The purpose of this study was to determine the comparative effects of the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception (DTVP) and the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) treatment interventions on oral reading, psycholinguistic growth, total achievement, and achievement in the areas of reading, language, and arithmetic. The…

The programs in these three booklets are designed to demonstrate how the computer can be applied to the problems of many disciplines. The problems and the corresponding computer programs are, for the most part, quite simple and are designed to be "jumping-off points" for students from the high school level up. Programs include one or more from…

This study was designed primarily to evaluate the effectiveness of three multi-age classes at Carnarvon School, Vancouver, B.C. (each class having an age range of three years: ages 6-8, 7-9, 9-11) in developing children's self-concepts and attitudes toward school. No significant difference was found between the multi-age and regular classes in…

This study was undertaken to ascertain the degree of stability of significant gains made in intellectual functioning by a group of children who attended Head Start programs and two groups of children who did not attend preschool programs. Data collected and analyzed at postkindergarten showed nonsignificant differences between performance levels…

DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 1963-64, THE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) AND THE BALDWIN-WHITEHALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH INITIATED AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A SYSTEM OF INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN AN ENTIRE K-6 SCHOOL. PART ONE DESCRIBED THE INITIAL WORK ON THE USE OF…

Argues that the use of computer technologies in secondary schools should change the nature of mathematics education. Urges the rethinking of the uses of traditional paper-and-pencil computations. Suggests some computer applications for elementary algebra and for problem solving in arithmetic and calculus. (TW)

Describes a study of Liberian schools in which students of the Vai tribe are instructed in Western mathematical practices which differ from those of the students' home culture. Reports that the Vai children employed syncretic arithmetic practices, combining two distinct systems of arithmetic in a classroom environment that tacitly facilitated the…

A project initiated by the Instructional Television Centre in Tel-Aviv explored the potential of teletext for use in preschool education, for teaching sixth grade arithmetic and tenth grade English as a second language, and as an electronic magazine. Teacher and student attitudes toward and acceptance of teletext were also investigated. (MBR)

Discussed are Chinese research studies and experiments dealing with the following topics: programed instruction; teaching methods in mathematics; teaching reading using the concentrated character recognition method; the three-in-one method for teaching arithmetic; the ease of learning to read Chinese characters; and the teaching of languages. (RM)

This document contains the revisions to the 5-8 Mathematics curriculum produced for Manitoba (Canada) teachers. It contains an introduction and seven content sections: Problem Solving, Algebra, Data Management, Geometry, Measurement, Number Concepts, and Number Operations. The introduction includes discussion of: rationale, goals, big ideas…

This description of the plan of civic education in the Indianapolis elementary schools has been prepared because of a growing, general interest in the subject, and because of the numerous inquiries as to existing methods of organized elementary civic training. The Indianapolis teachers and school authorities would be the last to claim that they…

Discusses an adaptive diagnostic test used as part of an instructional program in signed-number arithmetic on the PLATO system. Findings indicated that differences in prior and subsequent instructional methods affected the learning of more advanced materials and produced lower achievement scores on posttests. Thirty-two references are listed. (MER)

Presents a three-year longitudinal study investigating the development of children's (n=82) understanding of multidigit number concepts and operations in grades one through three by using interview processes. Provides an existence proof that children can invent strategies for adding and subtracting and illustrates both what that invention affords…

Methods used by adults to read numerals were investigated by asking graduate students in education to read and solve mathematics problems. Eye movement studies noted reading patterns. Distinct first reading and rereading phases and two distinct methods of reading numerals were identified. (SLD)

The problem of innumeracy in general and at the primary school level in particular is attributed to a structuralist design of instruction emphasizing an algorithmic approach to arithmetic. Offered is an alternative learning approach developing arithmetic as an informal context-bound activity tied to mental arithmetic and estimation. (MDH)