This report of a statewide Mathematics Advisory Committee outlines the kindergarten through grade eight mathematics curriculum in terms of nine "strands": Numbers and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Applications of Mathematics, Statistics and Probability, Sets, Functions and Graphs, Logical Thinking, and Problem Solving. Broad goals…

THIS INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR MATHEMATICS 1 OUTLINES CONTENT AND PROVIDES TEACHING SUGGESTIONS FOR A FOUNDATION COURSE FOR THE SLOW LEARNER IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. CONSIDERATION HAS BEEN GIVEN IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT TO THE STUDENT'S INTEREST LEVELS AND HIS ABILITY TO LEARN. THE GUIDE'S PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND…

FOUR SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS WERE STUDIED AND REVISED BY USE OF TUTORING TECHNIQUES WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS TO CREATE MODIFIED PROGRAMS SUPERIOR TO THE ORIGINAL ONES. THE PROGRAMS USED IN THE STUDY WERE FIRST-GRADE READING, FIRST-GRADE ARITHMETIC, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SPANISH, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GEOMETRY. PROGRAMS THAT LED TO IMPROVED…

California public schools are changing both how they teach math, and also what they expect students to learn. In December 1997, state leaders adopted new math standards that include more than basic arithmetic skills. The framework lists five areas of math called "strands," that define what students from kindergarten through seventh grade…