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Peer reviewedLang, Harry G. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1979
A diagnostic test of metric measurement skills was administered to 283 summer Vestibule Program students in 1978 at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Results of the testing showed that most of the deaf students lacked an understanding of the information needed for metric living. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments, Metric System
Sokol, Louis F. – American Metric Journal, 1979
Various aspects of metric education are discussed, such as industrial training, teacher education, thinking metric, workshop approach, the lack of metric training aids, and correct symbol usage. (MP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction
Sievers, Ruth A., Ed. – 1981
This guide contains background materials and ideas for vocational education teachers to use in planning learning activities on the metric system for their students. Organized into eight chapters, the book covers the following topics: overview of the metric system; program administration; metrics in agricultural education; in business and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Business Education, Distributive Education
