A model for securing student input for curriculum construction, including textbook writing, through observing small groups of students at work is described; its application to the topic of limits of sequences and implications for curriculum development in general are discussed. (DT)

A description of mathematical curriculum development within Tanzania from 1961-1971. (MM)

This document is the report of a curriculum writing session, and covers three activities: (1) a textbook for grade seven, written using the outlines produced the previous year (SE 012 735), was reviewed and criticized; (2) the outlines for grades eight and nine, also produced the previous year, were completed in greater detail; and (3)…

Continues a report on the British Schools Mathematics Project and includes the Project's recommendations for children in Middle Schools (ages 8-13). (MM)

Part I of this booklet contains a brief report of the procedures and the philosophy of the SMSG writing teams for each of the following areas: junior high school mathematics; algebra; geometry; geometry with coordinates; eleventh-grade mathematics; twelfth-grade mathematics; and mathematics for grades 4, 5, and 6. Part II includes a criticism of…

The Taiwan Provincial Institute for Elementary School Teachers Inservice Education (IETISE) provides teachers with a place to improve their teaching skills and use new materials. Concentrating on the field of mathematics, a "seed team" training program for elementary school teachers uses the concept of peer training by offering intensive…