scholarly journals The Effect of Constructivist Mathematics on Achievement in Rural Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Grady ◽  
Sandra Watkins ◽  
Greg Montalvo
Keyword(s):  
Global Economy ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Rural School Districts ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Curriculum And Pedagogy ◽  
Illinois Standards Achievement Test ◽  
American Students ◽  
International Assessment ◽  
Traditional Mathematics

International assessment data indicate American students are not competing with their counterparts in other countries. The mathematics curriculum and pedagogy are not preparing students to compete in a global economy. This study compared student achievement using sixth grade mathematics results from the Illinois Standards Achievement Test. Specifically, the study compared the results of students in three different rural school districts, all of whom were receiving instruction in three different mathematics curricula. In one district, students received seven years of the K-6 Everyday Mathematics curriculum which was compared with students who received seven years of instruction using a traditional mathematics curriculum in the second district and in the third district scores were compared with students who were taught using a traditional mathematics curriculum supplemented with Mountain Math. The results of this study indicate the constructivist K-6 elementary mathematics curriculum did not lead to higher levels in math achievement when compared with the traditional methods of instruction.  

Managerial Stereotypes in a Global Economy: A Comparative Study of Japanese and American Business Students' Perspectives

1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary N. Powell ◽  
Yasuaki Kido
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Students ◽  
American Business ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
American Students ◽  
Good Manager

This study examined stereotypes of American managers, Japanese managers, and a “good manager” held by 264 Japanese and 249 American business students. Although neither the American nor Japanese managerial stereotype resembled that of a good manager in either sample, the stereotypes of a good manager were considerably different for these samples. Japanese students' preferences for a Japanese versus an American manager were consistent with their beliefs about who was the better manager. American students' preferences were less consistent.

scholarly journals The level of the skills of scientific thinking and mathematical thinking among the students of the primary stage: مستوى مهارات التفكير العلمي والتفكير الرياضي لدى طالبات المرحلة الإبتدائية

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilham Bent Ali Al Shalabi ◽  
Shatha bint Ahmed Al Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Scientific Thinking ◽  
Primary Stage ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
And Mathematics

The purpose of this study was to know the level of scientific thinking skills and the level of mathematical thinking skills. Is there a correlation between the skills of scientific thinking and the mathematical thinking skills of sixth grade students? A study was used to measure the level of scientific and athletic thinking skills. The sample consisted of 455 sixth grade students The total number of female students was 29,680. The descriptive descriptive approach was used to find the relationship between the level of the skills of scientific thinking and mathematical thinking. The most important results of the study were that the level of scientific and sports thinking skills was medium And the level of skills of mathematical thinking, as the higher the level of scientific thinking skills, the higher the level of mathematical thinking skills among students in the sixth grade of primary The study presented several recommendations, the most important of which are the holding of training courses for teachers during the service to train them to employ thinking and skills and train teachers to design scientific positions and implants within the curriculum and address the weakness and lack of thinking skills that appear during teaching and the development of teachers Wu The most important proposals of the study are the study of the auxiliary aspects and the obstacles to the teaching of thinking in the school environment, the extent to which teachers are aware of the skills of thinking and whether they are integrated and taught through teaching, analysis of the content of science and mathematics curriculum developed for the primary stage to learn Availability of basic thinking skills in curricula.

scholarly journals Shifting the Education Paradigm: Why International Borrowing is No Longer Sufficient for Improving Education in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Educational Policies ◽  
Chinese Education ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The West ◽  
Unique Position ◽  
The World ◽  
International Assessment ◽  
International Borrowing ◽  
Education In China

Purpose —The purpose of this article is to examine the consequences of mutual borrowing of educational policies and practices between the East and the West and implications for Chinese education. Design/Approach/Methods —This paper draws upon a wide variety of historical, cultural, and international assessment data. Findings —The analyses found that the mutual borrowing is unlikely to improve education to the extent that the future world demands. Originality/Value —Thus, the article concludes that instead of wasting resources and time on learning from each other's past, education systems around the world should work on inventing a new paradigm of education. China is in a unique position to work on the new paradigm.

scholarly journals A Practical Guide for Analyzing Large-Scale Assessment Data Using Mplus: A Case Demonstration Using the Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies Data

2020 ◽  
pp. 107699862097855
Author(s):  
Takashi Yamashita ◽  
Thomas J. Smith ◽  
Phyllis A. Cummins
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Structural Equation Models ◽  
Preparation Process ◽  
Data Preparation ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Statistical Software ◽  
Large Scale Assessment ◽  
Scale Assessment ◽  
International Assessment

In order to promote the use of increasingly available large-scale assessment data in education and expand the scope of analytic capabilities among applied researchers, this study provides step-by-step guidance, and practical examples of syntax and data analysis using Mplus. Concise overview and key unique aspects of large-scale assessment data from the 2012/2014 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) are described. Using commonly-used statistical software including SAS and R, a simple macro program and syntax are developed to streamline the data preparation process. Then, two examples of structural equation models are demonstrated using Mplus. The suggested data preparation and analytic approaches can be immediately applicable to existing large-scale assessment data.

