The Mathematics Fluency and Calculation Tests (MFaCTs) are a series of measures designed to assess for arithmetic calculation skills and calculation fluency in children ages 6 through 18. There are five main purposes of the MFaCTs: (1) identifying students who are behind in basic math fact automaticity; (2) evaluating possible delays in arithmetic…

An experiment was conducted over three recent semesters of an introductory calculus course to test whether it was possible to quantify the effect that difficulty with basic algebraic and arithmetic computation had on individual performance. Points lost during the term were classified as being due to either algebraic and arithmetic mistakes…

The implementation of the Common Core's Standards for Mathematical Practice can pose a challenge to all teachers of mathematics but especially to preservice teachers. These standards require teaching in a way that often differs from what preservice teachers have experienced as learners. Standard 1--"Make sense of problems and persevere in…

This dissertation is devoted to a history of the New York State elementary school teacher certification requirements, specifically in mathematics, during the nineteenth century. In the last half of nineteenth century, teacher education and uniform certification procedures were beginning to become the norm in the educational systems throughout the…

The current literature in early childhood mathematics provides for little explanation of early mathematics skill acquisition in young children. This study was designed to use existing research on specific early mathematics skills to examine a cohesive model of mathematics skills in preschool and kindergarten aged students. Preschool and…

Sixth grade students come to MS 331 with strong mathematics backgrounds from elementary school. Nevertheless, students often come with a dearth of skills when performing basic math computations. The focus of this study is to investigate the use of the 24 Game in quickening the ability of sixth graders to perform basic computations. The game…

This study examined the effects on math performance of the use of the rekenrek, a manipulative developed by Adrian Treffers. The rekenrek looks like an abacus, but differs in that it is based on a five-structure and not a ten-structure system. It is comprised of two rows of 10 beads, each broken into two sets of 5 by color (i.e., in each row the…

The purpose of this study was to examine executive functioning in patients with Huntington's disease using an arithmetic word-problem-solving task including eight solvable problems of increasing complexity and four aberrant problems. Ten patients with Huntington's disease and 12 normal control subjects matched by age and education were tested.…

Proposed curriculum topics for elementary school mathematics have been arranged in topic form. Six areas are covered: numbers and numeration, sets, whole numbers, fractions, problem solving, and geometry and measurement. The first section briefly explains the six areas and also includes a short discussion of teaching strategies, number sentences,…

This guide for teachers of mathematics in the Career Guidance Program has been designed to help to develop a new interest in education for pupils who have at some point in their career lost interest in academic learning. The program was organized for the ninth grade, since this was the terminal year of the junior high school and since at this time…

THIS GUIDE OUTLINES THE MINIMUM MATERIAL FOR WHICH STUDENTS OF NINTH YEAR MATHEMATICS - COURSE 1 - ALGEBRA WERE HELD RESPONSIBLE ON THE REGENTS EXAMINATIONS BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1966. THE REPORT ALSO PRESENTS THE SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE ALGEBRA COURSE AND POSSIBLE SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING THE MATERIAL TO STUDENTS. (RP)

TEN WORD-PROBLEMS ARE PRESENTED IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS--MULTIPLICATION, DIVISION, FRACTIONS, AND DECIMAL FRACTIONS. SPECIALLY PREPARED TO MOTIVATE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS, THE PROBLEMS CONTAIN REFERENCES TO OBJECTS FAMILIAR TO THESE STUDENTS.

MATERIALS ARE PRESENTED WHICH EMPHASIZE INFORMAL LEARNING THROUGH SENSORY EXPERIENCES. SINCE MUCH OF THE CHILD'S ENCOUNTER WITH NUMBERS AT THIS LEVEL IS INCIDENTAL, THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE A CONCRETE APPROACH FOR THIS AGE GROUP. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE COVERED--(1) SUGGESTED COUNTING ACTIVITIES, (2) GROUPING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DANCING GAMES WITH…

The Performance Indicators in Education program is designed to develop methods of measuring the performance in reading and arithmetic achievement at the elementary school level of the schools of New York State. From data on file at the State Education Department, a set of profiles was developed for each of 628 school districts indicating how the…

This curriculum bulletin is one of a planned series of bulletins designed to meet the needs of teachers and supervisors. The materials in this bulletin consist of a series of daily lesson plans for use by teachers in presenting a modern program of seventh year mathematics. In these lesson plans are developed the concepts, skills, and applications…