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Author: Rogers, George E.
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1. Rogers, George E.
Relationship Between Industrial Arts Education and Secondary Students' Performance in Mathematics Utilizing Data from the NLSY
Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri - Columbia, 1989
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning
Keyword(s): Education, Secondary; High School Curriculum; High School Transcripts; Simultaneity; Vocational Education; Vocational Training

This study examined the relationship between industrial arts course participation and a student's performance in mathematics. The data utilized in the study were retrieved from the NLSY, specifically the transcript survey tapes. The NLSY respondents were categorized as either participants or non-participants in industrial arts courses. The non-participant group was assumed to represent the general education student population. The industrial arts group was divided into construction, drafting, electrical/mechanical, and metals sub-groups. The industrial arts exposure was examined as both a simultaneous enrollment with mathematics and also as a previous treatment to the mathematics course. A point biserial correlation statistical treatment was used to determine the relationship. An analysis of the statistical treatment indicated that industrial arts does not provide a significant positive enhancement to a student's mathematics performance. Moreover, students enrolled in industrial arts and mathematics simultaneously had significantly lower mathematics grade means than their general education counterparts. However, data indicated that students previously exposed to drafting and electrical/mechanical courses had higher mean mathematics grades than general education students. The relationship between the different industrial arts program areas was examined utilizing six orthogonal comparisons. These comparisons indicated that there was no significant difference between the mathematics performance of students in the different industrial arts program areas. [UMI ADG90-10595]
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Rogers, George E. Relationship Between Industrial Arts Education and Secondary Students' Performance in Mathematics Utilizing Data from the NLSY. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri - Columbia, 1989.