A staff member of Minnesota Metropolitan State College describes her first reactions to the new upper-level institution. (PB)

Author is Coordinator of Middle School Teacher Education Programs at the University of Florida at Gainesville. (Editor)

In this first of two articles, computational algorithms for multiplication and division which encourage use of one operation at a time are proposed. (DT)

Communitas is a nontraditional, upper-level, 2-year college which centers education around community change. (Author/PG)

The authors define an unusual partitioning or division" operation and explore number patterns and divisibility properties which result. The topic is suggested as enrichment material. (CT)

Discussed are the concepts of intuition, the general properties of an intuitive knowledge, and the classification of intuitions as problem solving of affirmative. An example of intuition using multiplication and division is described in some detail. (MNS)

Models for division are discussed: counting, repeated subtraction, inverse of multiplication, sets, number line, balance beam, arrays, and cross product of sets. Expressing the remainder using various models is then presented, followed by comments on why all the models should be taught. (MNS)

A strategy to make the transition from manipulative materials to a written algorithm for division is outlined in dialogue form. (MNS)

The validity of the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude and a set of biographical variables as predictors of future academic achievement was investigated. Results showed high levels of predictive validity in terms of multiple correlations, cross-validated correlations, and prediction intervals. (Author/GK)

Reports on a survey of vernacular regions on both intrastate and interstate scales recognized by a group of college students who are residents of Arkansas. By conducting a survey such as the one described in this paper and analyzing the results, students can acquire familiarity with vernacular regions. (RM)