Some possible uses of math lab materials and activities that are natural and appropriate to the development of process skills are explored through a discussion of a geoboard activity. (MP)

Items from mathematics tests developed for Concepts in Secondary School Mathematics and Science (CSMS) program are examined for general dimensions to explain differences and similarities in facility within and across tests. (MP)

Activities designed to lead pupils through the process of using the basic measuring and drawing devices of geometry are presented and move to the discovery of several surprising generalizations about arbitrary triangles. (MP)

A procedure for constructing a magic cube is presented, with related teaching activities appropriate for students familiar or unfamiliar with the algorithm covered. (MP)

Monte Carlo methods are used to simulate activities in baseball such as a team's "hot streak" and a hitter's "batting slump." Student participation in such simulations is viewed as a useful method of giving pupils a better understanding of the probability concepts involved. (MP)

Results of the second mathematics assessment of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are analyzed with regard to the performance of 13- and 17-year-olds on probability exercises. The results suggest that this area has been neglected in mathematics instruction. (MP)

The article discusses the experiences of the writer when using simple surveying as a practical topic with secondary school children. (Author/MK)

This article examines the difference made in computing when one school switched from a terminal with a telephone link to a computer, to a complete microprocessor system. (MK)

This study tested the relative efficacy of two modes of instruction, individual and traditional, for promoting learning and retention of selected geometrical concepts. The results of the study did not indicate a significant effect on learning or retention due to the mode of instruction. (Author/MK)

A calculator solution of a simple computational problem is discussed with emphasis on its ramifications for the understanding of some fundamental theorems of pure mathematics and techniques of computing. (Author/MK)

Eighth-grade scores for 140 females and 115 males on three cognitive tests and the Fennema-Sherman Mathematics Attitudes Scales were used to predict mathematics grades 1-3 years later. In addition to mathematics achievement, significant relationships were confirmed for spatial visualization and confidence in learning mathematics. (Author/GDC)

Worksheets designed to aid in the instruction of graphing on the Cartesian coordinate system are presented. Finding areas and perimeters of polygons the pupils graph are the intended lesson topics. (MP)

An outline model of a student-presented mathematics club program on non-Euclidean geometries is discussed. The suggested instructor approach is to assign four students to research and collectively present this material to club members. (MP)

A simplified method is reviewed for analyzing any quadratic equation to determine whether or not the equation represents a nondegenerate conic. (MP)

The possibility of teaching students to recognize and apply problem-solving strategies used by experts is explored. (MP)