THESE WORKBOOKS, WHICH ARE USED IN THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IN DANBURY, CONNECTICUT, PROVIDE TEACHING MATERIALS AND DRILL EXERCISES IN MULTIPLICATION. PART I CONTAINS MULTIPLICATION TABLES, PROBLEMS, AND DRILL INVOLVING THE NUMERALS TWO THROUGH NINE. PART II CONTAINS PROBLEMS AND DRILL EXERCISES USING THE NUMERALS TEN TO TWELVE, NUMBERS…

Presents a study in which 32 Chinese-speaking adults solved single-digit multiplication problems. Chinese adults made more errors that indicated interactions between phonological codes activated at encoding and production of answers as compared to samples of English, French, and Dutch-speaking adults from other studies. Contains 26 references.…

Illustrates methods of teaching place value, multiplication, division, and metrics to adult basic education students. (SK)

This book of supplemental exercises is one of a series of books designed to provide educational materials for students in addition to the instructional texts in the Adult Learning Skills Program. Exercises in this basic level book are for the mathematics subject area. Course numbers and exercise topics are: 101 (shapes, sizes, numerals, sequencing…

A randomized pretest-posttest-control group design study, replicated three times, each time with 24 subjects randomly selected and assigned to either a treatment or control group of 12 subjects each, was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a modified instructional strategy for accelerative and mastery learning of basic arithmetic by a male…

This book of supplemental exercises is one of a series of books designed to provide educational materials for students in addition to the instructional texts in the Adult Learning Skills Program. Exercises in this basic level book are for the mathematics subject area. Course numbers and exercise topics are: 301 (vocabulary and reading in math,…

This booklet is a designed to introduce adult basic education/literacy instructors to a spiral sequencing approach that may be used to teach whole number skills. The booklet begins with a brief discussion of integration of numeracy into literacy instruction. Discussed next are the benefits of using a spiral sequence for numeracy facilitation and…

This numeracy package, which is intended for use by facilitators in group or tutoring situations, consists of materials designed to help adult literacy students understand number systems, appreciate the different roles that numbers play in daily life, and gain the confidence needed to work with numbers in everyday situations. Part 1, which…

THREE EXPERIMENTS WERE DESIGNED TO TEACH ADULT MEN WITH LIMITED EDUCATION A CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISIED COURSE IN ENGLISH AND ARITHMETIC, TO BE REINFORCED BY CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. BACKGROUND AND GENERAL PROCEDURES OF THE EXPERIMENTS ARE DESCRIBED, AND STATISTICAL DATA REPORTED FOR COMPARISONS ON ABILITY BEFORE AND AFTER INSTRUCTION…

These four books are intended for use by individuals who need numeracy instruction as well as by those who help such individuals. Explanations are offered of how to do a large variety of calculations; different methods of getting the right answer are also provided. Book 1 focuses on numbers, how they are written, what they mean, how they are…

This is a supplementary catalog of books, pamphlets, and instructional materials acquired by the DHEW Region VIII Adult Basic Education Library since the publication of the previous catalog in January 1969. It is organized by subject matter and includes Administration, Arithmetic, Equipment and Facilities, Evaluation, Family Life Education,…

An international numeracy scale compared how well adults in seven countries--the United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Australia, and Denmark--handled some basic tasks involving numbers. The questionnaire comprised a set of 12 numeracy tasks that respondents were asked to complete using pen and paper. Within each country, the…

This curriculum guide, developed by an adult basic education program for disadvantaged women, provides methods for teaching mathematical concepts and operations including whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. The curriculum illustrates methods and activities that bridge the gap between numerals (the symbols of mathematical…

The six articles in this issue tackle topics that relate to the role and function of numeracy in adult life. "Reading Comprehension in Written Mathematics Problems" (Sue Wareham) examines the levels of reading ability required of numeracy students and offers strategies to help students with limited reading skills. "Can Ordinary…