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Peer reviewedHolmes, P. – Mathematics in School, 1975
Arguing that operations research is not as difficult and forbidding as its reputation implies, and that many problems lend themselves to analysis using common sense, the author provides examples which might be used in a secondary school classroom. (SD)
Descriptors: Computers, Curriculum, Instruction, Mathematical Applications
Hanson, Marjorie – 1986
Reviews of relevant research on the application of operations research and statistics that appeared prior to 1980 are compared with those appearing in the early 1980s. In summary, both explicit and implicit users of mathematics in educational administration see it as a tool that essentially brings order and generalizability to administrative data.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGough, John – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Traditional mathematics curriculum is unsuitable for gifted children. Computing, statistics, operations research, and logic are suggested as suitable new topics. (MP)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
