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Peer reviewedPrielipp, Robert W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1976
Development of the repeating decimal expansion for rational numbers is discussed. Expressions for numbers in other bases are also presented. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Decimal Fractions, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedVan Engen, H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
This is a reprint of an address given at the Christmas National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) meeting in 1958. It provides a critique of elementary instruction and discusses the changes necessary. It calls for fundamental change in the concept of mathematics teaching. (PDD)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Drills (Practice), Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Peer reviewedGrossman, Anne S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1983
Difficulties that entering college freshmen showed on a mathematics assessment test are discussed. More students can perform decimal computation than can order decimals. The concept of equivalent decimals should be taught more carefully at every level. (MNS)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Decimal Fractions, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
