Sentences with phrase «impact on both algebra»

In her 53 years, many spent bucking a system that impeded her pursuit of mathematics, Noether had an extraordinary impact on both algebra and physics.

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CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new study of the Chicago Public Schools» (CPS) double - dose algebra policy for struggling 9th grade students — the first such study to examine long - term impacts of this intervention — has found substantial improved outcomes for intensive math instruction on college entrance exam scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates.

The study, which includes 150 secondary school teachers in twenty - eight states, is measuring «the impact of these instructional changes, such as more frequent assessment and types of classroom discourse, on student performance in algebra.»

Our study extends this work to examine the impact of CPS's double - dose algebra policy on such longer - run outcomes as advanced math course work and performance, ACT scores, high - school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates.

We find positive and substantial longer - run impacts of double - dose algebra on college entrance exam scores, high school graduation rates, and college enrollment rates, suggesting that the policy had significant benefits that were not easily observable in the first couple of years of its existence.

Given the substantial differences between students who were and were not assigned to double - dose algebra, simply comparing their later outcomes would likely produce misleading evidence on the policy's impact.

It did not have a significant impact on passing rates in 9th - grade algebra, however, or in geometry (usually taken the next year).

Describing Algebra Nation's unique approach, Co-Director Melody Pak noted that, «We're thrilled to be able to make Algebra Nation available to all schools, educators, parents and students across the state of Michigan and are confident, based on our results in Florida, that we'll be able to make an impact on student learning quickly.

Math graduation requirements can affect students» participation in advanced math courses (e.g., algebra II), which in turn has an impact on their educational and economic outcomes over the long term.

We use this policy - induced variation to infer the impact of accelerated entry into algebra on student performance in math courses as students progress through high school.