Describes a study to determine the relative effects of formal deductive presentations versus informal inductive presentations and the effect of the number of exercises completed with each learning set on seventh grade students. No reliable difference between the modes of instruction was shown; the number of exercises per set made no significant…

Students from two junior high school mathematics classes were assigned either to a treatment in which every homework problem was graded or to one in which a random half of the problems were graded. There were not significant differences between treatment groups on achievement after a six-week period. (JP)

Providing for original and creative thinking by geometry students is discussed. Techniques for discovering theorems are suggested, and examples of places in geometry where these methods can be used are given. (DT)

Discusses ways to use technique of Zen in teaching science. Involves considering phenomena from a new perspective. (SLH)

Discusses a method for individualizing elementary arithmetic so that destructive competition is eliminated, failure is minimized, and positive attitudes increased. Emphasis is placed on competition which matches a child with himself, with progress measured by the growth of the child. Considers suggestions for organizing class, correcting papers,…

Junior high school students rated the expository method of teaching better than the laboratory and discovery approaches. (CP)