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Download full textVirginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Mathematics Service. – 1989
The Virginia International Mathematics Assessment Project was undertaken in response to the need for high quality baseline data on student achievement and on curriculum and instructional issues. The assessment model chosen for this project used the design and instruments of the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS). The study included 104…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
Fu, Lewis; Edwards, Henry P. – 1984
The purpose of the study was to assess the relative mathematics achievement of English-speaking pupils enrolled in grades 3, 6, and 9 in regular English or French immersion programs during the 1981-82 and 1982-83 school years. The data were obtained as part of a 2-year evaluation of a system-based mathematics program developed by an Ontario school…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Peer reviewedSwineford, Lois A.; Holtan, Boyd D. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
The activities of a teacher who developed and piloted an eclectic model in an eighth grade mathematics classroom are described. Peer tutoring, cooperative learning, and mastery learning elements were selected and combined into a classroom program designed to increase student mathematics success. (KR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Mastery Learning
Herbert, Martin – 1984
This document provides an evaluation of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) for kindergarten through grade 6. Following an introductory chapter is a chapter on the development and nature of CSMP. Chapter 3 discusses CSMP implementation. Total student achievement scores on the Mathematics Applied to Novel Situations (MANS) tests are…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedGeller, Daniel M.; Shugoll, Mark – AEDS Journal, 1985
Describes a study which assessed impact of computer assisted instruction on reading and mathematics achievement of disadvantaged youths participating in US Department of Labor's Job Corps, a federal vocational and educational program. Greater reading achievement gains but no statistically significant mathematics gains were found in experimental…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disadvantaged Youth, Individualized Education Programs
McConnell, Beverly B. – 1985
Begun in 1980 with 358 students, the Yakima (Washington) Public Schools' Basic Education for Limited English Proficient Students (BELEPS) Program served 1,250 grade K-12 students (94% Hispanic) in 1985. Its four programs were based on the degree of the students' English proficiency, and taught (1) reading only in Spanish, (2) reading in Spanish…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
