School Science and Mathematics articles from March 2008

School Science and Mathematics archives from March 2008

Language proficiency and mathematics learning.(RESEARCH IN brief)(Report)
March 1, 2008... Mathematics is important for success in school, not just for some students but for each and every student (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics [NCTM], 2000). However, learning mathematics is not an easy task for many students,...

Pre-service teachers and mathematics: the impact of service-learning on teacher preparation.(Report)
March 1, 2008... In spite of repeated reform efforts, there is research and delta that suggest that teachers lack the needed knowledge to successfully teach elementary mathematics. Some argue that teachers lack the needed content knowledge while other argue...

Gender differences regarding mathematics: achievement: the case of Turkish middle school students.(Report)
March 1, 2008... The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in mathematics achievement as demonstrated by performance on the mathematics subsection of a nationwide high school entrance examination in Turkey. In this study, the cities in Turkey...

The Chemical Elements: A Historical Perspective.(Book review)
March 1, 2008... The Chemical Elements: A Historical Perspective Author: Andrew Ede Greenwood Heinemann P.O. Box 6926 Portsmouth, NH 03802-6926 or Greenwood Publishing Group P.O. Box 7247-7011 Philadelphia, PA 19170 2006;...