Papers presented for a conference on school mathematics are compiled in this document. The purpose of the conference was: (1) to identify new goals and needed change for school mathematics; and (2) to recommend strategies or describe scenarios whereby these goals and changes can be realized. The document summarizes the deliberations in 20 papers…

Papers from three annual conferences of the Research Council for Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics are presented. They are: "The Mathematics Clinic Model: Parents as Clinicians and their Effect on Achievement, Attitude, and Self-Concept" (Lee Wise and Janet Scheer); "Heterogeneous versus Homogeneous Item Arrangements in…

This Teacher Education and Mathematics (TEAM) content module focuses on metric measurement. Topics addressed include decimal structure and prefixes, precision in measurement, reference measures, United States customary and metric systems, volume, area, and conversion. The module consists of: (1) an instructor's text; (2) an instructor's guide and…

This Teacher Education and Mathematics (TEAM) content module focuses on approximation and estimation. It consists of: (1) an instructor's text; (2) an instructor's guide and solutions to student exercises; (3) student materials and exercises; and (4) student summary and review. The instructor's text provides specific directions for guiding lessons…

The purpose of this study is to a) explore connections among number sense, mental computation performance and the written computation performance of elementary preservice school teachers; and b) explore the correlation among mental computation skills, computation skills, effect issues and number sense. The sample was composed of students in six…

Action research involving curricular integration of Math and reading is described in a personal account. Research supporting the benefits of subject integration is illustrated. An Action Research project in a third grade classroom of 26 participants was designed to determine and analyze students' connections between math and literature. The…

These self-contained energy units were developed by Florida teachers to help high school students better understand energy, energy conservation, and life-styles. The major objectives are to help students understand the science and technology of energy, make informed and fair judgments on energy options, make personal life-style commitments which…

A nationwide, longitudinal study investigated changes in student achievement in grades 1-12 associated with intensive educational innovation. Standardized reading, language, and arithmetic test scores; student and teacher background and attitudinal data; and educational characteristics underlying school programs were obtained over a three-year…

This compilation is drawn from the IDEAS section that has been a feature of the "Arithmetic Teacher" since 1971. The contents are arranged in the following categories: Numeration, Computation, Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving. All selections are reprinted just as they originally appeared in the journal. On one side of each page is the…

This syllabus was designed as an elementary school mathematics methods course and is used with interns in a Teacher Corps project at Oklahoma State University as a part of their practicum experience. The course is conceived as a blend of directed readings, seminars, independent study, workshops, and practica. The syllabus is divided into four…

The need for teachers to determine whether their students have the skills necessary to learn and to help their students develop missing skills is emphasized. It is felt that it is possible to teach both content and learning skills simultaneously without sacrificing content. This document offers informal, diagnostic testing devices that can be used…

These documents are three separate sets of student problems and teaching guides geared towards calculators. Series A is designed for pupils from ages 10 to 13; "B" is structured for 13 through 16, and "C" for 16 through 19. The materials are designed to provide activities for investigation and exploration of number properties and patterns that are…

A student-suggested project at an elementary-level mathematics laboratory using an adding machine to print a million twos is presented and described. Questions, problems, and activities that took place as the project was carried out are described. The process of producing twos presented all children with the necessity of gauging time intervals and…

This course, offered in the Option Y sequence of the high school mathematics program described in the Department of Education's Mathematics Program Guide, is designed to be less theoretical and more applications oriented than Algebra IA and IB. There are ten learner objectives for this course, which is designed along with Core Algebra to fulfill…

Twelve research reports related to mathematics education are abstracted and analyzed. Three of the reports deal with aspects of learning theory, three with topics in mathematics instruction (fractions, problem solving, and application orientation), two with aspects of computer assisted instruction, and one each with advanced placement,…