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Natural Math, Maria Droujkova

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Do The Great While It Is Still Small: Humanistic Teaching In The Elementary School, John Eichinger

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

On Solving Equations, Negative Numbers, And Other Absurdities: Part Ii, Ralph A. Raimi

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Manifesto On Mathematical Education, Saunders Mac Lane

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Nova, 1998-99 Fall-Winter, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

Documents

To "bring the best minds in the world to IMSA," the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy launched its Great Minds Program in the Fall of 1998. Leading the program is Nobel Laureate Dr. Leon Lederman, a "founding father of IMSA."

This story is the first in a series to appear in upcoming NOVAs, charting the development of the program and its impact on IMSA students and staff, and other students and teachers in Illinois.

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Fall 1998

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

Content:

Everything is Connected to Everything Else - Dave Gosselin. NESEN Director

Terrestrial Trivia: The Treasures in Your Trash

NESEN's Summer in Summation

Earth Science in the Community

NESEN Summer Workshops

Educating About Environmental Change

http://nesen.unl.edu

IANR Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Earth Science Week

Nebraska ESIC Open House

STEDII

NATS

New Teacher Resources Available

National Ocean Sciences Bowl '99

Potential For Greatness: Entelechy, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

No abstract provided.

Scientific Summary Program, Leon Lederman

Lederman Sketches

INE(E)L, Idaho Falls, ID

Science, Science Education, Schools, Technology and the 21st Century

The Judging Process For Sym Bowl: A High School System Dynamics Modeling Competition, Wayne W. Wakeland

Systems Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

This “paper” describes the judging process used to determine the winners in SymBowl, a high school system dynamics modeling competition held in Portland, Oregon the past three years. SymBowl was created by Ed Gallaher, a medical researcher at the Portland VA Hospital and Associate Professor at Oregon Health Sciences University.

The judging criteria and judging process were developed by Wakeland, who has served as the judging coordinating for past three years, overseeing the process, compiling results, etc. Wakeland is an Adjunct Professor of System Science at Portland State University where he teaches graduate-level modeling and simulation classes.

Fostering Reflective Thinking In First-Semester Calculus Students, Pamela Crawford

Dissertations

This study focuses on the fostering of reflective thinking in students in a reform calculus course through completion of homework assignments incorporating reflective tasks, and the effect of these assignments on student understandings of calculus and conceptions of mathematics. The study, conducted in Fall 1997, involved two sections of first-semester calculus at a large midwestern university and used quantitative (n = 25, 18) and qualitative (n = 7) techniques.

Homework assignments incorporating reflective tasks included asking students to compare and contrast textbook ideas; to write about how obstacles were overcome as they attempted exercises; to develop concept maps organizing and …

The Effects Of Writing Assignments On Second-Semester Calculus Students' Understanding Of The Limit Concept, Melanie A. Wahlberg

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of writing assignments on second-semester calculus students’ understanding of the limit concept, using both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The study involved two sections of second semester calculus (n = 37, 34) at Western Michigan University during the fall semester of 1997.

The treatment group completed six writing tasks focusing on the mathematical concept of limit. These conceptually-oriented writing assignments replaced some of the problem sets that the instructor would have normally assigned. The control group did not engage in writing tasks but handed in problem sets more frequently than the …

A Study Of How The Results Of The Third International Mathematics And Science Study Might Be Used To Promote Improvement In Mathematics And Science Locally, Joyce O. Watson

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

An applied project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Education Specialist at Morehead State University by Joyce O. Watson on May 10, 1998.

An Opinionnaire Of Secondary School Mathematics Instructors Regarding Block Scheduling, Elaine M. Groman

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of block scheduling on mathematics instruction at the secondary level in New Jersey public schools.

Surveys were sent to ten high schools identified as using block scheduling in New Jersey. Mathematics teachers and supervisors were asked to evaluate block scheduling and rate the impact it has on a scale from great effect to little effect in the areas of curriculum coverage, amount of time spent reviewing previously covered material, coverage of the New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards and sequence of mathematics courses a student takes. AP Calculus instructors were asked …

Strategies To Improve H.S.P.T. Scores In The Ninth Grade Mathematics Curriculum, Monifa I. Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to integrate strategies in the ninth grade Mathematics curriculum with a goal of improving High School Proficiency Test scores. This study was designed to meet the needs for the students serviced at Pleasantville High School. Over the past five years Pleasantville High School students have demonstrated erratic behavior on the state mandated HSPT11. Eleventh grade first time test takers have yet to meet the 85% acceptable passing rate for this population. The school district must provide an educational environment where all can learn and find success. This includes preparing students for responsible citizenship, higher …

Thinking About The Preparation Of Teachers Of Elementary School Mathematics, Jane Wenstrom, Kathleen Martin, Susan King

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Real Data, Real Math, All Classes, No Kidding, Martin Vern Bonsangue

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Problems That Matter: Teaching Mathematics As Critical Engagement, Jeffrey Bohl

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

On Solving Equations, Negative Numbers, And Other Absurdities: Part I, Ralph A. Raimi

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Spring 1998

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

Content:

Earth Science in the Community - A New Professional Development Opportunity, David C. Gosselin, NESEN Director

Terrestrial Trivia

1998 Summer Workshops - Join Us in July

Students Make Waves at International Groundwater Summit

A STEDII Spring

The Nebraska Earth Science Information Center

Now at ESIC

More Summer Opportunities

Trends In Teaching Object-Oriented Programming At The Community College Level, Thomas W. Fargnoli

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the current trends in teaching object-oriented programming at the community college level. A questionnaire was developed and sent to all community colleges in the state of New Jersey to assess the extent of object-oriented material offered in computer science courses. Nine community colleges participated in the study.

