Search Results - subject:"Math skills"

Math skills and labor-market outcomes: Evidence from a resume-based field experiment

Koedel, Cory; Tyhurst, Eric - In: Economics of Education Review 31 (2012) 1, pp. 131-140

We examine the link between math skills and labor-market outcomes using a resume-based field experiment. Specifically … skills, and measure employer responses. The resumes that are randomly assigned to indicate stronger math skills receive more … interest from employers than the comparison resumes. Our findings add to the body of evidence showing that stronger math skills …

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERACTIVE UNIT TEACHING MATERIAL VIA PEER TUTORING ON THE LEARNING OF THE CONCEPT OF GRAIN ON STUDENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION

Pinar, Elif Sazak - In: Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences 13 (2013) 3, pp. 13-30

The purpose of this study was to present the effectiveness of interactive unit teaching material via peer tutoring (IUTMPT) on the learning of the concept of grain on students with mental retardation. One normally developing student attending to first grade in regular classroom, and two...

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TEACHING ADDITION AND SUBTRUCTION VIACONSTANTTIME DELAYPROCEDURE TO ASTUDENTWITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

Gonul Kâ€ºrcaali â€¹ftar; Ergenekon, Yasemin; … - In: Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences 8 (2008) 1, pp. 309-320

can be used for teaching chained math skills just like it is used for teaching some discrete math skills. It was aimed to … results of the calculations. The effects of constant time delay procedure on teaching other math skills can be examination in …

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Do Graphs Promote Learning in Principles of Economics?

Cohn, Elchanan; Cohn, Sharon; Balch, Donald C.; James … - In: Journal of Economic Education 32 (2001) 4, pp. 299-310

The authors tested whether student performance in the principles of economics course is affected by the use of graphs as part of a lecture. They conducted two experiments at the University of South Carolina, one in spring 1995 and another in spring 1997. Students were randomly assigned to either...

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