Some important issues related to teaching problem solving in the elementary grades are addressed, with particular emphasis on the intermediate grades. Presents one point of view and some specific questions often raised by teachers who wish to incorporate problem solving into the mathematics program. (MP)

The effect of metric conversion on the elementary mathematics curriculum is seen to be more than just simply a matter of substituting one set of measurements for another. The textbooks of three major publishing companies are reviewed for metric content. (MP)

An approach to teaching apparently isolated topics in mathematics in a way that can bring them together and unify them into a single whole is described. In this scheme, students pass into higher levels of instruction using tools from earlier levels of abstraction. (MP)

This paper discusses a technique, challenging students to solve problems published in mathematics periodicals, which has been used successfully with gifted students in a regular high school class. (Author/MK)

The rebirth of geometry is predicted in the coming years as the pendulum swings back from extreme devotion to structure, abstraction, and generality. (MP)

The status and nature of geometry as presently taught in English secondary schools is examined. An almost total absence of deductive geometry was found, with many topics such as topology, vectors, coordinates, and transformations introduced but not covered in depth. (MP)

Items from mathematics tests developed for Concepts in Secondary School Mathematics and Science (CSMS) program are examined for general dimensions to explain differences and similarities in facility within and across tests. (MP)

The president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) projects forward to 2001 and speaks of changes that began in 1990 that restored mathematics education in the United States. The material speaks directly to needed changes and problems in 1981. (MP)

Results of the second mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are analyzed with regard to the performance of 13- and 17-year-olds on probability exercises. The results suggest that this area has been neglected in mathematics instruction. (MP)

This study, conducted with children 4 to 11 years old, indicates that probability concepts could be introduced early in the elementary grades. (MK)

The article discusses the experiences of the writer when using simple surveying as a practical topic with secondary school children. (Author/MK)

Mathematics is often referred to as a language. This paper attempts to explore the implied meanings of such statements and to outline a rationale for utilizing the language-structure of mathematics in mathematics instruction. (Author/MK)

This study tested the relative efficacy of two modes of instruction, individual and traditional, for promoting learning and retention of selected geometrical concepts. The results of the study did not indicate a significant effect on learning or retention due to the mode of instruction. (Author/MK)

The concept of school curriculum in science and mathematics is discussed and related to the structures of the disciplines and theory developments. Recent epistemological studies on theory dynamics (Kuhn, Sneed) are put into context with the understanding of learning processes. (Author/MK)

A calculator solution of a simple computational problem is discussed with emphasis on its ramifications for the understanding of some fundamental theorems of pure mathematics and techniques of computing. (Author/MK)