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1. Introduction: A Basic Orientation for a Focused Research Agenda
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... . Although the United States continues to make substantial contributions to science and technology and has a population able to function comparatively successfully within modern technologies, the mathematical competencies of American students appear to be inferior to those of comparable student groups in several other modern societies (Walberg et al.
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... Education research has profited from variety, from a long tradition of having a relatively loose structure, multiple sponsors, and multiple agendas. without rejecting that basic strategy, we commend a somewhat more focused research agenda in this instance.
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... . Although other factors enter importantly into an effective education, a powerful factor influencing school learning is the amount of class time devoted to active teaching and learning of relevant skills -- called "quality learning time n in this report.
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... Historically, developments In the understanding and improvement of education have confounded simple distinctions along such lines -- basic research feeds application and applications provide essential material for basic research. The four categories of research are taken up in each of the succeeding chapters of the report.
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