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  • A study of mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in a cluster of electricity-electronics occupations

    Creator:
    LeDoux, Clarence E.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this research was to determine if differences existed in mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in selected electricity-electronics occupations in Oregon. The four primary objectives of the study were to: 1. Identify mathematical skills from task analyses of key electricity-electronics occupations. 2. Validate the identified mathematical skills....
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    acknowledgment is also made to Dr. E. Wayne Courtney for his assistance with the statistical portion of the

  • The effect of games on cognitive abilities and on attitudes toward mathematics

    Creator:
    Henry, Kermit Maxson
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this investigation was to determine if either of two selected commercial games, when used by seventh-grade mathematics teachers, would significantly improve students' (1) attitudes toward mathematics, (2) quantitative cognitive abilities, and (3) nonverbal cognitive abilities. Equations, a mathematics game, and Tac-Tickle, a strategy game, were chosen as...
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    Dissertation
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    into classroom practices. . , The core principles of the technique- - e. g., the active and