Ways to use popsicle sticks as concrete models of multiplication and division of fractions are given. (MK)

Programs which compute values for the nth power of 2 where n is very large and for fractions, with a great deal more precision than is normally possible for a computer, are listed. (TG)

Preskills and strategy training were shown to be effective in helping four eight- to nine-year-old learning disabled children acquire basic multiplication and division skills. (Author)

The author feels teaching division of fractions is worthwhile because it will help students understand other algorithms. (MK)

This article focuses on the aspect of mental arithmetic that uses thinking strategies that are effective with large numbers as well as basic facts. Two activities are suggested for lack of the four operations. (MK)

The multiplication and division algorithms that are taught in German schools are presented. It is suggested that these algorithms may be better than standard algorithms in terms of development of useful concepts and processes. (MK)

Presents an aerial view of a portion of Saudi Arabia as an example of how graphs taken by "Landsat" can provide new information to geographers about topography. (Author/DB)

Evidence suggests that a middle school organizational design has some administrative advantages over the traditional junior high school program because of the more unified social and academic atmosphere. (LH)

This study was undertaken to assess the freshman and sophomore curriculum requirements of engineering schools and to develop guidelines to improve junior college pre-engineering curricula. (BB)

A teacher discusses his attempt to analyze his pupil's difficulties with arithmetic by looking at the component parts of each operation. (MP)

An account is given of the use of the calculator and Cuisenaire rods in examining decimals that result from the division of whole numbers. (MP)

Describes the emergence of scholarly thought that puts considerations of children and childhood at the center of the profound rethinkings of nationalism and the nation-state that have taken place within the last several decades. Introduces the international conference on children and nationalism from which articles in this journal derive, and…

Asserts that modern ideas about the nation can be characterized by an emphasis on outer boundaries, and that contemporary Norwegians put questions of units and boundaries into the foreground with particular force. Describes how boundaries are important in Norwegians' everyday lives, most notably in current debates about raising children and about…

Supports teachers in resolving problems of teaching long division. Discusses an approach focusing first on modeling the partition process with base-10 blocks and having students come to a conceptual understanding of the standard long division algorithm. Evaluation of the approach concluded that it helped students conquer the division concept. (ASK)

Discusses an exploratory study that examines student interpretation of remainders in division as applied to word problems in a restrictive school setting and in a real-world, out-of-school setting. Concludes that students lack the ability to map computational results to the real-world context. Contains 16 references. (DDR)