An instructor taught one group of college freshmen using a modified form of traditional mathematics by including most of the concepts in modern texts, but also assigning a large number of problems for homework; the second group used a modern textbook with less problems for practice. The modified traditional group performed significantly better in…

In a study of 1050 elementary teachers it was found that on a test of mathematical understanding that teachers did progressively better (significant beyond .05 level) with: (1) more years of high school mathematics, (2) more college mathematics courses, and (3) exposure to "modern mathematics." (BR)