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Download full textNew Jersey Research Bulletin, 1995
The effectiveness of seven Perkins Act-funded single parent/displaced homemaker programs throughout New Jersey in reducing clients' math anxiety was evaluated through a pretest and posttest designed to determine level of math anxiety. During the 1993-94 school year matched pretest and posttest scores were obtained for 98 of the 177 individuals…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis
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
Literacy Materials Bulletin, 1997
These eight bulletins, which are intended for literacy instructors, tutors, librarians, and others, contain reviews of literacy materials designed for use in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), and family literacy programs. Each review contains some or all of the following: title, author, publisher of the item being reviewed; information…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 20 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: predictors of primary grade reading achievement; factor analysis of the WISC-R to distinguish disabled readers at three grade levels; a process model for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Treisman, Philip Uri – Innovation Abstracts, 1983
The University of California at Berkeley has developed a Mathematics Workshop the purpose of which is to improve serious deficiencies in minority students' mathematics and study skills. Now in its second year, the workshop has five functions: (1) building a community of minority freshmen that is academically-oriented and a source of peer support;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Mathematics, Counseling Services
Harris, Julia L., Ed. – ENC Focus, 1998
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services that enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This document is one in a series of print catalogs designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Materials
Sharma, Mahesh C., Ed.; Travaglini, Lillian E., Ed. – Math Notebook, 1988
Math Notebook is a publication issued 10 times a year, with each issue focusing on a particular learning problem in mathematics and its diagnosis and remediation through practical, workable strategies for use by teaches, parents, and tutors. All the articles were written by Mahesh C. Sharma, with the exception of "The Japanese Soroban," by Frances…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Development, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
Davis, Abiola C. – SRS Data Brief, 1996
This data brief summarizes the employment patterns of women and minority (Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians) scientists and engineers in the public and private sectors according to level of education. Among scientists and engineers with bachelor's degrees, underrepresented minorities were least likely to be employed in a private for profit…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business, Disabilities, Doctoral Degrees
PDF pending restorationHarris, Julia L., Ed. – ENC Focus, 1998
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services that enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This document is one in a series of print catalogs designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and…
Descriptors: Computer Software Evaluation, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Crow, Tracy, Ed. – ENC Focus, 1996
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services that enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This document is one in a series of print catalogs designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Hands on Science
Harris, Julia L., Ed. – ENC Focus, 1998
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services to enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This document is one in a series of print catalogs designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Informal Education, Mathematics Education
Harris, Julia L., Ed. – ENC Focus, 1998
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services to enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This document is designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and science in K-12 classrooms. Each issue…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Mathematics Education
Balkcom, Stephen – Education Research Consumer Guide, 1992
Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Typical cooperative learning strategies used in grades 2 through 12 involve student teams in which students: (1) work on group projects that emphasize…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Relations
Thorson, Annette, Ed. – ENC Focus, 1999
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC) helps teachers by offering a broad assortment of services to enable them to quickly locate educational resources. This theme issue of the serial "ENC Focus" is designed to give educators information about curriculum resources available for teaching math and…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Resources, Educational Technology
Profiles, Programs & Products, 1983
Renne (Oregon) Intermediate School offers an innovative program of personalized instruction to students in grades 6-8. Teachers work closely with individual students, following a continuous progress curriculum which allows cross-grade-level placement in the core areas of math, reading, and language arts. Based on cooperative district planning, the…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Core Curriculum, Individualized Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
