School Science and Mathematics articles from April 2008

School Science and Mathematics archives from April 2008

Web-based formative assessment as evidence based practice in science instruction.(RESEARCH IN brief)(Report)
April 1, 2008... Content area assessments of the high stakes variety are a driving force in how students are instructed in classrooms yet proficiency in science continues to be below expectation when only 29 percent of 4th- and 8th-graders reached proficiency,...

Prospective elementary teachers' understanding of order of operations.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This study investigates how well 381 prospective elementary, early childhood, and special education majors solved four arithmetic problems that required using the order of operations. Self-reported data show these students to be relatively able...

Science and mathematics instruction in a reform-based teacher preparation program.(Report)
April 1, 2008... This study examined the science and mathematics instruction of teachers who were initially prepared by the Collaboratives for Excellence in Teacher Preparation program (CETP). The focus of this study was on examining the extent to which science...

Experimental Researches in Electricity.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Experimental Researches in Electricity Author: Michael Faraday Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East 2nd Street Mineola, NY 11501 2004; xiv + 336 pages Paperback $19.95 Science writing many generations removed from...

Topics in Graph Automorphisms and Reconstruction.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Topics in Graph Automorphisms and Reconstruction Authors: Josef Lauri and Raffaele Scapellato Cambridge University Press 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211 2003; 159 pages, Hardback 0-521-82151-7 $65.00 ...

Basic Concepts of Mathematics and Logic.(Book review)
April 1, 2008... Basic Concepts Of Mathematics And Logic Author: Michael C. Gemignani Dover Publications, Inc. 31 East 2nd Street Mineola, New York 11501 2004; 280 Pages; Paperback $15.95 in U.S.A. $23.95 in Canada Let me be...

Problems section.
April 1, 2008... This section of the Journal offers readers an opportunity to exchange interesting mathematical problems and solutions. Proposals are always welcomed. Please observe the following guidelines when submitting proposals or solutions: 1....