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Nasser, Fadia M. – Journal of Statistics Education, 2004
This study examined the extent to which statistics and mathematics anxiety, attitudes toward mathematics and statistics, motivation and mathematical aptitude can explain the achievement of Arabic speaking pre-service teachers in introductory statistics. Complete data were collected from 162 pre-service teachers enrolled in an academic…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Middle School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Achievement Tests
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Wolfgang, Charles H.; Stannard, Laura L.; Jones, Ithel – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
The research question asked was "Will those children ages three and four who have intensive play experiences in play-based preschools and who can perform at high levels of LEGO building as constructional play also show high levels of mathematical achievement later in formal school settings?". Thus, this study attempts to establish a…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Play, Construction (Process), Construction Materials
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Kelly, Kathleen J.; Comello, Maria Leonora G.; Edwards, Ruth W. – Rural Educator, 2004
Since 1996, our research team has conducted 15 focus groups with 169 middle-school youth in small communities as formative research for campaigns against alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and violence. Some key findings of a synthesis of focus-group results are that girls and boys perceive different risks to alcohol and tobacco use; peer relationships are…
Descriptors: Role Models, Smoking, Narcotics, Focus Groups
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "The Ocean System", along with profiles of three teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual follow-up surveys that…
Descriptors: Oceanography, Educational Resources, Advanced Placement Programs, Private Schools
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. In 2008, Inverness Research conducted additional studies of the AMNH's new online course, "Evolution". This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "Evolution", along with…
Descriptors: Evolution, Suburban Schools, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Pallas, Aaron M., Ed. – 1994
This volume is a mixture of research reviews, theoretical syntheses, and empirical analyses addressing issues in the sociology of education. Following an introduction by Aaron M. Pallas, the book is divided into eight chapters: (1) "The Sociology of Education: Its Development in the United States" (Robert Dreeben); (2) "In…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Black Students, Career Development, Classroom Environment
Gray (Naomi) Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
The resource manual is designed to provide educators with information regarding some of the resources available in bilingual education for language minority students. It may also be useful to parents and community members involved in policy formation or interested in being well informed about bilingual education. The first section outlines the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational History, Educational Research
Gray (Naomi) Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
The workbook is designed to accompany a textbook, "The Story of California," a Spanish-English bilingual history and geography of the state intended for classroom use by limited-English-proficient, native Spanish-speaking students in California's urban middle schools. The teacher's edition, presented here, consists of reproductions of 51…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Demography, Economic Development
Hirsch, Donald – 1994
This booklet describes how eight European countries structure educational provision for children in the middle years of schooling, ages 10 through 14. The booklet discusses the status of middle years education, the tracking of students, equal opportunities for minorities, specialization of teachers and counselors, academic versus holistic…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Educational Administration, Educational Opportunities
Holmes, George R. – 1995
Noting that the current generation of adolescents is experiencing more stressful and negative experiences at an earlier age than previous generations, and that the consequences include drug abuse, delinquency, and mental illness, this book provides caregivers and parents with specific tactics to move teenagers successfully through adolescence. The…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Biological Influences
Adenika-Morrow, T. Jean – 1995
The Teaching Excellence for Minority Student Achievement (TEAM) Program is a 5-year supplemental program in the Los Angeles (California) area designed to demonstrate that urban minority low income students at risk of school failure can be refocused using an interdisciplinary approach to teaching elementary and middle school science and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Carper, Leona Jayne – 1996
This practicum was designed to increase the effective use of technology by language arts students in middle schools involved in independent research activities. Technology was made available to students in the classroom and in the library to use as a resource to investigate and research topics. Seventh grade students (n=57) were given instruction…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Grade 7, Internet, Junior High Schools
Brazee, Edward N.; Capelluti, Jody – 1995
An examination of the issues surrounding the concept of change is fundamental to curriculum improvement for elementary and middle schools. New beliefs surround an integrative rather than a separate subject isolation approach to curriculum. This report examines past, current, and future curriculum practice and considerations, focusing on a new…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Course Content
Smigielski, Alan – Art to Zoo, Teaching with the Power of Objects, 1995
Each of the four annual issues of this publication explores a single topic through an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach. Science-based technologies and their impact on the lives of everyday citizens are the focus of this issue. Activities encourage students to think about the profound influence science-based technologies had on U.S.…
Descriptors: Advertising, Art, Art Education, Curriculum Enrichment
Ruppert, Nancy Bell; Smith, Margaret J. – 1996
This study examines components of a middle school program designed to enable at-risk students to complete the 3 years of middle school in 2 years, and it looks at the progress of eight graduates of the program during their first semester in high school in South Carolina. Over-age students who entered sixth grade and displayed potential were…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Acceleration (Education), Articulation (Education), Grade 9
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