school provides. The hypothesis is that after-school care schemes offer a better knowledge-basis for…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, After School Programs, Grade 5, Educational Opportunities
Investigation of Alignment between Goals of Schooling Relevant to Georgia and the Georgia Performance Standards
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Vega, Anissa Lokey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since the American Revolution free public education has been a discussion of political debate. The purpose that such an institution should play in society is a debate fervently argued when the founding fathers wanted to build a republic based on meritocracy. The problem this study addresses is the undefined relationship between the goals of…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Investigations, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables