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Hendrix, Nicole M.; Hojnoski, Robin L.; Missall, Kristen N. – Young Exceptional Children, 2020
Research suggests that young children have a complex sense of informal mathematics, including an understanding of more and less, shape, and patterns (Ginsburg, Lee, & Boyd, 2008), and that attention to mathematics in early childhood ensures that children have a strong foundation for later learning. For children with identified disabilities,…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Skill Development, Games
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Anderson, Ann; Anderson, Jim – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2014
Research on mathematics found in 'everyday' interactions (e.g., Walkerdine, 1988) often relies on analysis of parent-child talk during studies of social interactions and/or literacy events more generally. In contrast, from the outset of the current study, parents were aware that mathematics was the focus of study and that each of them would…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Mathematics Instruction, Parents as Teachers
National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The home study course described is for adults who are interested in developing skills in tutoring primary students in beginning mathematics. An outline is given of the contents of the course, and a description of the activities and resources involved in the course is provided. Ordering information for materials and a critique of the course are…
Descriptors: Home Study, Individual Instruction, Instructional Materials, Lay Teachers
Finstad, Elaine – 1987
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether homework affects second grade mathematics achievement. The study involved two classes of on-grade-level students and involved a unit on place value. The results indicated that the achievement of the experimental group, which was given homework, was better than the achievement of the control…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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Brahier, Daniel J.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Presents 5 school and home activities for the K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 levels appropriate for beginning the school year that incorporate problem solving, collecting and analyzing data, and exploring patterns. Topics include a shopping spree, seat assignment, map-interpretation skills, and probability. Includes reproducible worksheets. (MDH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Home Study
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Brawer, Florence B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
Trends and innovations in science education at two-year colleges are explored in this series of 12 articles. The collection includes: (1) a discussion of alternative instructional modes by John Holleman; (2) a description of the development of a remedial science and biology course for homebound students by Leonard O'Hara; (3) an examination of…
Descriptors: Biology, College Instruction, College Transfer Students, Course Content