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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Mathematics Achievement Gap"”.
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Closing the mathematics achievement gap: exploring the applicability of growth mindset in South Africa
… shown to give small but significant boosts to mathematics performance. These interventions are both brief and cheap, making them attractive for boosting mathematics performance. Is it possible that South African students can benefit from a growth mindset intervention? Mindset assessments and …
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Multiplayer prototyping and quest design for an educational massively multiplayer online role-playing game
… the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) achievement gap in the United States. Multiplayer play in particular can foster peer instruction, mentorship, and other productive learning interactions. However, few models of effective multiplayer mechanics exist for educational …
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An Evaluation Of A Sixth Grade Intensive Mathematics Program And Impacts On Student Achievement
… the program to determine whether the intensive mathematics class, and the use of computer-based support,impacts student achievement. The program design incorporates a two-prong model of teacher-directed and computer-based intervention. The relationship of the intensive mathematics curriculum …
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Mirando Hacia el Futuro: Using Multilevel Growth Models to Examine the Achievement Gap Between White and Hispanic Students
Academic achievement gaps have been a topic of study for researchers within the United States of America for many decades because there has been a steady achievement disparity between White students and students of color. The mathematics achievement gap for the largest growing population, Hispanic …
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A Value-Added Study of a Federal Grant Program in Mathematics for Military Dependent Students
Closing the achievement gap in public education means all students are expected to be learning at grade level. In response to federal mandates requiring schools to attain specific student achievement benchmarks, many schools are placing greater resources into support programs designed to increase …
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How do students perceive and describe their mathematical learning experience in a 10th grade Geometry I class?
Some students do not learn mathematics even though they have both the potential and ability to learn math. This problem typically diminishes opportunities for students who are already marginalized by society. Educators, educational administrators, education policy makers, and the education …
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Effects of adaptive learning technologies on mathematics achievement in low SES settings
… status is linked to poor mathematical achievement (NCES, 2019 & Barr, 2015). Furthermore, students in rural settings exhibit mathematical incompetencies (Harmon & Wilborn, 2016). One possible remedy is adaptive learning technology (AT). These are computer programs that determine what a …