Browsing by Subject "Mathematics"
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1990)Existence of a weak solution for some boundary value problems of mixed and hyperbolic types is proved by constructing multipliers which satisfy the multiplier inequalities. The nature of a singularity is then examined by ...
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(2010-01-16)Geometry deals with form, shape, and measurement and is a part of mathematics where visual thought is dominant. Both design and construction in architecture deal with visualization, and architects constantly employ geometry. ...
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(2015-11-20)This Record of Study summarizes my journey in the program and my investigation of the problem of improving mathematics instruction. The exploration of the problem space spanned three years before culminating in the problem ...
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(2022-04-06)Developmental education, corequisites courses, student success, and professional development are words constantly echoed in higher education, particularly community colleges. Ultimately, the administration assumes faculty ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1988)This eight-week study compared the effects of two heuristic models of instruction in mathematical problem solving on preservice elementary school teachers' problem-solving performance, on their awareness of the problem-solving ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)This pre-post comparison study was conducted at a two-year institution with a sample of 29 post-secondary developmental mathematics students. The concept attainment instructional strategy was compared to the traditional ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)This study investigated correlations between selected components of the mathematics background of secondary student teachers teaching pre-algebra courses and those teaching algebra and post-algebra courses and the cognitive ...
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(2020-11-25)During this action research study of Algebra I teachers at a high school in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, I have presented information related to the implementation of inquiry-based learning (IBL) and the findings from ...
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(2011-10-21)The number of American students with insufficient post-secondary mathematical abilities is increasing and the related rate of student attrition increases alongside the upsurge in college developmental programs. As a ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1977)This research examined the effects of training college mathematics instructors in Flanders Interaction Analysis Categories (FIAC) and acquainting students with basic ideas regarding classroom climate and classroom verbal ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1978)This investigation examined the effects of token reinforcement in a computer assisted instruction (CAI) program. The experimental sample for the investigation was 69 fifth grade students in Bryan, Texas. These students ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1989)This investigation examined the effects of using learning contracts on student achievement in a college laboratory fundamentals of mathematics course. An approximate t-test for independent samples with unequal variance was ...
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(2017-07-12)The motion of a biological cell in liquid is a rich subject for modeling. In the early 1970’s, it was realized by Canham that biological vesicles with lipid bilayer membranes reach a steady state shape that minimizes ...
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(2012-08-31)Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is intended to provide students with a cross-subject, contextual learning experience. In order to more fully prepare our nation's students for entering the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)A convenience sample of 123 Hispanic/Latino students from a predominantly Hispanic/Latino South Texas community college was used to determine if gender and/or journal-writing had any effects on mathematics anxiety or ...
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(2012-10-19)The Federal Government is dedicated to improving student achievement through technology. This dedication is most apparent in the area of federal spending. One explanation for the lack of results in student achievement is ...
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(2010-07-14)This dissertation includes empirical studies of educational achievement and resilience of Hispanic ELL. The dataset used is the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort and Birth Cohort. In the first study, ...
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(2011-10-21)Destination Math was a program utilized by Xcellence ISD. A determination if usage of the software had a significant positive effect on math performance was needed. In this study, the researcher created a student database ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1980)Over seventy percent of the oil and gas fields found in the delta region is associated with growth faults. Recognition of this type of fault system therefore will play an important role in future petroleum exploration and ...