The role of a teacher is different from that in traditional mathematics instruction when the implementation of a lesson is based on students' ideas. The author's experience teaching the same lesson (of the latter format) to two different classes of pre-service teachers in an elementary mathematics methods course is described. Since whole-class…

This research examines students' ability to integrate algebraic variables with arithmetic operations and symbols as a result of the type of instruction they received, and places their work on scales that illustrate its location on the continuum from arithmetic to algebraic reasoning. It presents data from pre- and post-instruction clinical…

The article presents the outline of a curriculum that was used successfully to teach deaf elementary school children the concept of "borrowing" as it applies to arithmetic. (Author/DLS)

Early experience with grouping objects is valuable for later understanding of and work with place value, division, and multiplication. Examples are drawn from the Developing Mathematical Processes Curriculum Project at the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. (RS)

THESE GUIDELINES FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS OFFER SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IN A MANNER TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGES IN CONTENT, TECHNIQUES, AND APPROACHES TO TEACHING MATHEMATICS. THE PURPOSES OF THESE GUIDELINES ARE (1) TO DETERMINE A DIRECTION FOR MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF DELAWARE, (2) TO PROVIDE…

This curriculum project in general mathematics was planned with two specific objectives--(1) to study the existing curricula, textbooks, and teaching methods in mathematics in higher secondary schools of various states, and (2) to develop a new curriculum in mathematics in light of the objectives of teaching the subject and to try out the…

These syllabuses for K-6 were written, evaluated, and revised by a team of writers from the Orange County Science Education Improvement Project (OCSEIP). OCSEIP is a cooperative enterprise undertaken by the University of California (Irvine), California State College at Fullerton, the Orange County Schools Office, and local districts throughout…

THE "DEMONSTRATION PROJECT" DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT REPRESENTED A MAJOR PART OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY-WEBSTER COLLEGE "MADISON PROJECT," BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, 1961, AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE SUMMER OF 1967. THE GOALS AS CONCEIVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THIS PROJECT WERE (1) TO CREATE EXPERIENCES IN MATHEMATICS…

Intended for all persons concerned with differentiated education for talented elementary and secondary school students, the bibliography annotates 275 items (dating from 1956 to 1965 and including audio and video books, tapes, films, and filmstrips) in three groups. The first group includes materials on classroom practices, which are classified by…

Life Experience Units are presented as an approach to teaching educable mentally retarded children; direction for the development of units is also considered. A general discussion of curriculum for the retarded discusses the role of the teacher in material preparation and use. Five criticisms of the unit method are stated and six core areas of…

Suggestions for curriculum development for educable mentally handicapped, visually handicapped students aged 13 to 18 years are presented. A discussion of communication skills includes the areas of listening, oral communication, reading, writing, and spelling and teaching methods for each. The goals of the computation skills sequence, basic…

The program of civic education in Indianapolis elementary schools in the early part of the 20th century is described. Content and teaching methods of community civics are reviewed. Objectives of the program were to help children understand their roles as members of various social groups; to establish habits of order, cooperation, and service; to…

The curriculum guide defines its organization and use, curricular approach, and the teaching methodology for special classes of slow learners (educable mentally handicapped) in the Cincinnati Public Schools. The instructional program is build around 12 persisting life problems; health, safety, communication, citizenship, family life, social…

Intended to serve as a basic reference work for students and professionals in special education, the book contains 34 author contributed chapters concerned with the conceptual foundations of special education, service delivery systems, curriculum and methods, and child and child/environmental management. Chapters have the following titles and…