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The Effect of the iPad Math Intervention Mathspace on High School Algebra Computation Skills
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Lauren W. Reynolds – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined the effectiveness of the iPad app Mathspace on high school students' algebra computation and skill maintenance. The participants in this study were four ninth grade students enrolled in beginning algebra at a large, urban high school. All four students were struggling to obtain grade-level algebra skills and were reported by…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Algebra, Handheld Devices
Do Mathematics and Reading Competencies Integrated into Career and Technical Education Courses Improve High School Student State Assessment Scores?
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Pierce, Kristin B.; Hernandez, Victor M. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2015
A quasi experimental study tested a contextual teaching and learning model for integrating reading and mathematics competencies through 13 introductory career and technical education (CTE) courses. The treatment group consisted of students in the 13 introductory courses taught by the CTE teachers who designed the units and the control group…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills, Quasiexperimental Design
The Impact of New State Accountability Standards on Algebra I Students
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Heath, Kyle G. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quasi-experimental quantitative study was to determine if a new Algebra I curriculum resulted in improved student performance on the state Algebra I exam. The treatment group consisted of 383 9th grade Algebra I students who received the college-ready standards-based (CRSB) curricula. The control group consisted of 338 9th…
Descriptors: State Standards, Accountability, Algebra, College Readiness
Visualization of Longitudinal Student Data
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Bendinelli, Anthony J.; Marder, M. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
We use visualization to find patterns in educational data. We represent student scores from high-stakes exams as flow vectors in fluids, define two types of streamlines and trajectories, and show that differences between streamlines and trajectories are due to regression to the mean. This issue is significant because it determines how quickly…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Longitudinal Studies, Test Results, Data Analysis
An Examination of the Influence of Inquiry-Based Laboratory Activities and Success on Standards Based Achievement Tests in a Suburban High School
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Vilardi, Virginia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in high school students' achievement and retention on standardized tests between students who participate in inquiry-based laboratory activities and those that participate in traditional style laboratory activities. Additionally, student and teacher opinions of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, High School Students, High Schools, Suburban Schools
Improving School Performance and Career Preparation with a Wireless Computer Lab
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Styron, Ronald, Jr.; Disher, Fan – T.H.E. Journal, 2003
Two years ago, Mandeville High School (http://mandevillehigh.stpsb.org/index.shtml) in Louisiana purchased a mobile wireless computer lab with grant funds from the state. This lab not only helped improve the writing and research skills of the school's ninth-grade students, but also improved its overall performance score to become one of the…
Descriptors: Technology Planning, Technology Integration, Computers, Educational Technology