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Engel, Arthur – Mathematics Teaching, 1981
The need for incorporating algorithmics into mathematics instruction is presented. The proliferation of computers is seen to have made the designing of algorithms an essential skill. Examples are given, and the view that mathematics will lose much prestige and importance if algorithmics is not integrated into it is presented. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hart, Maurice – Mathematics Teaching, 1979
One teacher's struggle with conveying a concrete realization of the subtraction algorithm to students leads to a discussion of elementary mathematics instruction in general. (MP)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics