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Developing An Understanding Of Teaching Mathematics: Working With People, Ray Peck

Ray Peck

No abstract provided.

Tertiary Entrance In Queensland: A Review, Gabrielle Matters

Dr Gabrielle Matters

253p. Report of the Working Party on Tertiary Entrance, established by the Minister's Joint Advisory Committee on Post-Secondary Education and the Board of Secondary School Studies at the request of the Queensland Minister for Education. Chair: J Pitman. [ISBN: 072422677X]

Assessment At Fairhills High School: A Case Study Of The Process Of Change, Marilyn Huber, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young

Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young

Like many schools Fairhills High School uses reports to parents which indicate achievement grades as well as providing a written comment. In 184 discussions began in the English faculty about ways of improving report-writing. Teachers wrote discussion papers and awareness was raised. This was one step on the road to change.

Information Sources Used By High School Seniors, Charles G. Eberly

Charles G. Eberly

College choice is a critical decision facing many high school students. Although some research has examined where students go for help in making college choices, few studies have examined how race or gender differences of the students or differences in their standardized test scores affect their information sources. Entering college freshmen (N=3,708) indicated which ~f nine information sources (college students, friends, high school counselor, college publication, family, alumni, high school teacher, newspaper, tel~vision) they used in selecting a college.

Responses were analyzed separately for females and males, blacks and whites, in each of four American College Testing (ACT) score categories. …

The Leverage Problem In The Valuation Of Privately Held Firms, Thomas D. Berry, John Houston

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.