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ERIC Number: EJ508766
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Identification of a Mathematics Core in Vocational Programs at 2-Year Colleges.
Kern, Stephanie; Schumacker, Randall E.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v19 n4 p307-19 Jul-Aug 1995
Describes a study of 57 vocational program faculty at Odessa College (Texas) to determine their perceptions of crucial competencies for students to master. Presents a core of 38 mathematical competencies identified as necessary for student success, grouped in the areas of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, mixed operations, and measurement. (26 citations) (MAB)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Skills, Minimum Competencies, School Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Two Year Colleges, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Odessa College TX