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Posamentier, Alfred S.; Krulik, Stephen – 1996
This book focuses on curricular issues involved in preparing students for taking the SAT I--Reasoning Test using a problem-solving focus. There is a particular philosophy with which this book is presented. First, the illustrations have been selected to demonstrate in dramatic form the power of the procedure presented. Second, the problems both in…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary School Mathematics
Posamentier, Alfred S. – 1996
This book is designed to prepare students for taking the SAT I--Reasoning Test using a problem-solving focus. It clarifies the purpose, structure, and use of the SAT I and provides meaningful instructional material and explanations which illuminate the necessary skills. The book begins with a review of essential fundamentals, including useful…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Secondary School Mathematics
Download full textTobin, Catherine D. – 1980
Presented are 10 activity-oriented units designed to provide an introduction to study skills in mathematics for pre-algebra students. Topic areas of the units include: listening as a study skill; problem solving; understanding the language of mathematics; learning from homework; using formulas; estimation; preparing for a test; and taking a…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Junior High Schools, Listening Skills, Mathematics Education
Haynie, Glenda; Kellogg, Athena – Wake County Public School System, 2008
This study examined practices of teachers in Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) high school Algebra I classes. Regression analyses of standardized state testing results allowed for identification of the most effective and least effective Algebra I teachers and schools. The study used surveys, observations, and focus group interviews to compare and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra
Tobin, Catherine D. – 1980
This program, which provides an introduction to study skills in mathematics for pre-algebra students through a series of 10 activity-oriented units, is structured on the assumption that activity-oriented lessons are the most effective way to teach study skills. By completing activities in the units, students learn about study skills needed for…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Junior High Schools, Listening Skills, Mathematics Education
James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA. Workforce Improvement Network. – 2002
This guide presents math-focused learning projects and accompanying inquiry activities to help students pass the math portion of the GED 2002. It is Volume 2 of a proposed four-volume series; Volume 1 describing the concept of the GED as project is also available. Section 1 relates GED as project to the math portion of the GED and explains how…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Algebra, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style
Pateman, Neil A., Ed; Dougherty, Barbara J., Ed.; Zilliox, Joseph T., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This volume of the 27th International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference includes the following research reports: (1) Improving Decimal Number Conception by Transfer from Fractions to Decimals (Irita Peled and Juhaina Awawdy Shahbari); (2) The Development of Student Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs in Mathematics during…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Metalinguistics
