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Croneis, Karen S., Comp.; Short, Bradley H., Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2000
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit reports results of a survey attempting to characterize "branch libraries" and "discrete collections" housed in main academic libraries. The results provide a snapshot of current definitions, subject areas, services, and administration of these collections, as well as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Branch Libraries, Higher Education, Library Networks
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Henriksen, Melvin, Ed.; Wagon, Stan, Ed. – American Mathematical Monthly, 1991
The discrete mathematics topics of trees and computational complexity are implemented in a simple reliability program which illustrates the process advantages of the PASCAL programing language. The discussion focuses on the impact that reliability research can provide in assessment of the risks found in complex technological ventures. (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
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Bivens, Iri C., Ed. – College Mathematics Journal, 1991
Considered is the open-ended question of the various means of marking an n-inch ruler so that the distance of any integral number of inches from 1 to n can be ascertained with a single measurement. The relationship between a sparsely marked ruler, which is one gracefully marked with the fewest number of marks, and specific discrete graphs is…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment
Cornu, Bernard, Ed.; Ralston, Anthony, Ed. – 1992
In 1985 the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI) published the first edition of a book of studies on the topic of the influence of computers on mathematics and the teaching of mathematics. This document is an updated version of that book and includes five articles from the 1985 ICMI conference at Strasbourg, France; reports…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Calculators, Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Cohen, Don, Ed. – AMATYC Review, 1989
The main purpose of this special issue is to suggest strategies for meeting the mathematical needs of two-year college students in the decade of the 1990s. Since the 20 contributors were free to write about topics that they considered to be appropriate to the intellectual and personal development of all students their papers represent a broad…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction
Anderson, Lorin W. – Curriculum Report, 1986
This report focuses on current attempts by researchers to examine teacher effectiveness through the "task hypothesis," which asserts that effective teachers accomplish a large and diverse set of tasks--or discrete, goal-oriented units of work--in their classroom. After an introductory critique of past efforts to assess teacher "traits" or…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Utilization
Literacy Beat, 1988
Adeptness in abstractions and analysis--the language of math--is at least as important as adeptness at reading words for individuals in business and industry. Mathematics literacy stimulates the problem-solving and critical thinking skills that the workplace now demands. A National Assessment of Educational Progress study found that about half of…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Course Selection (Students), Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Repetto, Jeanne – TASPP Brief, 1990
Families in urban areas struggle with drug abuse, poverty, increasing housing costs, and lack of affordable child care. The challenges confronting urban schools include a higher dropout rate, higher youth unemployment, and the need to address a variety of special needs of their student population, such as programs for pregnant students, dropouts,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Demonstration Programs, Dropouts
Coady, Sally; Tait, Tony; Bennett, Jim – FE Matters, 1997
It is widely agreed that the United Kingdom's post-16 qualification system must be made coherent and intelligible to users. Developing a credit-based certification system is the key to increasing participation in further education (FE) and achieving a broader, more flexible curriculum. The benefits of a credit-based certification framework for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Credits
Rothman, A. I., Ed. – University Education News, 1981
Four articles on higher education curriculum are presented. In "The Articulate Curriculum" an approach to curriculum description is presented that is designed to have minimal ambiguity concerning the intention, content, and processes of the curriculum and that will lead to questioning several discrete factors in the curriculum planning…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accounting, Bachelors Degrees, Business Education
Casteen, John T., III – Regional Spotlight, 1982
Perspectives concerning the need to reform high school and college curricula and college admission standards are considered. Until the early 1960s, most U.S. colleges offered a traditional curriculum in the lower division, with emphasis on certain skills, such as writing and arithmetic reasoning, and also on communicating certain basic cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aptitude Tests, Articulation (Education), College Curriculum
Piper, Paul S. – Educational Innovations in the Pacific, 1994
This document describes the successful schools-within-a-school (SWS) program implemented at Kapa'a Elementary School in Hawaii. The SWS model addresses the issue of school size and its ramifications. In 1989, the school sought the help of a leading educational researcher, Dr. Mary Anne Raywid, to develop a change model that gave the teachers…
Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
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Cohen, Don, Ed. – AMATYC Review, 1992
This document consists of the two numbers of "The AMATYC Review" issued during publication year 1991-1992. The following articles are featured: (1) "Educational Reflections" (D. A. Crocker); (2) "Mathematics: An International View" (I. Malyshev, J. R. Becker, editors); (3) "Pandora's Rectangular Parallelepiped" (L. R. Tanner, editor); (4) "The…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts