Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a required
mathematics content course upon prospective elementary school
teachers at Brigham Young University. The investigation consisted of
three major areas: (1) attitudes toward mathematics, (2) basic mathematical
understanding, and (3) the relationship between certain selected
variables.
Procedure...
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether or not
change has occurred in the scholastic background and academic ability
of students attending the junior high school summer sessions of
the Santa Monica Unified School District, California, between the
years 1956 and 1962.
Applying a Fisher and Yates Table...
Purpose of Study:
The purpose of this study was to find the specific qualifications
of a programmer in order that counselors and educators can better
advise students who are interested in electronic data processing for
career purposes. The information received from the data processing
companies will offer some criteria on...
This investigation was designed to analyze change in critical .
thinking between students in laboratory-centered and lecture-demonstration-centered patterns of instruction in high school biology.
Twenty biology classes were randomly selected from the four
senior high schools in the Salt Lake City School District. Class enrollment
ranged from nine students in...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the formal
preparation currently required and desired for teachers of lower-division collegiate courses in public community colleges in the western
United States and to make recommendations for the preparation of
such teachers in Oregon. The identification of the functions of institutions...