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Peer reviewedRomberg, Thomas A. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1984
The author compares and contrasts the mathematics curriculum in the USSR and the United States. The Soviet mathematics curriculum is not divided into separate courses, but instead consists of a series of steps teaching the method of thinking about mathematics problems. (BW)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Curriculum
Peer reviewedMacLane, Saunders – American Mathematical Monthly, 1981
A renewal of the study of the philosophy of mathematics is encouraged and a search is made for a philosophy better attuned to the present state of the subject. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Literature Reviews, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics
Peer reviewedAthappilly, Kuriakose; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1983
The aggregate findings of experiments with modern mathematics for the last 30 years show that there have not been many detrimental effects of "new math" either on achievement or attitude. Instead, the evidence points toward beneficial effects in terms of improvement in overall achievement and attitude. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement
Peer reviewedD'Ambrosio, Beatriz Silva – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1991
This paper reports on the conclusions drawn from an investigation of the modern mathematics reform movement in Brazil. The main focus is the dissemination of reform ideology to the Brazilian mathematics education community and the outcomes resulting from misinterpretations of the intended curriculum during the implementation process. (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
