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Floyd, Randy G.; Evans, Jeffrey J.; McGrew, Kevin S. – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Cognitive clusters from the Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ III) Tests of Cognitive Abilities that measure select Cattell-Horn-Carroll broad and narrow cognitive abilities were shown to be significantly related to mathematics achievement in a large, nationally representative sample of children and adolescents. Multiple regression analyses were used to…
Descriptors: Computation, Cognitive Ability, Short Term Memory, Mathematics Achievement
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Callingham, Rosemary; Watson, Jane – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2004
In this article, data from a study of the mental computation competence of students in grades 3 to 10 are presented. Students responded to mental computation items, presented orally, that included operations applied to fractions, decimals and percents. The data were analysed using Rasch modelling techniques, and a six-level hierarchy of part-whole…
Descriptors: Mental Computation, Competence, Arithmetic, Mathematical Concepts
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Taylor, Ann R.; Breck, Susan E.; Aljets, Carol M. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2004
This article demonstrates how a child's invented algorithm about tens and ones generated "transitional thinking" on the way to the construction of a mathematical understanding of place value. The articles also discusses how two important "best practice" classroom strategies, mathematical discourse, and the role of wait time in that discourse take…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), Learning Strategies, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Vignoles, Anna – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2006
Policy-makers in almost all countries agree on one thing: namely on the importance of education and skills to ensuring future economic prosperity. A fruitful line of research has focused on determining the impact that acquiring education or training has on an individual's labour market productivity and earning prospects: this is known as rate of…
Descriptors: Economics, Outcomes of Education, Supply and Demand, Labor Market
Salvucci, Sameena; And Others – 1995
This technical report provides the results of a study on the calculation and use of generalized variance functions (GVFs) and design effects for the 1990-91 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). The SASS is a periodic integrated system of sample surveys conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) that produces sampling variances…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computation, Elementary Secondary Education, Error of Measurement
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ. – 1992
This document offers instructional materials for a 32-hour course on math operations involving graphs/statistics, measurement (English and metric), geometry, exponential notation, and scientific notation as applied in the workplace. The course was part of a workplace literacy project developed by Mercer County Community College (New Jersey) and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coding, Computation, Decimal Fractions
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 1993
This report examines the development of tuition rates and tuition policy in Washington State's public higher education system and provides comparisons to rates and policies in other states. It also explores philosophies regarding the determination of tuition rates, along with the range of potential policy options. The draft report is divided into…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computation, Costs, Criteria
Ruffin, Minnie R.; And Others – 1991
During the 1989-90 school year, the Barrett Math Program was piloted in selected sections of grades K-7 in five Atlanta (Georgia) Public Schools (APS) elementary schools. The Barrett Math Program is designed to improve the total mathematical skills of elementary school students, including computation, concepts, and problem solving, as measured by…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Cognitive Measurement, Computation
Gronert, Joie; Marshall, Sally – 1979
Developed for elementary teachers, this activity unit is designed to teach students the importance of estimation in developing quantitative thinking. Nine ways in which estimation is useful to students are listed, and five general guidelines are offered to the teacher for planning estimation activities. Specific guidelines are provided for…
Descriptors: Addition, Computation, Division, Elementary Education
Coburn, Terrence – 1987
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has stated that mathematics programs should take full advantage of the power of calculators at all grade levels. This recommendation urges that students be provided access to calculators, and that calculator use be integrated into the core mathematics curriculum on a regular basis. This…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Processes, Computation, Elementary School Mathematics
Lancaster City School District, PA. – 1986
The Skill Acquisition Measures (SAM) were designed by the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) School District as criterion referenced tests for mathematics. This manual consists of copies of the student test forms for level 2, with additional information for the teacher's use. Each of the test items is presented with the correct answers and the criteria for…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Computation, Criterion Referenced Tests
Troutman, Andria P.; Lichtenberg, Betty K. – 1987
Presented is the third edition of a textbook designed for pre- and inservice teachers of elementary school mathematics. The content was selected on the basis of its direct applicability to the mathematical ideas usually introduced in grades K-6. The content is presented in conjunction with appropriate teaching strategies, determined by research…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Grant, Shelia I. – 1986
This collection of learning activities is intended for use in reinforcing mathematics instruction as it relates to the construction trades. Fifty activity sheets are provided. These are organized into units on the following topics: numeration, adding whole numbers, subtracting whole numbers, multiplying whole numbers, dividing whole numbers,…
Descriptors: Area, Arithmetic, Building Trades, Computation
Grant, Shelia I. – 1986
This collection of learning activities is intended for use in reinforcing mathematics instruction as it relates to building maintenance. Fifty activity sheets are provided. These are organized into units on the following topics: numeration, adding whole numbers, subtracting whole numbers, multiplying whole numbers, dividing whole numbers,…
Descriptors: Area, Arithmetic, Building Operation, Computation
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1982
This booklet was prepared for the parents of fourth-grade children who are participating in Chapter 1 programs in Louisiana. Activities which will give children practice with each of the mathematics skills on the fourth-grade Louisiana Basic Skills Test are included. For each skill there are at least two pages of practice, plus a test question…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computation, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education
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