Chapters 1-3 of the special materials written for low achieving students in grades 7-8 by SMSG include flow charting, elementary coordinate geometry, and functions. Included for student use are many tables which are to be used to shorten computational processes. Each chapter also includes pretest exercises, instructional lessons and exercises, and…

Chapters 8-9 of the special materials written for low achieving students in grades 7-8 by SMSG deal with linear equations and geometric congruences. Included for each chapter are pretest exercises, a self-test, instructional lessons and exercises, and a chapter test. (CT)

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…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of using different mathematics textbooks on the mathematical computational ability of students as a method of assessing the effectiveness of different mathematics instruction. This study resulted from a 1963 report which discussed the results of the New Hampshire Statewide Eighth Grade Testing…

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…

The relationship to readability of ten variables characterizing structural properties of mathematical prose was investigated in elementary algebra textbooks. Readability was measured by algebra student's responses to two forms of cloze tests. Linear and currilinear correlations were calculated between each structural variable and the cloze test.…

Outlined is a mathematics project funded by the U.S. Office of Education for students in grades 9-12 who are in the 25th to 55th percentile range of mathematics ability. Presented are the philosophy of the project, the objectives, special features of the project materials, major mathematics covered and the materials developed to teach these…

This pamphlet gives a brief introduction into the objectives, assumptions, content, activities, and materials of the Madison Project. Reported are the objectives of the program for the student and for the teacher. The mathematical content is listed under 22 topics. It is indicated that the availability of the materials may vary extensively from…

This monograph is an updated version of the proceedings of the eight Regional Orientation Conferences in Mathematics in various parts of the United States. The purpose of these conferences was to give school administrators and mathamatics supervisors information that would enable them to provide leadership in establishing new and improved…

This pamphlet is designed for use as enrichment material for able junior and senior high school students who are interested in mathematics. No more than a clear understanding of basic arithmetic is expected. Students are introduced to ideas from number theory and modern algebra by learning mathematical ways of coding and decoding secret messages.…

The material in this booklet is designed for non-professional mathematicians who have an interest in the theory of numbers. The author presents some elementary results of number theory without involving detailed proofs. Much of the material has direct application for secondary school mathematics teachers. A brief account of the nature of number…

This publication is a collection of two hundred sixty-five objectives and evaluation items for mathematics grades seven through nine. The objectives and measurement items were developed by the Instructional Objectives Exchange (IOX) staff and formulated from curricular material submitted by teachers, schools, and school districts. At present,…

This publication is a mathematics curriculum guide for the schools in the state of Indiana. Its purpose is to assist local school districts in the evaluation of existing mathematics curricula and to promote the development of better mathematics programs at all grade levels. This guide offers philosophies of elementary and secondary mathematics…

Abstracts of research papers presented at the Research Reporting Sections of the 48th Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics were compiled and edited by the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science and Mathematics Education and are included in this publication. These abstracts describe research involving a wide…

This document is one of three made up of newsletters from the School Mathematics Study Group's (SMSG) series of newsletters written between 1959 and 1972. This set contains newsletters 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 37, 40, and 41, each devoted to describing SMSG publications; and newsletters 17 and 23, listing books for…