The First U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1973 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-227
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Talent ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination

At ITS meeting on 1 September 1971, the Mathematical Association of America agreed to sponsor a U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad in addition to the Annual High School Mathematics Examination. The purpose of tlie Olympiad was to attempt to discover secondary school students with superior mathematical talent, students who possessed mathematical creativity and inventiveness as well as competence in computational techniques. Participation was to be limited to about 100 students selected from the Honor Roll on the High School Mathematics Examination, plus a few students of superior ability selected from those states that did not participate in the High School Mathematics Examination. The Olympiad itself was to consist of five essay-type problems requiring mathematical power on the part of the participants.

The Second U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-119
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
New Venture ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Mathematical Talent ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination

Because the U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad is a new venture, a brief explanation is pertinent. The purpose of the Olympiad is to attempt to discover secondary school students with superior mathematical talent—students who possess creativity and inventiveness as well as computational skills. Participation is limited to about one-hundred students selected mainly from the Honor Roll of the Annual High School Mathematics Examination plus a few recommended students from the states that sponsor their own high school mathematics competitions. The Olympiad consists of five problems of the essay type requiring mathematical power on the part of the participants.

The Seventh U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad

1978 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 589-590
Author(s):  
Samuel L. Greitzer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Rutgers University ◽  
Honor Roll ◽  
Mathematics Examination ◽  
The University

The Seventh U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad was held on 2 May 1978. From the Honor Roll of the Annual High School Mathematics Examination, 108 students, who had scored 118 points or better, were invited to take part, and 106 did participate. The papers were graded, first by Professors Michael Aissen and John Bender, of Rutgers University, and then by Professor Murray Klamkin, of the University of Alberta, and me. The Olympiad problems appear at the end of this article.

Connecting Research to Teaching: Count on Number Theory to Inspire Proof

2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-304
Author(s):  
Anne Larson Quinn
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Number Theory ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School Geometry ◽  
Mathematical Proofs ◽  
School Geometry ◽  
Principles And Standards

Many students find proofs frustrating, and teachers struggle with how to help students write proofs. In fact, it is well documented that most students who have studied proofs in high school geometry courses do not master them and do not understand their function (Battista 2007; Harel and Sowder 2007). And yet, according to NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics(2000), “By the end of secondary school, students should be able to understand and produce mathematical proofs … and should appreciate the value of such arguments” (p. 56).

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAMS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (35) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Lucy Gachenia ◽  
Margaret Mwenje
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Counseling Services ◽  
Counseling Program ◽  
School Students ◽  
Counseling Programs

The school counseling program is meant to assist students to deal with psycho-social and behavioral challenges, which normally affect their academic performance. In order to achieve this goal, the Kenyan government has previously committed resources towards establishing counseling programs in schools. The aim of this study was to establish how effective these counseling programs are in assisting secondary school learners in Kiambu County to achieve academically. Primary data was derived from 80 high school adolescents, 8 counselors, and 8 academic Dean of Students who were purposively sampled from 8 schools that were randomly selected. The study was qualitatively done, and self-determination theory was used to guide the study. Data were analyzed for the identification of counseling program characteristics and student improvement indices. These were presented in tables, charts, frequencies, and percentages based on the responses from the respondents. Further, a correlation between the two variables of the study was examined. Findings depicted that 65.7% of the students sampled said that counseling services offered at school satisfied their needs, 74.3% reported an improvement in their academic performance as a result of those counseling services and 87% felt more positive about school life after receiving counseling services. The study concluded that comprehensive counseling programs improved academic performance among high school students. The study intended to inform education planners, principals, and administrators on the role counseling would play in enhancing academic achievement among secondary school students.

scholarly journals Junior high school mathematics teachers’ knowledge in calculators

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Isaac Bengre Taley ◽  
Matilda Sarpong Adusei
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School Mathematics Teachers

Helping junior high school students to use calculators and computers for problem solving and investigating real-life situations is an objective of the junior high school mathematics curriculum in Ghana. Ironically, there is a technological drought in junior high school mathematics instruction in Ghana, with a suspicion that mathematics teachers’ competency in the use of calculators for teaching may be the source of this lack of use. This study sought to establish a correlation between junior high school mathematics teachers’ competence and the motivation supporting the use of calculators in teaching.  A descriptive survey comprising of a test and questionnaire was used to collect data from junior high school mathematics teachers in an educational district in Ghana. Teacher characteristics such as educational attainment, age, and gender in relation to teachers’ competency in the use of calculators were discussed in the study. The results showed that about 70% of the teachers exhibited a low level of calculator competence. Besides, novice teachers outperformed expert teachers in the calculator competency-based test. Additionally, mathematics teachers’ enthusiasm for using calculators in teaching was directly associated with the teachers’ level of competency. The findings may send a signal to stakeholders in their efforts to revising the Ghana JHS curriculum in order to actualize the curriculum desire for the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of JHS mathematics.

scholarly journals Deliberating science in Italian high school. The case of the Scienza Attiva project

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. A02
Author(s):  
Federica Cornali ◽  
Gianfranco Pomatto ◽  
Selena Agnella
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Deliberative Democracy ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
National Project

This paper provides an analysis of the implementation and the outcomes of Scienza Attiva, an Italian national project for secondary school students, that makes use of deliberative democracy tools to address socio-scientific issues of great impact. The analysis has required a mixed method including surveys of students' pre- and post-project opinions, focus groups and interviews with students and teachers. The results from this evaluation study provide evidence that the project improves students' understanding of socio-scientific issues, strengthens their awareness of the importance of discussion and positively influences interactions in the classroom.

Sex Differences in Secondary School Mathematics

1937 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
Harl R. Douglass
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
American Educational Research Association ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Committee Report ◽  
Research Association ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Reporting Data

In connection with a committee report for the American Educational Research Association the author had occasion to search for and abstract the investigations reporting data relative to the respective achievements of boys and girls in high school mathematics. More studies were located than are reported here. Some of them were of doubtful reliability and a few were not available.

Mathematics in High School and College

1945 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 147-154
Author(s):  
Aubrey J. Kempner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Text

The publication of a high-school mathematics text, Senior Mathematics, by Douglass and Kinney (Henry Holt and Co., 1945) furnishes me an opportunity to express some opinions concerning the relation between mathematics in the secondary school and in the college.

Secondary school mathematics in the Federal Republic of Germany

1959 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 465-470
Author(s):  
Paul S. Bodenman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
School Students ◽  
Secondary School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Program

A description of the mathematics program required of all secondary school students in Germany.

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