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Implications Of Extended College Algebra On Western Kentucky University Students, Julie Anne Baker

Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects

College algebra has the highest enrollment of any mathematics course at Western Kentucky University. In an effort to increase the success rate in this course, Western Kentucky University added an extended version of college algebra to the curriculum in the fall of 1997. The extended version incorporates two days of supervised study per week in addition to traditional lectures. This study investigates the success of the extended college algebra course on achievement rates of Western Kentucky University students.

The Internet Pyramid, Ann Johnston

Faculty Scholarship – Library Science

Many activity-based articles describe how the Internet can help develop higher level thinking skills. But these skills can be used and assessed only after students have a basic working knowledge of the Internet. This article presents a framework for teaching elementary students to use the Internet in the one-computer classroom.

A Portrait Of Assessment In Reformed Mathematics Classrooms, James R. Kett

Dissertations

During the past decade, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published three documents (1989, 1991, 1995) which propose changes in content, instruction, and assessment. These documents call for instructional and assessment goals that support students as they construct their own meaning to mathematics. A next step is to develop assessment models consistent with these goals which would guide and support classroom teachers.

As a result of mathematics reform, many curriculum development projects are underway. One such project is the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) . This research documents the assessment practices of four CPMP teachers working in 9th and 10th …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 10, No. 10, November 18, 1997

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Ua35/7 Proposal For The Establishment Of The Kentucky Academy Of Mathematics & Science At Wku, Julia Roberts

WKU Archives Records

Initial proposal for the creation of the Gatton Academy at WKU. The proposal was written by Julia Roberts of the WKU's Gifted & Talented Center and submitted to Charles McGruder of WKU's Physics & Astronomy Department.

Teaching College Physics To A Blind Student, Michelle Parry, Mark Brazier, Ephraim Fischbach

Chemistry & Physics Faculty Publications

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Book Review: Garbage Pizza, Patchwork Quilts, And Math Magic: Stories About Teachers Who Love To Teach And Children Who Love To Learn, By Susan Ohanian, Alvin White

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Resource Review: Research On Children's Learning As A Tool To Improve Math And Science Teaching, Cynthia Hudley

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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A Situational Pedagogy For Elementary Mathematics, Vincent Haag

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Helping Students With Attention Deficit Disorder Succeed In A College Mathematics Class, Pamela E. Matthews

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Reflections Of Glenmount Reform Effort, Gail Black, Ruth Miller

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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The Reform Calculus Debate And The Psychology Of Learning Mathematics, James M. Cargal

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Teaching Mathematics Appreciation To Nonscience Majors, Josefina Alvarez

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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John Dewey, The Math And Science Standards, And The Workplace, Bernard A. Fleishman

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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The Effect Of A Teacher Enhancement Project Designed To Promote Interactive-Constructivist Teaching Strategies In Elementary School Science On Students' Perceptions And Attitudes., John Dunkhase, Brian Hand, James Shymansky, Larry Yore

Educator Preparation & Leadership Faculty Works

This study takes place within the context of the Science: Parents, Activities, and Literature (Science PALS) project and examines elementary school students' reactions to instruction implemented by teachers participating in this special problem-centered professional development program. The study focuses on student perceptions of their science instruction and student attitudes toward science learning as a function of their exposure to interactive, constructivist teaching strategies designed to focus on student ideas, utilization of literature connections, and incorporation of parents as partners. Using student perceptions and attitudes as dependent variables, teacher participation as the main independent variable, and grade levels and student gender …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 11, No. 9, October 21, 1997

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Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Fall 1997

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

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"The Storm" -- October 1997 by Steven J. Meyer, School of Natural Resource Sciences

NESEN at 1997 NATS Fall Conference

NESEN Announces 1998 Summer Workshop Series

The NESEN "Pod People" are Coming

NESEN to Hire Part-Time Secretary

News from the NESEN Students by Brian Lang, Derek Geise and Peter Gomez

UnSTEDII Seminar at NATS

STEDII GROWS

Drought Education Materials

El Nino

The Miracle Planet Series Now Available

NESEN Membership Grows

Conservation and Survey Division Home Page

Selected Catalogs and Directories Available from the NESEN Lending Library

Special Feature: STEDII Student Articles

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 10, No. 9, September 17, 1997

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1997 Imsa Convocation, Stephanie Pace Marshall

Lectures, Speeches, and Talks

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Hexapod Herald - Vol. 10, No. 8, August 25, 1997

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Geographic Information Systems In High School Geography Education: A Feasibility Study, C. Sonia Wardley

Masters Theses

This research focused on three aspects of the integration of GIS into the high school curriculum. Firstly, the investigation strove to demonstrate how GIS could enrich the high school geography curriculum in Michigan. Secondly, GIS software programs were evaluated for suitability using three techniques, and thirdly, the study area high schools were assessed for their technological capabilities relative to GIS.

The pedagogical and cognitive benefits of using GIS as a tool were established _ from the pertinent literature and the feasibility of incorporating GIS into the curriculum was examined with the reference to the Michigan geography content standards and benchmarks. …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 9, No. 7, July 16, 1997

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Metastable States In Classical And Quantum Systems, Mark Makela, Samantha Parmley, Roger Yu

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The classical vibrational metastable states in a one-dimensional two-mass system are investigated experimentally and theoretically via the transmission of a coherent wave packet propagating through the system. The Fourier transform of the vibrational signal recorded in between the masses reveals resonant excitations by the coherent wave packet. The time-resolved spectrum indicates that the lifetime of a metastable state of higher frequency is longer than that of lower frequency, which is in contrast with the quantum mechanical double-barrier system. This study, which is easily accessible to physics majors, also demonstrates quantum resonant tunneling in a very simple classical way.

Math Lingo Vs. Plain English: Multiple Entendre, Stephen I. Brown

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Curriculum Development Via Literary And Musical Forms, Joel K. Haack

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Algebra Anyone?, Leslie Jones, Ted Panitz, Walter Burlage

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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The First Cams Project: A Humanistic Endeavor, Barbara A. Wainwright, Homer W. Austin

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

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Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network Newsletter – Summer 1997

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

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Summer Workshop Series Complete

Reminder -- NESEN at 1997 NATS

Update Your 1997-98 NESEN Membership

NESEN Membership Hits 400 Members

NASA Regional Educator Resource Center

Change of CSD Home Page Address

Two New Maps Available from CSD

1997-98 STEDII

NESEN to Develop "Pod" Concept

The Bartak Depression -- Meteorite or Meteorwrong?

News From Brian and Derek

School of Natural Resource Sciences

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Twenty-Five Years Of The Shadle Fellowship, Hugh H. Genoways, Patricia W. Freeman

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

Over the past 25 years, Albert R. and Alma Shadle Fellowships have been awarded to 26 young mammalogists. Of the 26 Shadle Fellows, 20 are men and six are women. Twenty-five of the 26 Fellows remain active in science and are still members of the American Society of Mammalogists. Shadle Fellows have been selected from 15 academic institutions and 17 professors have served as academic advisors for awardees. Shadle Fellows have already made significant contributions to the American Society of Mammalogists and to their home institutions. Awardees have published an average of 3.2 scientific articles per year per Fellow since …

Hexapod Herald - Vol. 9, No. 6, June 13, 1997

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