School Science and Mathematics articles from December 2000

School Science and Mathematics archives from December 2000

Shooting at Moving Targets.(teaching evaluation and student achievement)
December 1, 2000... One of the wonderful aspects of living in Oregon (or not so wonderful, depending on your perspective) is the ballot measure system. In Oregon, during each election citizens vote on a laundry list of initiatives (usually 20 or more) that are...

Preparing for the 21st Century: The Status of Quantitative Literacy in the United States.(bibliography included)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2000... This article continues our October 2000 Special Issue theme of "A Vision for Science and Mathematics Education in the 21st Century." This article articulates and operationalizes a framework for investigating the level of quantitative...

Examining the Effects of a Reformed Junior High School Science Class on Students' Math Achievement.(integration of science and math classes)(bibliography included)
December 1, 2000... Though national standards emphasize the importance of connections between math and science, few empirical studies exist to support the notion that student achievement increases from such integration. This paper examines an eighth-grade science...

Earth Vision 2000: Examining Students' Representations of Complex Data Sets.(bibliography included)
December 1, 2000... Graphic representations are powerful tools used by scientists and other professionals to help them understand multifaceted natural phenomena. They can also serve teachers and students as they attempt to understand complex data sets. This study...

Graphical Representations of Speed: Obstacles Preservice K-8 Teachers Experience.(bibliography included)
December 1, 2000... This study examines the difficulties college students experience when creating and interpreting graphs in which speed is one of the variables. Nineteen students, all preservice elementary or middle school teachers, completed an upper-level...