This is part three of a three-part SMSG mathematics text for seventh-grade students. The text was written for those students whose mathematical talent is underdeveloped and is essentially the same subject matter presented in the SMSG text. Chapter topics include: (1) measurement; (2) area and volume; (3) parallels; (4) polygons and prisms; (5)…

This is volume two of a three-volume set for teachers using SMSG junior high school text materials. Each unit contains a commentary on the text, answers to all the exercises, a copy of the questionnaire used for evaluating the material, and a summary of comments by the teachers using the text. Unit topics include: (1) non-metric geometry; (2)…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS CONTAINING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING A REVISED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM IN GRADE 9. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM USE ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF (1) SETS, (2) ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS, (3) THE SET OF INTEGERS, AND (4)…

A TITLE AND SERIES TITLE LIST OF SECONDARY AND TEACHER EDUCATION MATHEMATICS FILMS GIVES A REVIEW OF EACH FILM, WITH TITLE, LENGTH, PRICE, SOUND/SILENT, BLACK AND WHITE/COLOR, RECOMMENDED LEVEL (ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE, SENIOR COLLEGE, OR ADULT), AND AVAILABILITY OF TEACHERS GUIDE OR STUDENT MANUAL. EACH…

The materials in this Enrichment Student Project (ESP) are designed especially for the low achiever student in mathematics. The booklet is a self contained unit consisting of four elements--a mathematical puzzle, a set of instructions, response sheets, and a suitable container for keeping the unit together. ESP is a motivational idea aimed at…

The purpose of this study was to determine if different teaching approaches produced differences in learning the limit and the derivative concepts in beginning calculus as measured by a common criterion test. An ordered combination of two teaching approaches--the concrete inductive and the abstract deductive--was used for the two sequential topics…

Reported is a project designed to use the computer as the basis for a laboratory approach to the presentation of mathematics. Classroom instruction was augmented by student experiments in devising and testing mathematical algorithms on the computer. Research procedures for grades 6 through 12 focused on the following kinds of problems: (1)…

This booklet, one of a series, has been developed for this project, A Porgram 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 are based on activities involving (1) similar geometric figures, (2) similar…

This project was initiated (1) to determine the effects of three experimental "modern" programs in secondary mathematics--the Ball State, University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics (UICSM), and the School Mathematics Study Group programs--on the attitudes and interests pupils develop toward mathematics and (2) to examine…

This resource review aims mainly at providing the conceptual basis of the School Mathematics Project (S.M.P.) so that teachers can make informed decisions regarding its use. The review is divided into three main parts: (1) a brief introduction to S.M.P. materials and philosophy; (2) reports from six Queensland (Australia) state high schools using…

Recommendations made by the Educational Materials Sector Committee of the American National Metric Council concerning accepted metric practices are presented in this booklet. Special sections cover metric units and symbols; prefixes; numerals; compound units; weight, mass and force; and pronunciation of metric terms. Lists of most frequently used…

This 41-page programed booklet is intended for use by students and adults. It introduces the metric units for length, area, volume, and temperature through a series of questions and answers. The advantages of the metric system over the English system are discussed. Conversion factors are introduced and several applications of the metric system in…

This text is one of the sequence of textbooks produced for low achievers in the seventh and eighth grades by the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). There are eight texts in the sequence, of which this is the last. This set of volumes differs from the regular editions of SMSG junior high school texts in that very little reading is required.…

This study investigated teachers' use of verbal approval and disapproval as a function of subject matter (mathematics, social studies) and class ability; the use of these behaviors in instructional versus managerial contexts was studied. Five mathematics and five social studies teachers in an inner-city junior high school were observed for 6…

The effectiveness of three types of structured reviews of mathematical concepts was compared in this study. The three types of reviews were testing only, testing with explanations, and unit review. The experimental population consisted of 55 members of two sixth-grade classes, 94 members of 4 eighth-grade classes, 36 members of two Algebra II…