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Lennon, Elizabeth M.; And Others – New Outlook for the Blind, 1976
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics, Measurement
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Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Three topics related to teaching mathematics are discussed: a problem with the order of operations, teaching fractions, and an application of the distributive property. (MP)
Descriptors: Fractions, Instruction, Learning Activities, Number Concepts
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Dana, Marcia E.; Lindquist, Mary Montgomery – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
Outlined is the preparation and use of graph paper for activities in counting' approximation, making bar graphs, and decimals. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Graphs, Instruction
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Shannon, Lael – Child Development, 1978
Children ranging in age from three to six years counted 7, 10, and 14 items arranged in columns or in rows. Developmental changes in the spatial strategy and the relation of strategy to accuracy were examined. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computation, Elementary School Students, Number Concepts
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Risden, Gladys – Education, 1978
Parents should stop teaching preschoolers to say "one, two, three, four" and challenge them to see and think groups. School administrators, teachers, teachers of teachers, and textbook writers should pitch that number line in the trash and allow students to learn how to learn by thinking groups. (Author/JC)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Mathematical Concepts
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Cohn-Jones, L.; Seim, R. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1978
The role of mental age (MA) and visual-perceptual ability in number concept development was examined with 48 nonretarded and retarded children from regular school settings. (Author)
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences, Mental Retardation, Number Concepts
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Fabre, Ted; And Others – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1978
Twenty nonconserving retarded adults were assigned to equated training and control groups (n=10 in each group). (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Conservation (Concept), Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
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Logan, Henrietta L. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
A six-step method of teaching subtraction by renaming is presented, using money as the learning vehicle. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
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Scheuer, Donald W., Jr. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1978
Greatest common factor and least common multiple are the concepts used to play this game that has football as its basis. Rules and examples are given. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Games, Instruction
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Hersee, John – Mathematics in School, 1978
A broad definition of numeracy is suggested that involves the use of mathematical knowledge. (MP)
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Costello, Scott H. – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
A computer program is given that will guess any number between 1 and 1,000,000 in no more than 20 guesses. Suggestions and materials for related instruction are included. (MP)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computers, Instruction, Instructional Materials
Goodson, Bobby – Calculators/Computers Magazine, 1978
Suggestions are given for using the calculator in junior high classrooms. Square roots, factoring, and percentages are some topics discussed. A worksheet is included. (MP)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Instruction, Number Concepts
Tollefson, Irene – Pointer, 1977
A teacher describes an activity designed to help children understand the number concepts of the basic addition facts with sums of 11 or greater. (CL)
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary Secondary Education, General Education, Learning Activities
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Hansen, Rodney T.; Avital, Shmuel – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1976
This paper discusses several applications of combinational mathematics to social situations and problems in the social sciences. (SD)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Graphs, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications
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Swetz, Frank – Mathematics Teacher, 1978
The origin of the magic square, its numerical concepts, and some procedures for its construction are discussed. (JT)
Descriptors: History, Mathematical Enrichment, Number Concepts, Numbers
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