Study examines the effects of using software with a game format (as a supplement to teacher instruction) to improve math performance of fourth- to sixth-grade students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The hypothesis that math software with a game format would improve the academic performance and increase attention of all participants…

Investigated the effects of implementing an instructional system that automated application of evidence-based components of effective instruction on student mathematics achievement and on classroom behaviors related to student achievement. Analysis of fourth and fifth graders in intervention and traditional instruction groups indicated that the…

Using two-level structural equation modeling, examined the dimensionality of socioeconomic status (SES) and its relationship with mathematics and science performance at student and school levels. Data from 13-year-olds from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study show that SES dimensions have different effects on mathematics and…

Studied reasons for the high achievement students from Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Questionnaire data provided by students participating show that the superior results of these students may have come at the expense of other aspects of student development. Results…

Explores the effects of secondary schools, teachers, and classes on mathematics achievement in Flanders secondary schools. After controlling for within-class and school recruitment differences, finds that class-level group composition remains an important explanation of difference in mathematics achievement. Also finds that the school-level…

Twenty-seven participants in a Job Training Partnership Act-funded literacy program at Houston Community College received one of three types of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The longer CAI was used, the higher the posttest reading and mathematics scores. Students with higher skill levels at entry learned faster with CAI systems. (SK)

Argues that the constructivist theory, which places stress on inquiry learning by the child, has dominated the field of mathematics and science teaching. Focuses on the preschool child and learning based on understanding. Discusses a wide range of research in this area and advocates a Brunerian model for learning. (NL)

During the 1986-87 school year, 4,299 handicapped students were given New Jersey's competency test which measures academic achievement in reading, mathematics, and writing. Twelve percent of these students passed the test. There was a variance across student classifications; the math subtest was particularly difficult for the students. (Author/DB)

Data from 148 identical and 111 fraternal twin pairs in which at least 1 member had a reading disability were statistically analyzed. Results suggest that genetic and shared-environment influences both contribute to the observed covariance between reading and mathematical deficits. (Author/DB)

Two perspectives that frame the aspects of the debate on assessment issues are analyzed. The "count-everybody" perspective calls for national standards over which all students would be tested. The "everybody-counts" perspective favors assessments that are developed from multiple perspectives. (MDH)

Examined gender differences in individual and cooperative (small-group) self-management training programs targeting mathematics performance. Findings from 33 fifth graders revealed that girls in individual training condition improved significantly less than girls in cooperative condition and boys in individual condition. Boys in cooperative…

Sheffield (England) primary and secondary schools focused on developing mental and oral numeracy to increase student confidence, develop quick recall, and improve math vocabulary. Low, average, and high achievers all showed significant progress. (SK)

The Emerging Scholars Program (ESP) at the University of Texas at Austin is designed to increase the achievement of minorities and women in calculus, although enrollment is open to all students. Research on the ESP indicates that it is possible to create a diverse academic setting in which all participants--majority and minority--appear to…

This study involving 144 gifted high school students found self-efficacy was positively related to math achievement, was moderately and positively related to self-regulation, and was negatively related to worry. Also determined that learning-goal orientation is positively related to self-regulation and worry but is not related to self-efficacy or…

A procedure assessed the effectiveness of three academic strategies based on the assessment results for three elementary boys with emotional and behavioral disorders and academic difficulties in mathematics. Following the implementation of the academic strategy identified in this procedure, all three students demonstrated an increase in their…