MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY GRADES HAS TRADITIONALLY CONSISTED OF THE ROUTINE AND REPETITIVE SOLVING OF GREAT QUANTITIES OF NUMERICAL PROBLEMS AND THE ROTE LEARNING OF THE NUMBER COUNTING SEQUENCE, OR LATER, THE ADDITION OR MULTIPLICATION TABLES. THIS EMPHASIS IS CHANGING, HOWEVER, FOR IT IS BECOMING EVIDENT THAT FOR SUBJECT MATTER TO BE…

This resource review aims mainly at providing the conceptual basis of the School Mathematics Project (S.M.P.) so that teachers can make informed decisions regarding its use. The review is divided into three main parts: (1) a brief introduction to S.M.P. materials and philosophy; (2) reports from six Queensland (Australia) state high schools using…

The curriculum guide correlates concepts in business mathematics 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 outline is divided into the major…

Evaluation procedures based on a systematic evaluation methodology, decision-maker validity, new measurement and design techniques, low cost, and a high level of cooperation on the part of the school staff were used in the assessment of a public school mathematics program for grades 3-8. The mathematics curriculum was organized into Spirals which…

This document describes the reasoning behind the: (a) selection and ordering of objectives, (b) choice of commercial materials, and (c) preparation of materials for an individually prescribed mathematics curriculum. General considerations and objective selection for individualization are reviewed for the selection of objectives. General…

The first section of this paper deals with the question of whether Piaget is a developmental or a learning theorist; the second section relates Piaget's research findings and developmental theory to a sequence of curriculum units in mathematics. It is suggested that Piaget makes no distinction between learning and development of cognitive…

A mathematics curriculum guide is presented for the purpose of offering statewide guidelines to colleges for determining the content of those courses which might be considered standard courses in the first two years of the college curriculum. Courses covered include: intermediate algebra, college algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry,…

This guide is designed primarily for the use of U.S. Training and Employment Service personnel and affiliated State agencies engaged in such activities as interviewing, counseling, and planning educational programs for applicants. It should also prove useful to persons involved in related activities in schools, vocational guidance or…

A program is presented which is designed for a prospective student functioning as low as grade four or with gaps in his knowledge at a very low level. The course begins with basic counting with whole numbers, assuming only recognition of Arabic numerals and their order properties. A scope and sequence has been designed to build knowledge and skill…

This textbook is the first in the arithmetic series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The three books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The Grade 1 text contains…

This textbook is the second in the arithmetic series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The Grade 2 text is divided…

An exploratory study was conducted to determine why fourth grade pupils ignored written directions and explanations in mathematics textbooks. Results indicated that many teachers' grading practices discouraged children from reading and thinking through word problems on their own. (CW)

A special topics elective course is described. The rationale and organization are discussed and examples of course content and student achievement are presented. (MP)

A history of mathematics course intended for junior and senior mathematics majors having some courses beyond calculus is described. The course involves readings, class discussions, lectures, and individual student reports. (MN)

The statement on the mathematics needed by students planning to take collegiate mathematics and the list of recommendations to strengthen the preparation of students for collegiate level courses prepared by a joint committee of the Mathematical Association of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in March, 1976, are…