Summarizes findings from research related to spatial abilities. Provided are suggestions for developing spatial abilities. Lists nine references. (YP)

Two authors introduce the topic of visualization in mathematics education. Fourteen articles are briefly described. (YP)

Examines the relationship between visualization and the middle school mathematics curriculum. Gives an overview of where and how visualization interacts with the curriculum. Investigates the role of visualization in developing inductive/deductive and proportional reasoning. (YP)

Suggests activities involving the use of indices. Provides five activities with examples for routine practice, pattern recognition, prediction, conjecture, generalization, factorization, and limit concept. (YP)

The use of developmental algorithms to develop skills is described. Children make the transition from using concrete materials to using a standard algorithm. (MNS)

The origins of the emphasis on formal proof are discussed as well as more recent views. Factors in acceptance of a proof and the social process of acceptance by mathematicians are included. The impact of formal proof on the curriculum and implications for teaching are given. (DC)

Five groups of professionals rated 71 outcomes expected to result from Japan's elementary mathematics curriculum. Results indicated that mathematics curricula based on expected outcomes considered important by individuals or small, homogeneous groups would probably lack balance. Programs based on outcomes considered important by large, diverse…

Discusses conflicts between white school practices and Aboriginal values and traditions and describes the Remote Area Tertiary Education program, which is community-based and community-focused. Presents a mathematics curriculum organized around symbolic, societal, and cultural components that delivers a culturally-sensitive mathematics course. (23…

Contends that, although the introduction of problem solving, intended to involve students more actively in their learning and understanding of the nature of mathematics, is a positive factor, the need for proof, which is an integral part of mathematics, must not be overlooked. (25 references) (MKR)

Shows how technologies are essential in a new algebra curriculum based on the NCTM Standards. This article is one of the keynote addresses of the Algebra Working Group of the Seventh International Conference on Mathematical Education held in Quebec City, Canada in August 1992. (24 references) (MKR)

A total of 36 third, fifth, and seventh graders were interviewed about strategies they used to solve multiple-choice questions involving estimation of discrete quantities. Successful estimators tended to use decomposition/recomposition and multiple benchmark strategies, whereas less successful estimators generally used perceptually based…

Discussed are summary recommendations concerning the integration of some aspects of discrete mathematics into existing secondary mathematics courses. Outlines of course activities are grouped into the three levels of prealgebra, algebra, and geometry. Some sample problems are included. (JJK)

Discusses, analyzes, and provides anecdotes about the calculus reform movement, in general, and the experimental, undergraduate calculus classes at Duke University, in particular. (JJK)

Describes the history and the rationale behind the Structured Sixth Form Scheme, the national secondary school mathematics education program in England, generated by the Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI) School Project. Discusses the grading system, the implementation schedule, and the advantages of this program that was approved in June…

Addresses the urgency of the need to incorporate a global perspective and account for the reality of constant and rapid change when revising the science and math curricula. (ZWH)