Mathematics and the use of mathematical thinking should be much more than what has been traditional school arithmetic. Much of the mathematical reasoning can be developed and experienced out of school, particularly in the home. This material is a teacher's guide designed to help parents support what is done with their children in class. Background…

Mathematics and the use of mathematical thinking should be much more than what has been traditional school arithmetic. Much of the mathematical reasoning can be developed and experienced out of school, particularly in the home. This material is a teacher's guide designed to help parents support what is done with their children in class. Background…

Mathematics and the use of mathematical thinking should be much more than what has been traditional school arithmetic. Much of the mathematical reasoning can be developed and experienced out of school, particularly in the home. This material is a teacher's guide designed to help parents support what is done with their children in class.…

Mathematics and the use of mathematical thinking should be much more than what has been traditional school arithmetic. Much of the mathematical reasoning can be developed and experienced out of school, particularly in the home. This material is a teacher's guide designed to help parents support what is done with their children in class.…

Improving the quality of primary and secondary education has become a national imperative, especially in the fields of mathematics and science. Many have cited the results of international comparisons as cause for alarm and thus for the need to make fundamental changes in the educational system. With so much attention focused on the need for…

This digest provides information on determining the effectiveness of school mathematics programs. The purposes for developing accountability programs and characteristics of good mathematics programs are listed. State goals and objectives and standards developed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have furthered the production of…

"Math Notebook" is published five times a year as a supplement to the "NCTM News Bulletin." This document consists of the five issues published during 1990. Each issue is devoted to a single math topic. The five topics represented here are: (1) "Concept of Number"; (2) "Basic Skills: Development of Number Concepts" (a continuation of "Concept of…

This publication was prepared to assist school personnel in strengthening their overall mathematics programs. These materials give an overview of a variety of teaching techniques for use in the first eight grades. The illustrative problems are concerned with those topics usually studied at the elementary school level. The problem-solving…

This document provides an overview of the 1980 and 1981 Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP) in mathematics. Development of the IIEP is discussed, and results and analyses of the tests administered to students in grades 4, 8, and 11 are presented. Test items are included. Factor analysis identified two factors, "knowledge of…

This workbook was designed as an easy-to-read, slower-paced text for students who have learning, reading, and language problems. As one of five workbooks to aid low achievers in problem solving, it focuses on understanding what is known and unknown in mathematical problems and how to decide which operations to use to solve problems. Word usage and…

This curriculum guide for consumer mathematics was developed to establish statewide curriculum standards for the Louisiana Competency-based Education Program. Following an overview of the secondary school mathematics curriculum, 15 goals for the consumer mathematics course are listed. A pacing chart with suggested time periods for each major topic…

This curriculum guide for business mathematics was developed to establish statewide curriculum standards for the Louisiana Competency-based Education Program. Following an overview of the secondary school mathematics curriculum, eight goals for the business mathematics course are listed. A pacing chart with suggested time periods for each major…

This practicum involved finding a solution to the problem concerning the lack of time classroom teachers had in providing remedial or enrichment mathematics activities for students in grade 2 of a Lee County, Florida elementary school. The target populations was a second grade class that consisted of an average of 23 public school students. Goals…

This book attempts to survey some of the current issues of mathematics teaching in elementary schools in Great Britain. Chapter one is an introduction to the material while chapters two and three examine recent reports and suggestions for change and discuss the place of mathematics in the elementary curriculum. Chapter four is devoted to an…

This paper argues that two serious flaws are present in current mathematics learning and instruction: (1) the lack of meaning in students' mathematical knowledge; and (2) students' inability to communicate using appropriate mathematical language and ideas. The study explored the relationship between mathematics language facility and mathematics…