Joubert‚ M. (Ed.) Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics 29(1) March 2009 Exploring Children’s Attitudes towards Mathematics Ben Ashby University of Warwick This paper explores the behaviour‚ attitudes and beliefs of primary school pupils towards mathematics in the classroom and the impact that this may have on their mathematical ability. The study focused on year 3 pupils from a local school‚ some of whom took part in focus groups towards the end of
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Statement of Research Interests 1. Participating Research Faculty: Jeff Hollinger Project: Bone formulation modulation and engineering using biomaterials‚ biologicals‚ imaging and histology – histomorphometry Statement of Interest: : I am a sophomore pursuing a double major in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Over the past summer‚ I worked in a research laboratory called Sapient Discovery in San Diego. Here‚ I was exposed to a number of techniques used in biomedical engineering laboratories
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TlNG FUNDAMENTALS FOR CONS TRUC TlON DANIEL W. HALPIN‚ BOLIVAR A. SENIOR Copyright 02009 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved APPENDIX C COMPOUND INTEREST TABLES 275 P1: OTA/XYZ P2: ABC JWBT106-APP-C 276 JWBT106-Halpin June 26‚ 2009 8:56 Printer: Sheridan Books COMPOUND INTEREST TABLES TABLE C.1 0.25% Compound Interest Factors Single Payment 0.25% Uniform Payment Series Compound Amount Factor Present Worth Factor Sinking Fund Factor Capital Recovery Factor Compound Amount
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Nino Southern Oscillation estuaries harmful algal blooms intertidal La Nina littoral ocean acidification pelagic photic zone red tides thermohaline circulation upwelling Questions Chapter 15 1. Compare and contrast the main types of freshwater ecosystems. Name and describe the major zones of a typical pond or lake. All freshwater systems are relatively pure and have few dissolved salts. Types of freshwater systems include surface water‚ rivers‚ streams‚ lakes‚ ponds‚ wetlands‚ and groundwater.
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Purpose Statement: The purpose of my study is to see if student’s interest in literature increases if they see more characters that look like them in the text. Research Question: Are children more prone to choose a book with someone who looks like them on the cover? Will students read more if a teacher’s classroom library has more books they can relate to? Theoretical Background: Due to so much diversity in the classroom‚ a lot of children cannot relate to the characters in the story books
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Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies and Career Interests Profiler It is eye opening to be able to look at ourselves from the outside. There are times we try to sit and reflect on our own strengths and weaknesses internally and it is hard to do. Often we don’t know the right questions to ask ourselves or we have mental blocks that arise making it hard to visualize our thoughts. But when we can‚ understanding our personal competencies can help in giving us direction because we can see
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things that are of interest to me I am interested in a wide variety of things that are interesting. my brain tends towards the eclectic things much more easily than a single concentrated topic. although I tend to gravitate more towards computers and math‚ I will just as likely find an article on politics‚ religion‚ or even a historical topic just as interesting as an article on how astronauts keep their soda pop fizzy in space(which I’m STILL not sureabout). My interests are gauged by how much
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The results from my interest profiler were enterprising occupations‚ social occupations and conventional occupations. Enterprising occupations include starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. Social occupations frequently involve working with‚ communicating with‚ and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others and conventional
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Trees are one of the most important aspects of the planet we live in . They are very important to the environment ‚ economy and of course for us humans. They are also important for the climate of the earth ‚ as they act as filters for carbon dioxide .However ‚ the trees on our planet are being depleted at a very fast rate and governments must take an action to make a change. To discuss deforestation we need to look at a role of
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Power/interest matrix At The Salvation Army we’re preparing for the future by transforming all of our hostels into Lifehouses. A Lifehouse is a place where everything is geared around residents developing purpose and relationships - accommodation just comes with it and isn’t the focus. For instance‚ our partnership with "Goals UK" means self-esteem training will be standard. Also‚ through our Animateur programme which is funded by the Future Jobs Fund‚ we employ young people from the job centre
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