The only way to see what is different about the new ways of doing mathematics is to study some new mathematics presented in a new way. This small text is designed for parents to enable them to study some of the new mathematics topics. The two chapters which are included are extracted from a seventh grade SMSG text. Interspersed throughout are…

This guidebook to a self-study course in practical mathematics contains: (1) the course description; (2) directions for testing and training; and (3) lesson progression sheets, quizzes, quiz answers, and lesson answers. The 25 quizzes cover multiplication and division of whole numbers, operations with fractions and decimals, understanding math…

This historical study describes the development of braille and non-braille devices designed to aid the blind in arithmetic computations. Several such devices are described and evaluated. The author concludes that documentation of the development of arithmetic devices is unavailable, especially about the nature of 17th and 18th century devices…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Multi-Ethnic Information Feedback System (MIFS) on the reading and arithmetic achievement of fifth grade pupils. Consisting of an objective referenced test-item and a computer feedback system MIFS enabled teachers to continually measure student performance and evaluate the…

This elementary French textbook was designed for use in Frenchville and St.-Agathe, Maine, bilingual programs. It contains several reading selections, arithmetic and social studies lessons, and the words and music for three short songs. Every lesson is illustrated, and several exercises that provide space for the students' written responses are…

This study examined differential performances among groups (categories) of first grade children when solving eight different types of arithmetical word problems under two distinct experimental conditions. The categories of children were actually 4 ability groups: (1) low quantitative comparison scores and low IQ (Lorge-Thorndike IQ Test), (2) low…

The purposes of this study were (1) to formulate specific and measurable behavioral objectives applicable to the teaching of fractions in grade five, (2) to construct a taxonomic programed text that would teach fifth grade students the addition of fractions and their application to problem solving and evaluation tasks, (3) to develop The Taxonomic…

Included are abstracts of 16 research reports which were published in at least one of four periodicals within the first six months of 1968. The abstracts included in this issue have been grouped in four sections. The investigations reported by Schell, Grafft and Ruddell, and Sister Mary G. Schaefer are concerned principally with learning,…

The contemporary mathematics program set forth in this publication developed as a result of experimentation and evaluation in classroom situations. This is Part 2 of "Mathematics: 8th Year." Part 1, a separate bulletin, was published during the school year 1967-68. The materials in this bulletin are intended to serve as guidelines for…

The results of a rigorously controlled sampling of mathematics computational skills, as possessed by grades 1 - 12 students attending private and public schools, in a rural semi-urban, contiguous area in Connecticut, are contained in this report. Status study data is presented in a graphic form. The data reported is derived from an item analysis…

This is a supplementary catalog of books, pamphlets, and instructional materials acquired by the DHEW Region VIII Adult Basic Education Library since the publication of the previous catalog in January 1969. It is organized by subject matter and includes Administration, Arithmetic, Equipment and Facilities, Evaluation, Family Life Education,…

Teachers in a small Colorado elementary school noted that their school program needed changes in (1) promotion and retention, (2) acceleration, (3) individualization, and (4) report cards. A gradual conversion was made to a nongraded school program. The nongraded subjects, reading and arithmetic, were set up for individualized instruction.…

This yearbook is the final report of the National Council Committee on Arithmetic. Having endorsed the "meaning theory" of arithmetic instruction, an attempt is made to develop a position that might serve as a basis for improvement of the arithmetic program. After a chapter on the function of subject matter in relation to personality and one on…

As part of a continuing effort to find educationally relevant variables for handicapped children the present investigation focused on the relationship of observable behaviors to first grade achievement. Subjects were 134 first graders who were observed in reading and arithmetic periods (survival skills) for 10 to 14 days. The data collected were…

A survey test in mathematics (see TM 000 965) was administered to all pupils in Grade 7 of the Vancouver School System. Test content included arithmetic fundamentals, modern mathematical concepts and mathematical applications in problem solving. A summary of test results is presented in three tables. (CK)