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ERIC Number: EJ512770
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
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When Basic Mathematics Skills Predict Nothing: Implications for Education and Training.
Ridgway, Jim; Passey, Don
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v15 n1 p35-44 1995
Reports on a study of the mathematical needs of engineering apprentices in the United Kingdom. Finds that mathematical skills learned in general education programs do not meet requirements of the engineering profession. Recommends changes in mathematics education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Engineering, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Measurement Techniques
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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