Algebra for sixth graders: An investigation of the perceived difference in...
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions of high school graduates who experienced the mathematics education materials from the Hands-On Equations Learning System Hands-On...
View ArticleExploring faculty beliefs about remedial mathematics students: A...
The learning and understanding of mathematics is widely acknowledged to be a critical component for economic and civic life Oakes, 1990a). Yet, 35 percent of students, many of whom are African American...
View ArticleA model for improving HSPA scores at Abraham Clark High School
In this thesis “A Model for improving HSPA Scores at Abraham Clark High School”, I will look at the various possibilities and strategies to improve HSPA scores. Some worked and some did not. It is...
View ArticleA model for improving HSPA scores at Abraham Clark High School
In this thesis “A Model for improving HSPA Scores at Abraham Clark High School”, I will look at the various possibilities and strategies to improve HSPA scores. Some worked and some did not. It is...
View ArticleConcept questions in Calculus I: Identifying the misconceptions and...
This thesis explores the creation of concept questions and their implementation into the Calculus I classrooms at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Over two summers, a portfolio of questions was...
View ArticleA model for improving HSPA scores at Abraham Clark High School
In this thesis “A Model for improving HSPA Scores at Abraham Clark High School”, I will look at the various possibilities and strategies to improve HSPA scores. Some worked and some did not. It is...
View ArticleConcept questions in Calculus I: Identifying the misconceptions and...
This thesis explores the creation of concept questions and their implementation into the Calculus I classrooms at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Over two summers, a portfolio of questions was...
View ArticleAn investigation of the use and effects of instruction time in middle school...
Teaching and learning always needs improvement. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM) has expressed an interest in obtaining research that will help them continue to improve...
View ArticleTest preparation curriculum and skills laboratory: An evaluation of a high...
This study examines the effectiveness of high school mathematics intervention programs, Math Lab and AIMS Prep, focused at two Arizona schools. These programs developed from a need to improve student...
View ArticleEvaluation of mathematics methods online: Planning knowledge, classroom...
This study examined the effects of an online mathematics methods class on preservice teachers knowledge of instructional planning, classroom instructional planning performance, and classroom pupil...
View ArticleA class of bivariate Erlang distributions and ruin probabilities in...
This dissertation is devoted to modeling dependence with potential applications in actuarial science and is divided in two parts: the first part considers dependence in the context of bivariate...
View ArticleAffective barriers to student achievement in developmental mathematics classes
The purpose of this study was to assess the affective barriers to student achievement in developmental mathematics classes. A Delphi process was used to identify and corroborate a list of affective...
View ArticleExamining the effects of the flipped model of instruction on student...
In many of the secondary classrooms across the country, including the research site for this study, students are passively engaged in the mathematics content, and academic performance can be described,...
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