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Schmidt, Karsten; Kohler, Anke; Moldenhauer, Wolfgang – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2009
This paper reports on the effects the use of a pocket calculator-based computer algebra system (CAS) has on the performance in mathematics of grade 11 students in Germany. A project started at 8 of about one hundred upper secondary schools in the federal state of Thuringia in 1999; 3 years later the former restrictions on the use of technology in…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Advanced Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Calculators
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Gilgenast, Trudy E.; Binkley, Janet R. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1981
Reports on a survey conducted at the University of Delaware among German language students to determine the types of courses they would like to enroll in for further study of German. Analyzes questionnaire data, correlating them with students' German course level and with their majors. (MES)
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Enrichment
Walling, Derald D.; White, John T. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
The number of American versus foreign-born students studying mathematics, engineering, and physics in U.S. graduate schools is declining. A program developed at Texas Tech University's Department of Mathematics offers courses in these areas to high-ability secondary-school students, to acquaint them with career opportunities and exciting…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Courses, Career Exploration, College Programs