A selection of 14 tests of five cognitive factors was administered to 95 senior high school geometry students. These cognitive factors were then related to six measures of performance in mathematics and subjected to correlation analysis and stepwise regression. The findings indicated that the selected cognitive factors correlated with all measures…

THE PURPOSE WAS THE DISCOVERY AND EVALUATION OF GENERAL PROGRAMING PRINCIPLES FOR TEACHING MACHINES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM IN INFORMAL GEOMETRY FOR SECOND-GRADERS WAS THE FIRST STEP OF THE PROCEDURE. THE 170-ITEM PROGRAM CONSISTED OF FIVE UNITS DESIGNED (1) TO FAMILIARIZE THE CHILD WITH MACHINE OPERATION AND (2) TO TEACH…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE (1) MEASURING VOLUMES OF RECTANGULAR SOLIDS, RIGHT RECTANGULAR…

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of the use of mathematical logic in high school geometry on (1) achievement of students in geometry, (2) achievement of students in reasoning in geometry, (3) critical thinking of students, and (4) attitude of students toward logic deduction, and proof in mathematics. The experimental group of six…

This is Part III of the first volume of the proceedings of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) Geometry Conference, held at Santa Barbara in June, 1967. The purpose of the conference was to consider the status of geometry in colleges at the undergraduate level. The conference, attended by undergraduate mathematics…

This study explored: (1) the opinions of secondary and postsecondary faculty on what ought to be included in the secondary geometry curriculum to prepare students for selected postsecondary courses, (2) the effect of feedback of participants' responses, and (3) the reasons given by the participants to support their judgments. The original sample…

In this study Piaget's method of the clinical interview was used to examine children's understanding of rotation about apoint at three age levels (6, 7, and 8). In two half-hour sessions, subjects (N = 108) were given four tasks: (1) an adaptation of Piaget's locus and circular motion experiment, and tasks concerned with (2) the circle as a locus…

This booklet explains the historical background and construction techniques for various sets of uniform polyhedra. The author indicates that the practical significance of the constructions arises in illustrations for the ideas of symmetry, reflection, rotation, translation, group theory and topology. Details for constructing hollow paper models…

The author describes a way of teaching a one-year geometry course which includes plane geometry, solid geometry, coordinate methods of proof, and vector methods of proof. His method is based upon encouraging students to use the properties of geometric figures that they already accept without formal proof. He employs paper folding extensively to…

Assessed was the performance of subjects who had been exposed to transformational geometry treatment. The performance test consisted of geometry achievement and spacial ability measures. Second and third grade subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimentals received a twelve lesson treatment and the controls a…

This document is a progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission on Mathematics regarding the teaching of mathematics in secondary schools. Data were obtained from a survey of about 38,000 students who represented more than 7,500 secondary schools in the United States and who took College Board Achievement tests…

The Mathematics Content Authority List for K-6 represents an attempt to list in one volume the mathematics concepts and skills currently taught in the elementary schools. The list consists of approximately 300 items of mathematical definitions, explanations, and examples. This list is used by the Pennsylvania Retrieval of Information for…

This document is a reprint of the geometry section from the 1954 syllabus Mathematics 10-11-12, An Integrated Sequence for the Senior High School Grades. The text outlines a tenth year geometry course integrated with arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry, which progresses from an informal to a formal level. The topics suggested include definition,…

This basic guide to a complete secondary mathematics curriculum is designed to ensure that each student will be presented uniform mathematical concepts and principles, geared to his individual needs, abilities, and interests. The guide is not planned for use with a particular textbook; instead, it is to serve as a core around which each teacher…