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Determining a Student's Optimal Learning Zone in Light of the Swiss Cheese Model
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Morley, Patricia; Zmood, Simone – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
Participation in society is increasingly dependent on educational achievement. Accordingly, society as a whole is committing more resources to education to prevent the adverse outcome of students moving through the school system only to emerge without the knowledge and skills that they might be expected to attain. In this paper, we explore the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Practices, Models, Mathematics Curriculum
Mt. Druitt Longitudinal Study: 1986 Mathematics Investigation. A Report on Results, Including an Analysis of Errors and Suggestions for Remediation.
O'Brien, Peter; Richardson, Arthur – 1987
This report: (1) describes the mathematics test given to Year 8 students in the Mt. Druitt Longitudinal Study in 1986; (2) describes and discusses the results; (3) analyzes errors made by the students; and (4) suggests some possible interventions to address the errors made by students. The study dates from 1975 when funds were obtained to provide…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Mt. Druitt Longitudinal Study: 1987 Mathematics Investigation. A Report on Results, Including an Analysis of Errors and Suggestions for Remediation.
O'Brien, Peter; Richardson, Arthur – 1987
This report: (1) describes the mathematics test given to Year 9 students in the Mt. Druitt Longitudinal Study in 1987; (2) describes and discusses the results; (3) analyzes errors made by students; (4) analyzes the responses to items common to the 1986 and 1987 tests; and (5) suggests some interventions to address the errors made by students. The…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education