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…

This paper describes features of a group of misconceptions about decimal notation that lead to students selecting as larger, decimals that look smaller. A longitudinal study identified approximately 900 students from a variety of schools who exhibited these misconceptions and whose subsequent progress could be traced. The data demonstrates that…

This book guides teachers in the appropriate use of calculators in math classrooms in grades 3-8. This resource is organized into two parts. Part One addresses the broad range of classroom teachers' questions and concerns about using calculators for teaching mathematics. Issues covered include: (1) How can calculators support helping children…

This paper draws on a body of research to present representations of numbers which can assist children in learning mathematics. Sections in the paper deal with counting, quantity, rank, and place value. Also included is a model which shows an approach for teaching two-digit and three-digit numbers in kindergarten, first grade, and the first half…

This textbook presents the divisions of arithmetic in their natural order. The fundamental operations upon integers, common fractions, decimals, denominate numbers, and numbers expressed by letters, are followed by their applications to business and to various employments. The pupil is taught to develop observation and thought power, rather than…

This textbook seeks to (1) present to the young mind, unacquainted with the methods of exact reasoning, the elementary principles of arithmetic in their simplest form and combination; and (2) explain and illustrate the various applications of arithmetic in the transactions of business, and thus make known its great practical utility.