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Slovin, Hannah; Venenciano, Linda; Ishihara, Melanie; Beppu, Cynthia – 2003
This book introduces concepts of geometry that students use throughout middle-grade and higher-level mathematics courses. These concepts, presented through the study of transformations, provide a framework for other important topics such as number, measurement, proportional reasoning, and graphing on the coordinate plane. The book is designed for…
Descriptors: Geometry, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools
Sugar, Steve; Sugar, Kim Kostoroski – 2002
This book offers a collection of games for K-8 students that will enliven instruction, boost student motivation, and enhance learning at school or at home. It features in- and out-of-desk activities to motivate and engage students, promote teamwork, build skills, and enhance interactive problem solving. The book includes hundreds of tips on how to…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Problem Solving
Download full textBenko, Alice; Loaiza, Rosemary; Long, Robert; Sacharski, Michael; Winkler, Jennifer – 1999
This report describes a program for improving elementary school students ability to solve mathematical word problems. The targeted population consisted of primary, middle, and junior high students attending two different kindergarten through eighth grade schools. Both schools were located within blue collar neighborhoods in a large metropolitan…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Westwood, Peter – 2000
This book features a guide to teaching mathematics more effectively. Examining the different ways students acquire mathematical skills, it helps teachers develop flexible teaching methods that suit these varied ways of learning. Common areas of learning difficulty in mathematics and why students fail, ways for teachers to determine gaps in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Problems, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedMoore, Thomas E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1973
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Diagrams, Instruction, Mathematical Concepts
Peer reviewedSpaulding, Raymond E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Enrichment, Networks, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedMaxfield, Margaret – Mathematics Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: Algebra, Instruction, Mathematical Applications, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedFinucan, H. M. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1973
The use of matrix multiplication in the theory of Markov chains is demonstrated without directly discussing any probability theory. The technique that is developed is applied to ratio and mixture problems that are in changing states. (JP)
Descriptors: Instruction, Mathematics, Matrices, Probability
Peer reviewedGentry, Rodney D. – Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Discovery Learning, Instruction
Peer reviewedWittmann, Erich – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1971
Descriptors: Generalization, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Problem Sets
Dahmus, Maurice E. – Sch Sci Math, 1970
Presents a technique for teaching the lower ninety percent in mathematics. Concentrates on converting English statements, both expressed and implied, into one or many mathematical statements. Emphasis on translating in a direct, piecemeal, pure, and complete manner (DPPC). This method differs from others in that it is concrete rather than…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedMorrison, Howard L. – Physics Teacher, 1972
Descriptors: Force, Instructional Materials, Kinetics, Motion
Peer reviewedMadsen, Russell D. – Business Education Forum, 1971
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, Individualized Instruction, Office Occupations Education
Shaftel, Fannie R. – Soc Educ, 1970
Ways of teaching today's youth to live as whole individuals in a complex world are presented. (CK)
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Individualism, Problem Solving, Role Playing
Baldwin, Brewster – J Geol Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Earth Science, Geology, Inquiry
