This bulletin serves as a guide to those persons interested in conducting or implementing educational research. Research is described as being "controlled inquiry", either in the form of an experiment or a survey. Descriptions are given of the procedures and complications associated with planning and initiating experimental research. A suggested…

The study involved the collection of (1) research reports, published through 1968, including journal articles and dissertation abstracts, and (2) information on developmental projects, supplemented by ERIC documents on funded research and Title III project reports. The journal articles were analyzed, categorized on ten aspects, evaluated, and…

This volume of the Final Report on the Interpretive Study of Research and Development in Elementary School Mathematics contains materials which are most appropriate for the researcher. Whether he is working at the pre-doctoral level or the post-doctoral level, the researcher has a recurrent need to know the results of previous research, and the…

To gather the information for this section, visits were made to each of ten major curriculum development projects. These were selected because of the impact which each has had on curriculum reform--past, present, and future. It was not possible to visit every project, and several of the more significant ones, such as the Greater Cleveland…

The Interpretive Study of Research and Development in Elementary School Mathematics was designed to attack the problem of applying research in the classroom by providing a compilation of the research and a synthesis of the findings. The purpose of Phase II of the Study was to develop materials which could be readily used and disseminated. A set of…

This document is a listing and review of the research pertaining to secondary school mathematics published in the United States over the past several years. The bibliography, in two appendices, lists 780 research reports and 770 dissertations dealing with secondary school mathematics published between 1930 and 1970. Each citation is followed by…

Some findings from research on problem solving are briefly summarized. (MNS)

This bulletin provides a review of research studies which relate to the uses of instructional materials and media in elementary school mathematics. The studies cited pertain to the following questions: (1) What may we learn from analyses of mathematics textbooks? (2) Does programmed instruction facilitate achievement? (3) What other factors have…

This bibliography presents annotated bibliographic citations for research reported in 1976 related to mathematics education from kindergarten through post-secondary levels. Ten research summaries, 138 journal articles, and 354 doctoral dissertations are listed. (SD)

Research on direct instruction in mathematics is briefly summarized, with key procedures listed. (MNS)

This newsletter summarizes findings from the research on secondary school mathematics published during 1972 that might be used by teachers. Covered is research on the role of materials, mathematics laboratories, computers and calculators, informing students of objectives, student computational achievement, course organization patterns, personality…

Research on students' attainment on multiplication facts, common errors, and meaningful instruction is briefly cited in this review. (MNS)

Research on homework in mathematics is briefly reviewed, with the conclusion that homework may be useful since it may increase achievement but won't decrease it. Specific suggestion for planning homework are included. (MNS)

This volume presents an annotated listing of research reports related to the teaching of college mathematics. Included in the listing are 513 journal articles, 771 dissertations, and 74 other documents which were produced during the period from 1900 through 1974. A brief annotation indicates the focus of each research document and a major finding…