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Wojcik, Patricia A. – 1990
In this practicum students' (n=27) learning styles were used to develop teaching lessons and strategies that would improve mathematics learning in a second grade classroom. Each child's learning style was determined through the Swassing-Barbe Modality Index (SBMI). Pretests for mathematics concepts were given. Each concept was then taught…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Style, Elementary School Mathematics, Fractions
Syster, Susan M. – 1987
Mathematics teachers are trained to assess students' abilities and instruction needs. Many teachers use creative teaching strategies, games, and various media to meet those needs. Teachers, though, are constantly searching for instructional strategies, time savers, games, materials, and other ways to improve teaching in mathematics classrooms.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Curriculum Guides, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education
Orlando, Charlene A. – 1993
This practicum investigated the effectiveness of using music activities to reinforce basic money skills with 10 students, ages 12 to 21, with mental retardation in the trainable range. The program used a combination of music and visual aids as strategies for reinforcing basic money skills and improving student on-task behaviors in the classroom.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Classroom Techniques, Daily Living Skills, Instructional Effectiveness
Robinson, Patricia W. – 1990
This study was an initial effort at Brenau College (Georgia) to analyze the relative effectiveness of a self-paced math lab approach to developmental pre-college algebra. Students enrolled in 1988-89 were taught under the lecture method; this applied to students needing both developmental arithmetic and developmental algebra. During the subsequent…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, College Mathematics