One of the big problems in migrant education is the need to determine quickly the educational level of the student so that his learning progress can continue as he moves from one school to another. Normative-referenced tests provide little help for the teacher. The author describes a new type of test (the criterion-referenced test), soon to be…

The booklet presents the minimum material for which students are responsible on the Tenth Year Regents examination of the state of New York. The syllabus is an attempt to integrate plane geometry with arithmetic, algebra and numerical trigonometry brought about by: (1) greater use of fractions and percents in mensuration problems; (2) use of…

Included are two curriculum guides, Section D and Section E, which continue instruction of the three guides in SE 012 723. Counting (by ones, by twos, by threes, ..., by twelves) is extended to 144 in Section D and to 1000 in Section E. The creation and manipulation of more complex equations are taught, including the notion of substitution. The…

This is the first volume of a series produced by the State Education Department of the University of the State of New York. Mathematics objectives and sample items included were originally developed by four local school districts and are not intended to be official or comprehensive, but an aid to teachers in constructing curricula and making…

This study investigated three factors associated with third grade children's ability to solve open sentences of the types N + a = b, a + N = b, a - N = b, and N - a = b, where a and b are given whole numbers and N is to be found. Two factors were: (1) the size of the numbers a and b; and (2) the context of the sentence, whether presented alone or…

Proposed curriculum topics for elementary school mathematics have been arranged in topic form. Six areas are covered: numbers and numeration, sets, whole numbers, fractions, problem solving, and geometry and measurement. The first section briefly explains the six areas and also includes a short discussion of teaching strategies, number sentences,…

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)

Addresses the question of the impact of native educational institutions on individual cognitive skills. Examines the Liberian tailor apprenticeship system, and focuses upon tailors' arithmetic skills. Concludes that the inductive teaching learning techniques of apprenticeship training do not prevent the formation of general problem solving…

Six easy-to-learn strategies are offered to help students with learning problems in mathematics make error-free subtraction calculations when either the subtrahend or remainder is a 9, 8, or 7 and when the minuend is in the teens. (CB)

Eleven academically handicapped and 18 nonhandicapped members of a fourth-grade class participated in an auditing procedure in which they audited their own performance and that of all classmates on daily arithmetic assignments. Handicapped students on the average audited classmates more often (although not signficantly more so) than nonhandicapped…

The article reviews eight math software programs, rating each on ease of use, visual appeal, reliability, documentation, educational value, error handling, and value for money. A narrative section further describes each program. (CL)

The influence of changes in wording of simple arithmetic problems without affecting semantic structure on the level of difficulty for primary-grade students was investigated. Data analysis produced results that rewording the problem so that the semantic relations are made more explicit facilitates the construction of an appropriate mental…

The study examined the effects of modeling and participant modeling techniques on perceptions of self-efficacy and arithmetic achievement of 60 elementary learning disabled children. Results indicated that children in both treatment groups achieved higher self-efficacy and arithmetic scores, with the participant modeling group being the superior…

A fraction table consists of a large number of lines taped to a table. Strips of paper that represent fractions can be manipulated on it to solve problems. Uses of the table for discovering fractions are discussed, considering equivalent fractions and adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions. (JN)

This ERIC Digest overviews recent research on teaching and learning fractions and provides suggestions for practice, help in locating resources having direct application in the classroom, and sources for further reading in the literature. Students' conceptions of fractions or rational numbers, common mistakes teachers make, and new teaching…