Microcomputers in a Sixth-Grade Classroom

1983 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-24
Author(s):  
Janet P. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Grade Classroom

How should computer be used in the classroom? An Agenda for Action state that “computers should be integrated into the core mathematics curriculum,” that they “should be used in imaginative ways for exploring, discovering, and developing mathematical concepts,” and that the computer activities should “fit the goals or objectives of the program” (NCTM 1980, p. 9).

Let's Teach Mental Algorithms for Addition and Subtraction

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 40-42
Author(s):  
Gary L. Musser
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Level ◽  
Computational Algorithms ◽  
Addition And Subtraction ◽  
Traditional Mathematics ◽  
Paper And Pencil

Much of the traditional mathematics curriculum at the elementary school level has been devoted to teaching computational algorithms (methods) that are most effective when using paper and pencil. The familiar terms associated with these addition and subtraction algorithms are “carrying” and “borrowing” respectively.

Review: Equity and Mathematics: Not a Simple Issue

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 609-615
Author(s):  
Nel Noddings
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Curriculum And Pedagogy ◽  
Nature Of Mathematics ◽  
And Mathematics

All four of the books reviewed here are deeply concemed with issues of equiry in mathematics education. I'll say a bit about each book in order to orient readers, and then I'll organize my remarks around the themes that arise again and again: the nature of mathematics. mathematics curriculum and pedagogy, and the philosophical and cultural factors inside and outside classroom that affect our educational efforts.

Adolescent Changes in Aerobic Fitness Are Related to Changes in Academic Achievement

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Raine ◽  
John R. Biggan ◽  
Carol L. Baym ◽  
Brian J. Saliba ◽  
Neal J. Cohen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Eighth Grade ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Illinois Standards Achievement Test ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
Reading And Mathematics

There is a growing trend of decreasing physical fitness among adolescents, which may result not only in poorer physical health, but also in poorer academic achievement. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in aerobic fitness and academic achievement in reading and mathematics during middle school. Methods: This study employed a prospective, longitudinal cross-sectional design. Fifty-two adolescents were followed from sixth grade through eighth grade. In the spring, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students completed Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run tests measuring aerobic fitness. In addition, students also completed Illinois Standards Achievement Test academic achievement tests in reading and mathematics. Results: Changes in aerobic fitness between sixth and eighth grade were positively related to changes in academic achievement in both reading and mathematics between sixth and eighth grade. Conclusion: These data suggest that changes in aerobic fitness may modulate changes in academic achievement. These findings highlight the importance of physical activity and have broad relevance for educational systems and policies.

scholarly journals The relationship between mental arithmetic and estimate approximate skill and solving mathematical problems among sixth grade students"

2018 ◽  
Vol 217 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-56
Author(s):  
Assist prof Dr. Sudail Adel Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Approximate Estimate ◽  
Sixth Grade Students ◽  
Search Tool ◽  
Mathematical Problems ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Math Problems

The research aims to find out the relationship between mental arithmetic and estimate approximate skill and solving mathematical problems among sixth grade students in :Baghdad by answering the following questionsIs there a statistically significant correlation between mental arithmetic and approximate estimate the sixth grade pupils skill?Is there a statistically significant correlation between mental arithmetic skill and solving mathematical problems among sixth gradersPrimary?Is there a statistically significant correlation between the rough estimate and solving mathematical problems among sixth grade students?Be the research community of the disciples of sixth grade in the city of Baghdad / Rusafa first for the academic year 2015/2016, where numbered (8710), a pupil was chosen from a random sample consisted of 302 pupils either search tool is about three tests, one of them related to the account the mental and the other approximate estimate and last sports problems and after verifying the validity and reliability of the tests were applied to the sample and the results showed the weakness of students in mental arithmetic and estimate approximate skill and solving math problems and the existence of a correlation between them.The study concluded that a number of recommendations including:Further research on an objective mental arithmetic and solving math problems, and include mathematics curriculum activities develop mental arithmetic and approximate estimate and solving math problems.

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