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...
The purpose of the study was to analyze and compare the teaching
styles of a trial group of junior secondary science teachers
trained to use and using new materials, and a control group of teachers
using traditional materials. The new materials consisted of portable
science kits, demonstration apparatus, teacher's guides,...
In 1965 Malcolm X said that we are living in a time of extremism. People in power have misused it now there has to be a change, and a better world has to be built, and the only way it's going to be built is with extreme methods. And I,...
Oils, greases, and grit which collect on an aircraft during
flight are removed on the U. S. Air Force washracks using an
alkaline, water-base cleaner. Waste-flows from these washracks
may include in addition to free oils, emulsified oils, and alkaline,
water-base cleaners several other constituents such as acid skin
brightners,...
The purposes of this study were as follows: (1) to
determine if the use of selected supplementary instructional
materials, in the form of either computer assisted
instruction or additional readings and worksheet
presentations, could influence test scores relating to
science achievement for fifth grade students, and (2) to
determine whether...
In the context of forest products, a cutting order is a list of dimension parts along with demanded quantities. The cutting-order problem is to minimize the total cost of filling the cutting order from a given lumber grade (or grades). Lumber of a given grade is supplied to the production...
The purposes of this study were to develop a valid and
reliable attitudes toward science instrument in the Thai
language and determine the differences in attitudes toward
science and achievement in physical and biological science
of Thai boys and girls in lower secondary education.
The population consisted of 709 students,...
The objectives of this study were to construct and
develop a two-tiered multiple-choice test for the measurement
of student misconceptions in optics at the level of
secondary education in Thailand, as well as to investigate
the effects of gender, grade level, and type of school upon
levels of student misconceptions....