The effects of training Hispanic college students in test-taking skills were examined. A mathematics achievement test was found to have slightly lower internal consistency and higher predictive validity for the group given training than for the control group. (MNS)

Presents findings from mathematics education research studies which focused on manipulative materials and mathematics achievement. One study supports a previous review that lessons using manipulative materials have a higher probability of producing greater mathematics achievement than do lessons in which such materials are not used. (JN)

Contrasted two theoretical models to explain the mathematics final exam performance of 143 undergraduates: social learning theory variables and the math aptitude-anxiety models. The social learning theory model accounted for significantly more performance variation, and each of the variables (skills, incentives, efficacy expectations, and outcome…

Found that there was significantly improved achievement of students whose teachers received diagnostic error information from a microcomputer program compared to teachers who did not receive such information. Explanations for the improved achievement and implications for mathematics instruction are addressed. (JN)

The "Test Anxiety Scale for Children" and the "Lie Scale for Children" were administered to 60 children, half of whom were defined by schools as learning disabled (LD). LD subjects were more anxious than the nondisabled, and their test anxiety was significantly related to reading and mathematics achievement scores. (Author)

This is the second study linking NAEP to TIMSS. The first study linked the 1996 NAEP to the 1995 TIMSS (Johnson, 1998). This study attempted to link the 2000 grade 8 NAEP in mathematics and science to the 1999 grade 8 TIMSS (which also assessed mathematics and science). The major purpose of both studies, assuming a successful link, was to allow…

The Worthington City School District, Worthington, Ohio, purchased, through Mind Surf software, a mathematics software program for two of their four middle schools. Each student was given a keyboard at the beginning of class. If the entered answer is correct, the student sees a green light on the keyboard. An incorrect answer lights a red light,…

This book reports on various studies that have increased our understanding of why females and males learn different kinds and amounts of mathematics. In particular, this book explicates the Autonomous Learning Behavior model, proposed by Fennema and Peterson, which is a possible explanation of the development of gender differences in mathematics.…

During the last decade, many states have tried to devise more robust and coherent instructional policies in an effort to make teaching and learning more thoughtful and demanding. As instructional policy has moved to the top of many state education agendas in the past 10-15 years, interest in the relationship between policy and practice has grown.…

The College Success in Mathematics Project began in 1996 with the production of a framework for student success in university-level mathematics courses at the University of Guam. The project continued with a one-week workshop followed by the preparation of "Preparing for Mathematics" at the University of Guam (UOG), which outlined specific topics…

At the request of the Council of Ministries of Education, Canada (CMEC), Alberta Learning conducted this Mathematics Comparison Study. The focus of this study is from Kindergarten to Grade 12. All provinces and territories were invited to participate, and only the Quebec region declined. Participating regions were invited to send a representative…

As a result of questions arising from differences in performance on Algebra 1 final examinations by school during the 1999-2000 school year, students' middle school mathematics experiences have received renewed focus. Specific questions have arisen regarding whether all students are sufficiently prepared to handle algebraic content by grade 8 or…

This report holds that America's students must improve their performance in mathematics and science if they are to succeed in today's world and if the United States is to stay competitive in an integrated global economy. The most direct route to improving mathematics and science achievement for all students is better mathematics and science…

This paper reports the results of a pilot intervention designed to improve students' mathematics proficiency through self-efficacy training. Seventeen pre-first year college students participated in a five-week summer program that included whole class instruction, small group tutoring, and individual meetings with instructional coordinators. As…

Constructivist approaches to mathematics instruction based on the standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) have been widely advocated and are expanding in use. However, many educators express a need for constructivist approaches that provide specific student materials, assessments, teachers' manuals, professional…