The current study examined the association between dimensions of perfectionism and levels of academic achievement and affect in school-aged children. A sample of 223 students (90 boys, 133 girls) from regular, gifted, and arts programs completed measures of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism, perceived academic competence, and…

This study sought to gather empirical evidence of the effectiveness of calculus instruction like that used in the Calculus and Mathematica project by examining and comparing the effects of three different instructional approaches to calculus on students' (n=100) abilities to use and understand connections between numerical, graphical, and symbolic…

The Mathematics Competency Test is a 46-question written test assessing mathematics achievement for groups or individuals aged 11 to adult. It is suitable for use with groups or individuals in school, college and workplace contexts. The questions are open-ended and require constructed responses rather than recognition of a correct answer in a…

The "Nation's Report Card," the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. This report summarizes some of the sophisticated statistical methodology used in the 1992 Trial State Assessment of…

The majority of the publications listed in this bibliography regarding selected resources on gender equity in mathematics cover the years 1980-1990, but some earlier listings are also included. The resources are categorized into the following sections: journal articles; ERIC documents and papers presented; books; chapters in books; reports,…

This study attempted to clarify the structure of mathematical abilities through reanalysis of 48 factor-analytic studies. The factors were compared in six families: General, Numerical, Reasoning, Spatial, Verbal, and Mathematical. Eleven data sets were reanalyzed, with principal factor analysis followed by graphical rotation to oblique, simple…

Analysis of predictions of 32 teachers regarding 690 fifth-graders' scores on a mathematics achievement test found that the combination of high judgement accuracy with varied instructional techniques was particularly favorable to students in contrast to a combination of high diagnostic sensitivity with a low frequency of cues or individual…

Cross-lagged panel analysis was used to explore possible causal relationships between attitude and achievement in mathematics and reading. Measures from 1,758 students from grades two through six were analyzed. Findings are presented and conclusions are drawn. (Author/MT)

Discusses a model which provides a partial explanation of why females are not achieving equity in mathematics education. The model consists of four phases and explores mediating factors of autonomous learning behaviors which exist between socialization influences and learning. (JN)

Investigated the concurrent validity of the Peabody Individual Achievement Test and the KeyMath Diagnostic Arithmetic Test in 171 adolescents. The presence of relatively high and positive partial correlations between the scores supported the concurrent validity of the instruments. (JAC)

Compares the performance of boys and girls on the 1983 Australian Mathematics Competition, exploring two factors related to the success of boys: (1) although guessing is discouraged, girls omit more questions than boys; and (2) the success of boys is not spread evenly across all questions. (JN)

Two high school general mathematics classes with similar pretest scores were taught a unit on percentages, one with a cooperative and the other with an individualistic goal structure. At posttest, the cooperatively goal-structured class demonstrated significantly higher achievement than the individualistic group. (Author/MT)

The Nation's Report Card [TM], the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), is a nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. For over three decades, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, history, geography, and…

This document constitutes the final report of a Curriculum Management Audit of mathematics education in the Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland). The audit was commissioned by the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education/Governing Authority within the scope of its policy-making authority. The audit was conducted June 5-9, 2000.…

The purpose of this study was to provide teachers and principals with concrete evidence to demonstrate that weekly math homework increases academic performance in math. This study focused mainly on homework's effects on quiz scores. It compared quiz scores of students who did homework with those who did not. The subjects of this study included 21…