To examine the relative performance in number sense among low-SES students, new immigrant students, and typical learners in grades 4 through 6, data were collected through a number sense web-based, two-tier test. A total of 628 fourth graders, 535 fifth graders, and 524 sixth graders in Taiwan participated in this study. Results showed that there…

The maturation of multiplicative thinking is key to student progress in middle school as rational number, ratio, and proportion concepts are encountered. But many students arrive from the intermediate grades and falter in developing this essential disposition. Elementary students have historically learned multiplication and division as operation…

Can prospective elementary teachers "unlearn" harmful algorithms used with fractions as they are invited to develop fraction number sense? This study examined the development of prospective elementary teachers' fraction number sense during an intermediate (grades 5-8) mathematics methods course. During this course, participants' were involved in a…

Describes some square-number patterns that fourth-grade students and their teacher discovered. These discoveries began as students pushed wooden cubes together to make square arrangements. (JN)

Intended for children in fourth grade, this workbook provides practice in writing correctly all 26 cursive letters, both upper and lower-case, and numerals from 0 to 9. The alphabet used in the workbook is the Zaner-Bloser style of handwriting, the most widely used system in the schools of the United States. The strokes used to make each letter…

Describes a lesson that connects geography and mathematics in which students develop an understanding of large numbers. Students listen to a story about the number one million, cut and paste faces on tagboard to estimate one million, and use blocks to represent the population of each state in the United States. (CMK)

Outlines six activities for grades six through nine designed to illustrate the processes used by archaeologists. These processes include observation, comparison, classification, communication, use of numbers, and hypothesis formation. (AM)

Presents an activity, suitable for students in grades 6-12, on generating random numbers. Objectives, equipment needed, list of prerequisite experiences, instructional strategies, and ready-to-copy student worksheets are included. (JN)

Reasons for poor performance on the Digit Span subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised were examined, using learning disabled (LD) children who performed poorly on the test, LD children who performed normally, and average children. One LD group was unable to establish mnemonic codes for familiar auditory stimuli.…

THIS PROGRAM INCORPORATES THE TRAINING NEEDS OF THE SEVERELY RETARDED CHILD IN A LOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL SEQUENCE TO PROVIDE THE CHILD WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY IN ORDER THAT ADEQUATE SELF-CARE, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, GOOD PLANNING OF LEISURE TIME, AND SATISFYING USEFULNESS MAY BE REALIZED FOR…

The conception of mathematics anxiety held by a teacher may have a great deal to do with the way in which mathematics is characterized in classroom teaching. The purpose of this study is to determine if fourth-grade students' mathematics anxiety can be decreased by a change in implementing new instructional strategies. The study employed a…

Discusses the use of games to learn mathematics both in the classroom and at home. Games promote nonroutine learning, cooperative learning, problem solving, communication, and reasoning. Included are store-bought games, games made specifically for educational purposes, and multicultural games. A table lists many common games and their uses. (JAF)