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Haistings, Jeanine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Technology and mathematics. manipulatives have been brought together in a new format. This joining has resulted in virtual manipulatives that are available on the Internet for students. Virtual manipulatives have been defined as computer based renditions of common mathematics manipulatives and tools. Just as a physical object can be flipped,…
Descriptors: Numbers, Statistical Analysis, Grade 1, Arithmetic
Bloom, Irene – 2001
This study describes a teacher preparation program in mathematics and science and explores what impact the reformed curricula and teaching methods instituted in the program have on prospective teachers' understanding of rational numbers and integers. The study pursues obtaining in-depth insights regarding prospective teachers' concept development.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education
Heidema, Clare; Schweitzer, Janis – 1979
This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration system (the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
CEMREL, Inc., St. Ann, MO. – 1978
This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project conducted in the Unites States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized as having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration system (the…
Descriptors: Addition, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education
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And Others; Zakariya, Norma – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
An experimental program using the calculator in third, fourth, and fifth grades is described. Three example lessons are included, on (1) subtraction with regrouping, (2) estimation, and (3) number theory: Quadratics. (MK)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Schneider, Joel – 1982
This paper presents an overview of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) elementary school mathematics curriculum. The philosophy behind the program, content goals, and teaching strategies are briefly discussed. Then ways in which the program develops facility in mathematics are described in discussions of the language of arrows, in…
Descriptors: Classification, Computation, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Middleton, James A.; Toluk, Zulbiye; de Silva, Teruni; Mitchell, Wendy – 2001
This study investigates the development of 5th grade children's understanding of quotient and the classroom norms and practices that constrain or enable that understanding. It reports not only how the children's understandings develop, but also why and under what conditions they develop. The results of this study indicate that children progressed…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Division
Koirala, Hari P. – 2002
In the last two decades, mathematics teachers have shown a great deal of interest in how students learn mathematics through journal writing. I have also used journals in mathematics classes for the last five years. Based on the analysis of more than 1800 journal entries written by approximately 200 students in the last five years, I conclude that…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Pagni, David – Elementary Mathematician, 1987
The article recounts a conversation with preschool students about calculators. The author found the children to be familiar with calculators. Also, the Calculator and Mathematics Project, Los Angeles (CAMP-LA), a project which assumes every child has a calculator, is briefly described. (PK)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
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Cramer, Kathleen A.; Post, Thomas R.; delMas, Robert C. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2002
Contrasts student achievement using commercial curricula (CC) for initial fraction learning with that of using the Rational Number Project (RNP) fraction curriculum. Indicates that students using RNP materials had statistically higher mean scores on concepts, order, transfer, and estimation. Interview data showed differences in the quality of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
Kouba, Vicky L.; Moser, James M. – 1979
This paper reports the formative evaluation of six curriculum units related to initial number sentence writing. These units were used for a coordinated study carried out by the Mathematics Work Group of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Individualized Schooling. The units were tried during the 1977-78 and 1978-79 school years at a…
Descriptors: Addition, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education
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Bell, Max S. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1980
The role of mathematics education in the elementary school classroom over the next few years is reviewed. The need for extensive reform is emphasized, especially the inclusion of noncomputational number concepts. (MP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics
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Wiebe, James H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
What students need to know in a world where most computations are done by machine is discussed. Needed changes in the mathematics curriculum are then detailed in relation to mental arithmetic, numeration, decimals and fractions, paper-and-pencil computation, order of operations, problem solving, and instruction on calculator use. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Goodwin, Dawn Krali; And Others – 1983
The paper recounts the progress of a deaf blind boy in an interdisciplinary program featuring coordination, consistency, and commitment. Three staff members--a teacher of the hearing impaired, a vision consultant, and a paraprofessional--describe their role in educating the student. Aspects covered include the development of a specially adapted…
Descriptors: Braille, Case Studies, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
CEMREL, Inc., St. Louis, MO. – 1978
This booklet is designed to provide information on the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) elementary school mathematics curriculum. It attempts to capture the excitement of a workshop experience as well as convey a wealth of substantive information. Paralleling the format of a typical workshop, it presents in a descriptive format a…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education
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