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Wirtz, Robert – 1979
This position paper is an extension of a presentation delivered to the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics at their annual meetings in San Diego, 1978. Four limits in test design are discussed: focus on low-level skills, general adherence to randomness, filling in blanks, and right…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
Peer reviewedMilton, K. G. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1975
Activities suitable for use with primary school students are described. The author offers advice concerning expectations of the students, use of the vocabulary of probability, integration of activities with other classroom work, and related topics. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedBright, George W. – School Science and Mathematics, 1975
When primary children were interviewed to determine their perceptions of embedded triangles, they failed to observe overlapping triangles. Possible explanations for this and other response patterns are discussed, and implications for schooling are explored. (SD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum, Elementary Education
Clark, Jean – Mathematics Teaching, 1975
A learning activity relating modular arithmetic to patterns of figures determined by points equally spaced around a circle is described. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
Peer reviewedFeinstein, Irwin K. – School Science and Mathematics, 1975
A model for multiplication is described and used to discuss the properties of division. (SD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum, Division, Elementary Education
Download full textPowell, Bonnie, Ed.; Myers, Donald E., Ed. – 1965
The Minnesota School Mathematics and Science Teaching (MINNEMAST) Project is characterized by its emphasis on the coordination of mathematics and science in the elementary school curriculum. Units are planned to provide children with activities in which they learn various concepts from both subject areas. Each subject is used to support and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts
Glaus, Marlene, Ed.; Myers, Donald E., Ed. – 1965
The Minnesota School Mathematics and Science Teaching (MINNEMAST) Project is characterized by its emphasis on the coordination of mathematics and science in the elementary school curriculum. Units are planned to provide children with activities in which they learn various concepts from both subject areas. Each subject is used to support and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts
Peer reviewedAtkin, Ann M. – Mathematics in School, 1976
As a participant in an international student exchange program, the author visited elementary schools in Hungary. Her observations of the approach to mathematics instruction in several schools are provided. (SD)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Haag, Vincent H.; Hammond, Robert P. – 1974
This manual is designed for use in inservice work with teachers preparing to use the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) in grades K-2, and as a resource guide for later use. In it, the nonstandard topics used in the CSMP primary program are developed through discussion and a variety of exercises. These topics include the minicomputer…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Experimental Curriculum
