IN TEACHING THE SLOW LEARNER, LITTLE USE SHOULD BE MADE OF READING AND BOOK STUDY. THESE PUPILS HAVE TROUBLE IN DEFINING, DISTINGUISHING, ANALYZING, AND MEMORIZING, AND ARE LOW IN ACHIEVEMENT, DOMINANCE, IMAGINATION, AND CURIOSITY. THEIR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE SIMPLE, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CONSTRUCTIONAL AND MANUAL. CLASS ROUTINE SHOULD BE STRICT AND…

A task force composed of educators and members of the business community studied the effects of declining enrollment on the mathematics program in Ontario. The group suggests that the main impact of decline on the mathematics program will be an intensification of the existing problems, which include insufficient student practice in mathematical…

This booklet was designed to convey metric information in pictoral form. The use of pictures in the coloring book enables the more mature person to grasp the metric message instantly, whereas the younger person, while coloring the picture, will be exposed to the metric information long enough to make the proper associations. Sheets of the booklet…

The curriculum guide for Albegra 2 correlates algebraic concepts with career-oriented concepts and activities. The curriculum outline format gives the concepts to be taught, matched with related career-oriented performance objectives, concepts, and suggested instructional activities in facing page layouts. The suggested curriculum outline is…

The curriculum guide correlates concepts in geometry with career-oriented concepts and activities. The curriculum outline format gives the concepts to be taught, matched with related career-oriented performance objectives, concepts, and suggested instructional activities in facing page layouts. The suggested curriculum outline is compatible with…

At the eighth Western Regional Conference on Testing Problems, the following speeches were given: (1) "Background for Recent Curriculum Developments" by Ralph W. Tyler; (2) "Recent Curriculum Developments in Mathematics" by Robert E. K. Rourke; (3) "Recent Curriculum Developments in Science" by Kenneth E. Davis; (4) "Changes in Measurement as a…

Reviews problems related to inadequate mathematics background of high school graduates who take jobs in industry. Two possible solutions are assignment of industrial-problems projects to students while they are in school, and brief visits by teachers to industrial settings so they can see the applied needs for mathematics education. (AV)

Position statements approved by the Board of Directors of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Concerning Calculators (1974) and Computers (1976) are included. (MN)

Recommendations and assessment procedures are provided to help decision-makers choose the best metric materials available. (JT)

The meaning of problem solving and investigations, what investigations are intended to achieve, the teacher's role, and how to introduce investigations in the curriculum are discussed. (MNS)

Discussed is the topic of least common multiple (LCM), a rationale for its importance, and suggestions for when and how to teach it. (RH)

Described are the effects of a mathematics program and of a self-learning project on girls' learning of mathematics in Sudan. Comparisons between boys and girls are considered. (RH)

A conception of mathematical activity is discussed, with the focus on methodology. The historical relationship of Euclideanism is examined, with difficulties noted. Fallibilism is then presented as an alternative. (MNS)

Two studies on the match between test and textbook content are reviewed. The emphasis in textbooks on computation, wide variation in content, and weak matches between content in textbooks and tests were noted. (MNS)

The role of sentential logic traditionally taught in high school geometry is challenged. A rationale for shifting that content to algebra and replacing it with inferential logic, which directly affects proof making, is given. (MNS)