Rigor "and" Relevance: Enhancing High School Students' Math Skills through Career and Technical Education

Autor/inn/en	Stone, James R., III; Alfeld, Corinne; Pearson, Donna
Titel	Rigor "and" Relevance: Enhancing High School Students' Math Skills through Career and Technical Education
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 45 (2008) 3, S.767-795 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831208317460
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Mathematics Skills; Vocational Education; Mathematics Instruction; Experiential Learning; Mathematics Achievement; Integrated Curriculum; Professional Development; Vocational Education Teachers; Mathematics Teachers; Teacher Collaboration; Standardized Tests; Pretests Posttests; TerraNova Multiple Assessments; Work Keys (ACT) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Mathmatics sikills; Mathematical ability; Ausbilder; Mathematics; Teacher; Teachers; Mathematik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerkooperation; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test
Abstract	Numerous high school students, including many who are enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) courses, do not have the math skills necessary for today's high-skill workplace or college entrance requirements. This study tests a model for enhancing mathematics instruction in five high school CTE programs (agriculture, auto technology, business and marketing, health, and information technology). The model includes a pedagogy and intense teacher professional development. Volunteer CTE teachers were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 59) or control (n = 78) group. The experimental teachers worked with math teachers to develop CTE instructional activities that integrated more mathematics into the occupational curriculum. After 1 year of the math-enhanced CTE lessons, students in the experimental classrooms performed equally on technical skills and significantly better than control students on two standardized tests of math ability (TerraNova and ACCUPLACER[R]). (Contains 5 tables, 1 figure, and 9 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10