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Download full textSuydam, Marilyn N. – 1987
This digest suggests that research findings can provide teachers with verification and clarification of how children learn mathematics, and thus how to teach mathematics more effectively. Three topics are discussed: (1) number concepts; (2) problem solving; and (3) manipulative materials. (PK)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Manipulative Materials
Higgins, Jon L.; Kirschner, Vicky – 1981
Suggestions for using four-function calculators, programmable calculators, and microcomputers are considered in this collection of 36 articles. The first section contains articles considering general implications for mathematics curricula implied by the freedom calculators offer students from routine computation, enabling them to focus on results…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary School Mathematics
Suydam, Marilyn N. – 1987
This "letter to teachers" suggests reasons teachers should be interested in research findings. Research findings in several areas are summarized and interpreted so that they are useful to teachers of elementary school mathematics. Among the areas that are highlighted are: (1) time allocation; (2) low achievement; (3) active teaching; (4)…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Suydam, Marilyn N.; Weaver, J. Fred – 1981
This document consists of eleven bulletins which present answers to questions about research on the teaching and content of elementary school mathematics, K-8. The bulletins are revisions of a set originally published in 1970 and revised in 1975. Specific research findings on eleven topics are cited with selected references. Titles are: (1)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Dessart, Donald J. – 1989
This is a narrative review of research in mathematics education reported during 1987. The purpose of this review is to extract from research reports ideas that may prove useful to school practitioners. Major sections are: (1) "Planning for Instruction" (relating historical developments, aides and grades, teaching approaches, problem…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSuydam, Marilyn N. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1989
Lists references of 16 research summaries, 152 articles, and 220 dissertations alphabetically by author within each category. Provides the grade or age level for each reference. A brief abstract is presented for most of the references. Journals searched and author index by content are included. (YP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Computer Assisted Instruction, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Mizer, Robert; And Others – 1990
This document contains 29 programs and/or material listings that were nominated by at least three persons and for which there was evidence of the quality of the program or materials. Reviewers looked for positive evaluation data on the impact of the materials on students, or other information that assessed the quality of the program or materials,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Audiovisual Aids, College Mathematics
