The old canard that Indigenous and First Nations peoples had, or have, only rudimentary mathematical skills has been curiously persistent, against widespread published evidence over the past century and a half. In Australia, attempts to include Indigenous mathematical knowledge in curriculums have encountered strong resistance. After more than…

Attention to the disconnection between culture and mathematics has been addressed then and now (Wilder (in: Graves et al., Proceedings of the international congress of mathematicians, American Mathematical Society, 1950; Liu in Taiwan Journal of Mathematics Education, 8:79-88, 2021b). Recently, studies, workshops, and contests about an approach to…

Over a sixteen-week term, the study dove into how chess could enhance math skills for eleventh graders at three public schools in Cartagena, Colombia. It assumed that chess would sharpen their minds and problem-solving prowess. Seventy-one pupils took part, trying out a chess-centric way of learning. Researchers used multiple statistical…

Double-dosing in math expands the time for students to learn by having them enroll in two (or occasionally more) math courses during the regular school day. Although the practice can take different forms and be used at different grade levels (Chait, Muller, Goldware, & Housman, 2007; Nomi & Allensworth, 2009), most research on…

The author of this paper submits that a mathematics student needs to learn to conjecture and prove or disprove said conjecture. Ergo, the purpose of the paper is to submit the thesis that learning requires doing; only through inquiry is learning achieved, and hence this paper proposes a programme of use of a modified Moore method (MMM) across the…

Comments on bells throughout history are noted. 'Change-ringing,' focusing on the sequence in which bells are rung, is then explored. (MNS)

Teachers can partially remedy misconceptions and anxiety about mathematics by incorporating a historical perspective into mathematics teaching. Numerous examples of how this can be done are presented, along with ideas illustrating the growth and evolution of mathematical ideas. (MNS)

Described is an activity demonstrating how a scientific calculator can be used in a mathematics classroom to introduce new content while studying a conventional topic. Examples of reading and writing large numbers, and reading hidden results are provided. (YP)

The author presents the rationale, activities, and reactions toward a project concerned with conditioning mathematicians for the purpose of contributing meaningfully toward the solution of some of the problems of mathematics education at the pre-college level. The conditioning process includes one full academic year in the pre-college classroom.…

A process for eliminating the xy term in a quadratic equation in two variables is presented. The author feels this process will be within the reach of more high school students than more commonly used methods. (MK)

Four teachers discuss and describe how they began to move into a more personal and individualized program to help each child develop at his own pace and according to his own interests and needs. (Author/Editor)

Presents remarks from the Presidential Address at the 75th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics held in Minneapolis in April, 1997. Two major challenges addressed were the need to change classroom practice and the need to rethink the definition of "basic". (AIM)

THIS DOCUMENT IS A TEACHING GUIDE TO AID IN THE USE OF CUISENAIRE MATERIALS TO PRESENT FUNDAMENTAL MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN. CONCEPTS OF AND EXERCISES IN COUNTING, NUMBERING, ADDING, DIVIDING, SUBTRACTING, AND MULTIPLYING ARE EMPHASIZED. IN ADDITION, CONCEPTS OF FRACTIONS, DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTIES OF NUMBERS, RECTANGULAR…

THE TALENTED YOUTH PROJECT (TYP) MATHEMATICS STUDY WAS DESIGNED AS A STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS CURRICULUM PATTERNS AND PRACTICES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION CURRENTLY USED WITH ACADEMICALLY TALENTED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 51 CLASSES AND 6 MATHEMATICS PROGRAMS. THE LORGE-THORNDIKE VERBAL INTELLIGENCE…

The statement on the mathematics needed by students planning to take collegiate mathematics and the list of recommendations to strengthen the preparation of students for collegiate level courses prepared by a joint committee of the Mathematical Association of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in March, 1976, are…