All nine colleges reported offering at least one course containing some degree of object-oriented material. Of the eighty-five computer science courses offered, thirty of them (35%) contained some degree of object-oriented material. The degree of the object-oriented material ranged from 5% to 100%. Fourteen of …

Program Abstracts, 110th Session, Iowa Academy Of Science, April 24-25, 1998, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Presentation abstracts from the annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

The Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science April 24-25, 1998 [Program, 110th Meeting], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary -- 3
General Session Speakers -- 5
Awards -- 8
Symposia Programs -- 9
Poster Session -- 10
Map -- Centerfold
Section Programs/Special Sessions -- 14
Agricultural Sciences -- 14
Anthropology -- 15
Botany -- 15
Biology: Cellular, Molecular, & Microbiology -- 16
Chemical Education -- 17
Chemistry: Inorganic, Analytical & Physical -- 17
Conservation -- 18
Engineering -- 19
Geology -- 23
Physics -- 24
Physiology -- 25
Psychology/Linguistics -- 27
Science Teaching -- 28
Zoology -- 28
Local Arrangements Committee -- 29
IAS Officers & Directors -- 29
IAS Annual Meeting Committee -- 30
Future …

110th Session Iowa Academy Of Science Awards Luncheon, April 24, 1998, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

--- Introductions - Richard Lampe, President
--- Recognition of students participating in various statewide activities - Ed Rezabek, Chair, Student Programs Committee
--- Presentation of scholarship winners and 1999 AJAS representatives - Peggy Tilgner, Director, Iowa Junior Academy of Science
--- Presentation of Excellence in Science Teaching Awards - Peg Steffen, Director, ESTA Program

Iowa Academy Of Science President's Banquet [110th Session], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Program:

Introductions
Awards:
Distinguished Fellow: Richard W. Arnold
Distinguished Service: Paul E. Rider
Distinguished Iowa Science Teacher: Charles D. Drewes
President's Address - Richard Lampe
Response - James Christiansen, President-Elect
General Sessions II - Bob Becker, "Chemical Demonstrations to Knock Your Socks Off"

Students' Perceptions And Supervisors' Rating As Assessments Of Interactive-Constructivist Science Teaching In Elementary School., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, Laura Henriques, John Dunkhase, Jean Bancroft

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

This study took place within the context of a four-year local systemic reform effort collaboratively undertaken by the Science Education Center at the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District. The goal of the project was to move teachers towards an interactive-constructivist model of teaching and learning that assumes a middle-of-the-road interpretation of constructivism, where hands-on activities are used selectively and purposefully to challenge students' ideas, promote deep processing, and achieve conceptual change. The research focus of this study was to verify the use of students' perceptions and attitudes and the supervisor's ratings as measures of teachers' …

Increasing Student Achievement With Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Changes, And Portfolio Assessment, Lois S. Allen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to determine if student achievement could be approved by curriculum changes within a cooperative learning framework and the use of portfolio assessment. Students in two classes were involved in the study. Both classes received the same instruction, worksheet and quizzes. In addition, one class worked individually to complete the worksheets to prepare for weekly quizzes. The other class used the cooperative learning technique - Student Teams Achievement Divisions. The cooperative learning students worked in groups of four to complete the worksheets to prepare for the weekly quizzes. The goal was to have everyone in …

Do Students Really Notice? A Study Of The Impact Of A Local Systemic Reform., James Shymansky, Larry Yore, John Dunkhase, Brian Hand

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

This paper describes a major reform effort of an elementary science curriculum called the Science: Parents, Activities, and Literature (Science PALs) Project. The goal of the project was to move teachers towards an interactive-constructivist model of teaching and learning that assumes a middle-of-the-road interpretation of constructivism where hands-on activities are used selectively and purposefully to challenge students' ideas, promote deep processing, and achieve conceptual change. The program also enriches the cross-curricular connections of the science units and promotes meaningful parental involvement. A broad question was raised as to whether or not students really notice. This study explored elementary school students' …

Do Smaller Classes Mean Greater Academic Achievement In High School Biology Classes?, Elaine Awalt

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if students in small classes would show greater academic achievement in high school biology classes. The study involved two high school biology classes, one with an enrollment of 20 students, and one with an enrollment of 25 students. Both groups of students were given pretests on the subject of invertebrates. A four week study of this topic followed. Teaching techniques and assignments were identical for the two groups. At the end of the four week study a posttest was given to all students.

The results of the pre and posttest were then …

1998 Tenth Annual Imsa Presentation Day, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

IMSAloquium Event Booklets

"Research is the fundamental activity of science. By engaging in authentic research, one can better appreciate the concepts and theories underlying science and discover new pathways for improving the human condition."

The Challenge: Magazine For The Center For Gifted Studies (No. 1, Spring 1998)), Center For Gifted Studies, Tracy Inman Editor, Marcus Duke, Designer

Gifted Studies Publications

No abstract provided.