Letters to the Editor

1968 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 382-421
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Letters To The Editor

The article in THE MATHEMATICS TEACHER for November 1967 by Herbert Fremont has at least one strong supporter. He has raised a question of pedagogical significance to all teachers not only those in mathematics. He states, in connection with the alleged unifying role of the concept of set, that “the student cannot possibly appreciate the role of unification if he has no comprehension of what is being unified.” And the secondary school student scarcely suspects that this can be done.

Role of Different School Systems in Cognitive Abilities & Academic Achievement of Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (Spring 2019) ◽  
pp. 25-41
Author(s):  
Sidra Iqbal ◽  
Mah Nazir Riaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School System ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
School Systems ◽  
Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Cambridge School

The present study compared cognitive abilities and academic achievement of adolescents studying in three different school systems namely Urdu medium schools, English medium schools, and Cambridge system schools. The sample comprised of 1001 secondary school student. Cognitive abilities were assessed by Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (1960) and marks obtained by the students in the last annual examination were used as an index of academic achievement. Results showed that cognitive abilities of the students were positively associated with academic achievement of the respondents. It was further found that cognitive abilities and academic achievement of students studying in Cambridge school system was better as compared to those studying in other systems. Post-hoc comparison revealed that level of academic achievement of Urdu medium schools was lower as compared to English medium and Cambridge system of schools. The findings suggest that difference in schooling system influenced cognitive abilities and academic achievement of the students. Results further demonstrated that gender was a significant predictor of academic achievement in both Urdu and English medium schools. Future implications of the study were also discussed.

Call for Manuscripts: Focus Issue on the Role of Proof throughout the Mathematics Curriculum

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 311
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics

Proof has traditionally been the touchstone of mathematics—that which distinguishes it from theother sciences. The role and nature of proof in a Standards-based curriculum merit reexaminationin an era of reform. In 1998 a fall issue of the Mathematics Teacher will focus on the theme of proof inall aspects of secondary school mathematics. The Editorial Panel is seeking manuscripts for thisissue.

Call for Manuscripts: Focus Issues on the Role of Proof throughout the Mathematics Curriculum

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 507
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics

Proof has traditionally been the touchstone of mathematics—that which distinguishes it from the other sciences. The role and nature of proof in a Standards-based curriculum merit reexamination in an era of reform. In 1998 a fall issue of the Mathematics Teacher will focus on the theme of proof in all aspects of secondary school mathematics. The Editorial Panel is seeking manuscripts for this issue.

Call for Manuscripts: Focus Issue on the Role of Proof throughout the Mathematics Curriculum

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics

Proof has traditionally been the touchstone of mathematics—that which distinguishes it from the other sciences. The role and nature of proof in a Standards-based curriculum merit reexamination in an era of reform. In 1998 a fall issue of the Mathematics Teacher will focus on the theme of proof in all aspects of secondary school mathematics. The Editorial Panel is seeking manuscripts for this issue.

Call for Manuscripts: Focus Issue on the Role of Proof throughout the Mathematics Curriculum

1996 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 733
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics

Proof has tradjtionally been the touchstone of mathematics—that which distinguishes it from the other sciences. The role and nature of proof in a Standards-based curriculum merit reexamination in an era of reform. In 1998 a fall issue of the Mathematics Teacher will focus on the theme of proof in all aspects of secondary school mathematics. The Editorial Panel is seeking manuscripts for this issue.

Call for Manuscripts: Focus Issue on the Role of Proof throughout the Mathematics Curriculum

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Mathematics Teacher ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics

Proof has traditionally been the touchstone of mathematics—that which distinguishes it from the other sciences. The role and nature of proof in a Standards-based cwTiculum merit reexamination in an era of reform. In 1998 a fall issue of the Mathematics Teacher will focus on the theme of proof in all aspects of secondary school mathematics. The Editorial Panel is seeking manuscripts for this issue.

Suva Residents’ Views on Cancer, Diabetes and HIV in The Fiji Times

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzana Gounder
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Structural Reforms ◽  
Letters To The Editor ◽  
Medical Responsibility ◽  
Grassroots Support ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Socially Relevant ◽  
Situated Approach ◽  
Significant Health

The burden of preventable diseases is increasing in the South Pacific Island Countries and Territories. In Fiji, significant media attention and national finances are spent on public dissemination of the modifiable risk factors of chronic illnesses. However, little is known about lay societal perceptions of chronic illnesses and of people living with these illnesses. This preliminary study takes an area-situated approach to lay knowledge and examines Suva residents’ moral evaluations associated with socially significant health concerns in Fiji. Using the case studies of HIV, cancer, and diabetes, the research employs content analysis to examine 144 Suva residents’ Letters to the Editor, published between 2000 and 2019 in The Fiji Times. The findings indicate that letter writers on chronic illnesses are power sensitive, interested in governmental responsibility, and aware of the role of stigma in creating inequitable health outcomes. The study’s findings locate chronic illness as not only a medical responsibility but also a social justice and human rights concern that requires a multisectoral approach, with community-tailored responses at the heart of all discussions. The lay-societal recognition of the three illnesses as being socially relevant suggests grassroots support for policies directed towards structural reforms for the prevention and management of these illnesses.

Effect of Resource Factors and Quality of Instruction on Performance in Mathematics of Nigeria Secondary School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69
Author(s):  
Umar Abdullahi ◽  
Musa Sirajo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Quality Of Instruction ◽  
The Public

It seems that educational system in Nigeria has undergone only quantitative improvement in terms of number of schools and students’ enrolment. However, there has been little effort in respect to the capacity to manage them through provisions of adequate financial, human, material and physical resources. Physical and material resources in secondary schools were discovered to be inadequate and poorly equipped. Some of the secondary school buildings were dilapidated, also the allocated financial resource, teaching and non-teaching staff are grossly inadequate compared with the students’ enrolment. The public, the Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in education are expressing serious concern about the consistency of the poor performance of secondary school students especially in mathematics. Increase in population and the government’s free education programs make people want to take advantage of the education provided. Provision of both professionally qualified and non-qualified teachers by government and non-state providers of education also appear not to ameliorate the problem of declining performances in mathematics. The effect of all these on the public secondary school student academic performance in mathematics concern the researchers of this study. It is against this background that the study sought to empirically investigates effect of resource factors and quality of instruction on performance in mathematics of Nigeria secondary school students.

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