Data on 431 Minnesota school districts' use of the "referendum levy" (above the regular tax rate) and the "discretionary levy" (extending state aided taxes) indicate wealthier districts use the referendum levy more, yielding higher tax rates and more revenue. Referendum levies adjusted through district power equalizing should…

By dividing data from the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) on over 2,700 institutions into two periods (1972-76 and 1976-79), researchers found that patterns of enrollment variation were related to five institutional types (based on degrees granted, comprehensiveness, and years of study), public or private control, and economic…

The activities presented deal with representing student-collected information by means of reusable teaching aids such as pictorial graphs, tally charts, bar graphs, and circle graphs. Directions for making three of the teaching aids described are included. The activities are seen as supplements to drill and practice. (MP)

A class of seldom-seen real-world applications of high school mathematics is described. The problems considered are viewed as more substantial than ordinary word problems and thus are thought to require a greater commitment of time and energy. Suggestions for student extensions of the project are made. (MP)

Details of a class exploration of graphs that drew upon knowledge about the behavior of particular kinds of functions and applied them in a new context are provided. (MP)

Cones as containers and envelopes are discussed with appropriate activities for middle grade children provided. (MP)

A set of programs, designed to supplement a high school or college course in trigonometry, is described. Student exploration is stressed. (MP)

Three models to predict future world records for footraces are reviewed. The records for the mile run are presented with time and year given in linear, hyperbolic, and experiential relationships. (MP)

A course that incorporates a computer program as a tool to take a more detailed look at differential equations is described. (MP)

Compares the "New York Times" and the "Asahi Shimbun" in terms of density, variety, and extensive use of statistical and didactic graphics. Concludes that cultural factors account for the style of newspaper graphics, social factors for their acceptability, and organizational factors for their type and density. (JMF)

The importance of being able to read and draw conclusions from condensed numerical data is discussed. Four activities, most appropriate for primary students, are suggested. (MK)

Most learning centers for science are custom-made by enthusiastic teachers eager to experiment with a new way to make science come alive for students. Suggests a way to plan a science center for the classroom. (Author/RK)

Presents an interdisciplinary unit in which students ask questions about themselves, gather data, and participate in statistical analysis and graphing activities related to the data. Contains an assessment instrument and data sheet example. (DDR)

Claims that writing systems that constitute a species of graphic systems, such as pictures and charts, are distinctive in that they bear a direct relation to speech. Argues that writing serves as a model for various properties of speech including sentences, words, and phonemes. Concludes that literacy contributes to conceptual structure of…

Argues that children need to be given regular opportunities to gather, organize, display, and interpret their own data. They should have regular opportunities to pose their own questions and represent the results in their own way. Offers five sample survey questions children can pose to each other and examples of data representation by children.…