DURING A WORKSHOP HELD TO IMPROVE PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS FOR THE ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN IN THE CINCINNATI SCHOOLS, THE TEACHER PARTICIPANTS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF IDEAS AND EXERCISES. THE MATERIAL IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE CHALLENGING ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR MANY CHILDREN AND TO BE OF HELP TO ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS…

THE 4TH YEAR SHOULD CONTINUE THE SEQUENTIAL PRESENTATION MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND RELATIONSHIPS. NEW LEARNINGS SHOULD BE PRESENTED CONCRETELY IN SOCIAL SETTINGS WITHIN THE CHILDREN'S FRAMEWORK OF UNDERSTANDING. GRAPHIC MATERIALS MAY BE USED TO BRIDGE THE UNDERSTANDINGS FROM THE CONCRETE TO THE ABSTRACT LEVEL. THE NUMBER SYSTEM UNIT SHOULD…

TWO MAJOR AREAS EVALUATED WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. TESTS AND INTERVIEWS WERE DESIGNED TO ANALYZE PROGRESS IN APTITUDES, ACHIEVEMENT, AND ATTITUDES OF THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED. ON THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE APTITUDE OF PUPILS FROM THE THIRD TO SIXTH GRADE SHOWN BY IQ SCORES. READING…

SEVERAL TEACHING PROGRAMS OF MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS WERE INVESTIGATED IN AN EFFORT TO DEVELOP MEANS FOR ENHANCING CONCEPTUAL MATURITY AMONG CHILDREN. INTERVIEWS WERE ASSIGNED TO ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH SCHOOLS WHERE DIFFERENT ARITHMETIC PROGRAMS WERE TAUGHT. DATA WERE COLLECTED ON SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOLASTIC ABILITY FROM INTERVIEWS WITH…

This experiment was designed to (1) test the effectiveness of proximal goals in promoting performance, developing self-efficacy, and fostering interest in activities, and (2) investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and interest. The focus of the study was children's mastery of arithmetic operations in which they had displayed low…

PRODUCED AS PART OF A PROJECT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CLASSROOM TEACHING, THIS BOOK DISCUSSES THE BASIC CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONS OF ARITHMETIC WHICH ARE TAUGHT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE CONCEPT OF A SET IS USED THROUGHOUT AS A BASIS FOR EXPLANATION, AND THE DISCUSSION STRESSES WAYS BY WHICH STUDENTS CAN BE BROUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE…

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY GRADES HAS TRADITIONALLY CONSISTED OF THE ROUTINE AND REPETITIVE SOLVING OF GREAT QUANTITIES OF NUMERICAL PROBLEMS AND THE ROTE LEARNING OF THE NUMBER COUNTING SEQUENCE, OR LATER, THE ADDITION OR MULTIPLICATION TABLES. THIS EMPHASIS IS CHANGING, HOWEVER, FOR IT IS BECOMING EVIDENT THAT FOR SUBJECT MATTER TO BE…

The purpose of this study was to determine if children's performance in solving verbally stated arithmetic problems varied when word clues were included or omitted. The sample consisted of 382 fifth-grade children enrolled in four schools of one school system. Twelve sets of problems were so constructed that each set contained two similar problem…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE ELEMENTARY IDEAS CONCERNING (1) WHOLE NUMBERS, (2) OPERATIONS WITH…

The effects of age, readiness, sex, and race variables in first grade on the later reading, spelling, and arithmetic achievement and on the personal, social, and total adjustment of 1,110 culturally deprived fourth-grade pupils were studied. Readiness levels were determined by the Metropolitan Readiness Test; achievement areas were measured by 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…

This report summarizes an education workshop held in Anchorage, Alaska, in January 1969 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The immediate objectives were to encourage group discussion, share and evaluate ideas and learning experiences, and make preliminary plans for an educational program which would provide for the development and practice of…

This is a report of an experiment performed to evaluate the effects of the teaching of non-decimal numeration systems in grades four and six. Eighteen classes consisting of 430 students comprised the sample. The students were divided into four randomly assigned treatment groups for each level. Tests were given before a teaching session of five to…

Developed was a principal component factor scoring technique for an instrument devised by Cyril J. Hoyt to measure mathematics attitude. The instrument was administered in 1960 to students (607) in the fifth and sixth grade, and again in 1966 to those in the eleventh and twelfth grade. Scores were examined for consistency in attitude and for…

A unit on probability and statistics was introduced into 18 ninth-grade general mathematics classes. The effects of this unit on teacher attitude, student attitude, and student achievement in several selected mathematical areas were investigated. The experimental group of 18 classes and a comparison group of 17 classes were tested before and after…