The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) is a program of CEMREL, Inc., one of the national educational laboratories, and was funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Its major purpose is the development of curriculum materials for kindergarten through grade 6. This document has several goals. The main ones are to summarize…

The Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) is a program of CEMREL, Inc., one of the national educational laboratories, and was funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Its major purpose is the development of curriculum materials for kindergarten through grade 6. This document describes non-test data collected from classes…

Four papers are presented which view research in mathematics education from different perspectives. The titles are: (1) Review of Recent Research Related to the Concepts of Fractions and of Ratio; (2) Some Trends in Research and the Acquisition and Use of Space and Geometry Concepts; (3) A Portrayal of Traditional Teachers of Mathematics in…

This document presents five activities which represent a part of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) curriculum. The package is primarily designed to: (1) introduce instructors to one or more of the three non-verbal languages used in the CSMP elementary curriculum in such a way that teachers would want to pursue the possibility of…

The Teacher Education and Mathematics project, funded by the Women's Educational Equity Act, developed curriculum materials to increase mathematical knowledge and confidence, increase the perception of mathematics as a female domain, reduce math anxiety, and develop skills in identifying and counteracting sex bias in mathematics instruction. To…

This dissertation examined the effects of early participation of classroom teachers in the development of mathematics curricula, and familiarization of teachers with new mathematics curriculum on the teachers' attitudes toward the introduction of new curricula and its implementation. Past curriculum development efforts and studies of the…

This study sought to evaluate the mathematics curriculum of the Halane Teacher Training Institute in Somalia with a view toward: (1) determining its weaknesses and recommending measures for improvement; (2) examining its relevance to the present needs of the Somali society; (3) determining the suitability of instructional materials and other…

The recommendations of "Educating Americans for the 21st Century," a plan of action developed by the National Science Board Commission on Pre-College Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology, are discussed in this paper with special reference to their implications for two-year colleges. After outlining the main thesis of the…

One of a series of reports on the International Project for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (in Mathematics).

This document lists references on the teaching of fractions, with many of the entries annotated. They are alphabetized by the author by categories: Activity and Game; Addition and Subtraction; Teaching Aids; Application; Assessment; Curriculum; Decimal; Common Fraction; Division; Equivalence of Fractions; Errors; Fraction Concept; Multiplication;…

This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of a heuristic approach to problem-solving instruction. The 330 subjects were randomly assigned to either a Problem Solving, Calculator Problem Solving, or Control group. The two experimental groups studied problem-solving heuristics applied to nonroutine problems for 18 weeks, after which…

The information packet is designed to provide teachers of bilingual learning disabled (LD) students with mathematics resources and information on diagnostic testing in language other than English, mathematics curriculum materials in languages other than English, and guidelines for operating an individualized math lab program for LD students in…

Based on results of a survey that identified the mathematics skills needed to perform successfully in Navy electronics "A" schools, mathematics tests were developed to assess the mathematics skills of entering and graduating electronics "A" school students. The tests were administered to about 1000 entering and 1200 graduating…

Fleet personnel in 10 electronics ratings were asked to indicate: (1) how often they used skills in 20 mathematics topics areas in performing their jobs, (2) the type of work engaged in when employing mathematics skills, (3) whether mathematics skills ability was helpful to job performance, and (4) whether they required mathematics skills not…

This report is divided into two main parts. The first part, The Problem of Women and Mathematics, emphasizes results of ten research projects initially funded by the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 1979. They are emphasized because the findings are current and the projects touched on all major issues. This part has sections on Sex…