scholarly journals It matters how you start: Early numeracy mastery predicts high school math course‐taking and college attendance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela E. Davis‐Kean ◽  
Thurston Domina ◽  
Megan Kuhfeld ◽  
Alexa Ellis ◽  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Early Numeracy ◽  
High School Math

scholarly journals It Matters How You Start: Early Numeracy Mastery Predicts High School Math Course-Taking and College Attendance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Davis-Kean ◽  
Thurston Domina ◽  
Megan Kuhfeld ◽  
Alexa Ellis ◽  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
School Entry ◽  
Visual Object ◽  
Educational Transitions ◽  
Arithmetic Operations ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
High School Math ◽  
Using Data

Using data from the Applied Problems subtest of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement (Woodcock, McGrew, & Mather, 2001) administered to 1,364 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Childcare and Youth Development (SECCYD), this study measures children’s mastery of three numeric competencies (counting, arithmetic operations using visual object representations, and abstract arithmetic operations) at 54 months of age. We find that, even after controlling for key demographic characteristics, the numeric competency that children master prior to school entry relates to important educational transitions in secondary and post-secondary education. Those children who showed low numeric competency prior to school entry enrolled in lower math track classes in high school and were less likely to attend college. Important numeracy competency differences at age 54 months related to socioeconomic inequalities were also found. These findings suggest that important indicators of long-term schooling success (i.e., advanced math courses, college attendance) are evident prior to schooling based on the levels of numeracy mastery.

scholarly journals Is there a Causal Effect of High School Math on Labor Market Outcomes?

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanna Schrøter Joensen ◽  
Helena Skyt Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Labor Market Outcomes ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
High School Math

Educated beyond Our Intelligence

1986 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Timothy Weaver
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Educational Reform ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Academic Standards ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Reform Movements ◽  
School Records

This article discusses the effects of a hypothetical policy restricting entry to American colleges and universities on the basis of academic standards. Admission would he restricted to those applicants whose test scores and high school records placed them in the upper one half of their high school classes. Those failing to meet the standard presumably would be forced to go to work. The merits of the policy are examined in the context of conservative and liberal educational reform movements. Perceived economic and social benefits of college attendance are discussed.

scholarly journals A MATEMÁTICA NO PÔQUER: EXPLORANDO PROBLEMAS DE PROBABILIDADE

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Seldomar Jeske Ehlert ◽  
Leandro Sebben Bellicanta
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Poker Game ◽  
High School Math

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/2179460X14609This work proposes the use of the poker game as motivation for the study of probability in high school math classes. Along with the basic rules of the Texas Hold’em poker game, a sequence of learning activities involving specific game situations that seek to develop in students the techniques of combinatorics and skills in calculating probabilities of equally likely events is presented.

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