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Corbishley, Jeffrey B.; Truxaw, Mary P. – School Science and Mathematics, 2010
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has set ambitious goals for the teaching and learning of mathematics that include preparing students for both the workplace and higher education. While this suggests that it is important for students to develop strong mathematical competencies by the end of high school, there is evidence to indicate…
Descriptors: Generalization, Mathematical Logic, Numeracy, Measurement Techniques
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Mitchell, Charles E. – School Science and Mathematics, 1991
A variety of suggestions for making the mathematics curriculum more meaningful and interesting to students are described. Activities that incorporate real-world situations are provided for verbal items, common and decimal fractions, estimations and rounding off numbers, large and small numbers, geometry, probability, and statistics. (KR)
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry