We propose a discussion on preliminary results of a literature review pilot study regarding the use of CAS in post-secondary education. ... These finding coincide with school-focused technology studies conducted by Lagrange et al. (2003) and Laborde (2008). Following recommendations made by Lavicza (2008), we decided to implement our study based on a systematic review of existing literature regarding CAS use at the tertiary level. ... In this paper we outline preliminary results of our pilot study. A thorough account of the study, which includes the framework we are developing, is still in ...

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The study in progress has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms. ... The current study that follows has actually grown out of my personal observations and interactions with my students inside and outside the classrooms and also out of my continual effort to find the middle ground to deal with these practical concerns. ... My class has students ranging from 10 to 15 in number, who previously had courses on literature, General education, and some courses on humanities in keeping with the vision of liberal education, the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Then in 1995, OTA commissioned a series of studies dealing specifically with technology and teacher education. ... Other contractors did case studies of exemplary preservice programs (University of Virginia, University of Wyoming, University of Northern Iowa, and Vanderbilt University) as well as in-service programs in school districts. ... Empiricism Empiricism, also called positivism, post-positivism, or logical positivism, is based on the assumption that the scientific method is the only proper method for studying human behavior because of its success in the "hard" sciences. ... The Milken...

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SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY This study is mainly concerned with the learning competencies of Grade 7 students in Mathematics in the Second Congressional District of Quezon Province. ... The main purpose of this study is to develop additional exercises in Mathematics to achieve higher performance in the subject. ... IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY This study will benefit the following: Secondary Schools. ... CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter is a presentation of the researcher's related literature and studies aided the researcher in organizing and formulating the theore...

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One important contribution has been the study of needed research in business education (69). ... The Maxwell study (47) is illustrative. ... At least one timely study leads to this conclusion. ... Bookkeeping and Accounting Harring (25) in a review of research in bookkeeping abstracted 242 studies; he found a marked decline in completion of such studies since the 1935-1959 period. ... A study of prognosis by House (30) illustrated the use of statistical tools of analysis. ...

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In order to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the Reading Recovery Program; I reviewed a variety of related literature. ... Throughout various studies and articles that were reviewed, I found that there are numerous advantages to the Reading Recovery Program as well as numerous disadvantages, which is common with many programs in the field of education. I found that the studies that were focused in New Zealand had impressive results. ...

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In other words, from preschool through post-graduate study the emphasis should be on improving the way students receive mathematics and science instruction, organize their thoughts and ideas, and synthesize or evaluate information through hands-on, brains-on instruction. ... Become well-informed about the important principles and conjectures of scientific study. 2. ...

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What comprehension is, how comprehension occurs and how to teach comprehension have driven hundreds of research studies in the last 30 years. ... What comprehension is, how comprehension occurs and how to teach comprehension have driven hundreds of research studies in the last 30 years. ... What reading comprehension is, how it occurs and how to teach it have driven hundreds of research studies in the last 30 years. ... Reading Comprehension Research and Its Connection to the Classroom In 1978, Delores Durkin published a landmark study, showing that there was little reading comprehensio...

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Teachers know how to address the issue of the struggling reader but the problem is teachers are afraid to address reading concerns because they feel that they were not credentialed to teach reading, they feel they are only expert in the area of their certification and it is the English department's ...

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Informed by Relevant Research and Literature The discussion about what makes up sustainable and collaborative partnerships between schools and community services is not new. ... Likewise, Teese (2000) suggests that for students at the crossroads of transitioning into further study or employment, an absence of school connectedness around careers pathways can further escalate feelings of insecurity and ill-preparedness. ...

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Informed by relevant research and literature The discussion about what makes up sustainable and collaborative partnerships between schools and community services is not new. ... Likewise, Teese (2000) suggests that for students at the crossroads of transitioning into further study or employment, an absence of school connectedness around careers pathways can further escalate feelings of insecurity and ill-preparedness. ...

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INTRODUCTION: To the Filipino, knowledge is acquired through education. Although they generally agree that education can be obtained inside and outside school, they believe that the primary sources of knowledge are the schools. Thus, the higher a person goes up the formal educational ladder, the...

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We believe that it is important that children know about science and literature but we cannot say exactly why. ... Wherever such tracks exist, studies show that they correlate almost perfectly with family income, the richest kids in the top tracks, the poorest in the bottom. ...

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Related Objectives • summarize, analyze, respond to, and evaluate print and digital texts • compare and contrast various genres, including essays (academic and popular), literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, proposals, blogs, websites, and reports • identify and use various methods of developing paragraphs • identify and use various organizational strategies • distinguish types of evidence used in essays (i.e. anecdotes, logical reasoning, studies, reports, statistics, interviews, academic or popular essays, etc.) ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Hale, as a successful and popular editor, was respected for middle-class women in matters of fashion, cooking, literature, and morality. ... If they were lucky, they were taught to read in order to study the Bible. ...

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• Grade Level: High School