This quasi-experimental study used the two group pretest/posttest design to investigate the comparison of the acquisition of mathematics skills between General Mathematics students and Applied Mathematics 1 students. In the 1994-1995 and the 1995-1996 school years the Generalizable Mathematics Skills Assessment was administered to General…

Most of the papers in this volume stem from the Second International Conference on Mathematics Education conducted by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) and held in conjunction with the 66th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in Chicago. Topics of the 25 papers contained in this document are…

This curriculum guide from British Columbia is divided into five parts. Part 1, on using the guide, first explains the place of the guide in the provincial curriculum development and articulation processes. Four purposes are defined; the scope of the curriculum is outlined; and an overview of curriculum aim, learner goals, and topics is given. In…

This paper, part of a series of working papers published to provide documentation of research and development efforts associated with the Indigenous Mathematics Project of Papua New Guinea, discusses the role of problem solving in the mathematics curriculum and types and characteristics of good problems, with illustrations. Reasoning by analysis…

This paper is addressed to those who are concerned with the development of the school curriculum as a whole and to those who have a particular interest in mathematics. The aim is to promote discussion between these two overlapping groups, so that the growing use of computers in mathematics can be coordinated with developments in other areas of the…

Article described a program that successfully allowed for students' individual differences while stimulating them to learn mathematics. (RK)

Discrete mathematics and finite mathematics differ in a number of ways. First, finite mathematics has a longer history and is therefore more stable in terms of course content. Finite mathematics courses emphasize certain particular mathematical tools which are useful in solving the problems of business and the social sciences. Discrete mathematics…

These appendices to The Irish System of Teacher Education contain: (1) current syllabuses for english and mathematics at the higher and lower levels in the leaving certificate examination; (2) leaving certificate examination marking system; and (3) single honors english degree course syllabus and mathematics degree course syllabus. (JD)

Calculus has become the center of a heated debate within the mathematics community. There are those who question the very centrality of calculus in the mathematics curriculum. Evidence indicates that many current calculus courses are not serving students well. In addition, computers and advanced calculators can now do many of the manipulations…

This booklet opens with an overview and description of gifted education. Considered are historical perspectives, the case for gifted education, defining and identifying gifted students, the psychology of mathematical giftedness, forces in the lives of gifted children, organizational alternatives for gifted, and program operation. In chapter 2 are…

Conference papers on the state of mathematics in the two-year college are presented. The papers are grouped according to main topic areas and each group of papers is followed by a summary of conference discussions. The topics addressed are: a case for curriculum change, technical mathematics, the influence of new technologies on mathematics…

Seven concept papers are presented that focus on the changes needed in the mathematics curriculum, K-12, to make mathematics teaching in Oregon school districts more relevant to the mathematics used in today's technological society. Task forces developed the papers, which addressed the major issues of reform in the mathematics curriculum:…

Curriculum specifications are given for one secondary school mathematics course. The percentage emphases of six components in the course are stated: trigonometry, 25%; quadratic relations, 22%; sequences, series, limits, 19%; statistics, 15%; logarithms, 9%; and polynomial functions, 10%. Objectives for each component are then listed, with their…

The intent of this project was to develop a course for mathematics graduate students at Iowa State University. They would design and write computer programs for use by undergraduate mathematics students, and then offer the course and actually produce the software. Phase plane graphics for ordinary differential equations was selected as the topic.…

Pupils' understanding of angle is investigated. Areas of difficulty and misconceptions are highlighted with a view to recommending improvements in the presentation of angle in primary school and remedial work to overcome problems in secondary school. The material opens with a historical and mathematical background and a brief review of research.…