This overview is intended to serve as a guide to readers in England and Wales who are not familiar with the initial training and qualifications of teachers in other member states in the European Community. The guide covers programs in Belgium (Flemish community), Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,…

The objective of the Easy Math Program is to give all students (not just those with mathematical talent) an intuitive grasp of the quantitative principles on which mathematics is based, so they will be able to execute its basic operations with insight, and move on to its higher concepts with confidence. The program approaches this objective by a…

These four books are intended for use by individuals who need numeracy instruction as well as by those who help such individuals. Explanations are offered of how to do a large variety of calculations; different methods of getting the right answer are also provided. Book 1 focuses on numbers, how they are written, what they mean, how they are…

This paper is a review of literature on tracking, a controversial educational practice. In this report, tracking means the use of separate classes and/or whole curriculum sequences for students considered to be of different ability levels. The trend in recent research is to find that tracking benefits only the gifted, or high track, students. Low…

Direct costs of college instruction were assessed by type of institution and type of instructional program (i.e., by discipline). Determining direct costs by level of instruction involves allocation procedures focusing on faculty time. Central tendencies were derived from the results of a large number of studies. Data sources included reports of…

The study was concerned with the merits of functional level versus nominal level achievement testing. The reliability of test scores when students were tested at their functional levels rather than their nominal levels was examined. Motivation and frustration of students was studied during testing at their functional levels. Another goal of the…

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).

Using analysis of variance and regression techniques, the authors analyzed the results of 40 studies that were conducted between 1953 and 1976 and contained 232 correlations between various measures of motivation and achievement. The motivation variables were restricted to students' achievement motivation, locus-of-control perceptions, and general…

The term Chisanbop is the trademark for the finger calculation method originally developed by a Korean, Sung Jin Pai. It was refined and simplified by his son, Hang Young Pai, who introduced the technique to the United States in 1976. This annotated bibliography has been organized in five categories. Readings in the first category, Historical…

The purpose of this module is to acquaint students with the terms prime, composite, and factor. This is done by offering a definition of each term, then reinforcing its meaning through activities. (Author/MK)

A BOOKLET DESIGNED FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSE IS TO TEACH THE FIFTH- OR SIXTH-GRADE STUDENT TO USE GOOD JUDGMENT AND REASONING IN LOCATING THE DECIMAL POINT. A DISCUSSION OF THE PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE,…

IT IS THE EXPRESSED HOPE OF THE AUTHORS THAT THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED HERE WILL STIMULATE READER MODIFICATIONS OF THE MATERIAL PRESENTED, FOR EFFECTIVENESS IN ANY SCHOOL SITUATION. THE BOOK PRESENTS METHODS, PROCEDURES, AND TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHING CRITICAL THINKING IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING, USED…

Upper-level universities (offering only junior, senior, and graduate programs) have been developed in the last ten years and are relatively small in size. The faculty and administration have been drawn from traditional university experiences. This paper examines two characteristics commonly held by all universities: the practice of university…

A study focused on library formula budgeting practices with a special concern for the typical upper division university functioning in a state system of higher education. The basic objectives of this research project were to develop a model budget for upper division university libraries and to demonstrate the use of formulas in predicting the…

This investigation tested whether an experimental group using cross-level grouping made greater gains in reading achievement than a control group using the conventional approach of one-level-lower instruction in providing for underachievers. The subjects, 401 students in grades 4 through 8 (169 of whom were underachievers according to scores on…