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 system-wide curriculum development and instructional improvement (ESEA Title III) project concerned itself in the first phase with mathematics; emphasis in the 18-month second phase will be in social studies. In spring 1968, committees were formed representing the primary, middle, junior high and high school levels, and college consultants and…

This handbook has been compiled to provide a reference for teachers at all levels who are implementing the metric system in their classroom. It includes practical suggestions and recommendations for teaching the metric system, as well as papers identifying and discussing the fundamental mathematical and psychological issues underlying the teaching…

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 2, 3, 10, and 15, reporting the evaluations of student achievement, of experimental units, and of texts; newsletters 5, 12, 15, and 19, discussing teacher inservice…

An explicit and complete list of the Minimal Performance Objectives for Mathematics Education in Michigan public schools is contained in this document. The objectives are organized under the five major topics of Arithmetic, Measurement, Geometry, Algebra, and Probability and Statistics. Examples and comments are included. A summary of the…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

This teacher guide is part of the materials prepared for an individualized program for ninth-grade algebra and basic mathematics students. Materials written for the program are to be used with audiovisual lessons recorded on tape cassettes. For an evaluation of the program, see ED 086 545. In this guide, the teacher is provided with objectives for…

As its primary function, this publication is to provide ideas and suggestions for ways that junior high school mathematics teachers can include environmental concepts as a meaningful component of the ongoing instructional program in mathematics. It includes suggestions for activities and projects as well as environmentally-oriented problems which…

The nature of geometry and the manner in which it should be taught are presented from various points of view. The Yearbook is in four parts. Part I has two articles on the role of informal geometry in school mathematics; one covers the elementary grade levels and the other, the secondary school. The authors of articles in Part II address…

This material was developed to be used with the non college-bound student in the senior high school. It provides the student with everyday problems and experiences in which practical mathematical applications are made. The package includes worksheets pertaining to letterhead invoices, sales slips, payroll sheets, inventory sheets, carpentry and…

The purposes of this study were (1) to identify and compare the effect on student achievement of an individualized computer-managed geometry course, built on behavioral objectives, with traditional instructional methods; and (2) to identify how selected individual aptitudes interact with the two instructional modes. The subjects were…

The context of this evaluation is described in terms of locale organization, financial status & enrollment trends of the school system. Special factors such as needs assessment and historical background of the district are described as well. CPMP is explained in detail by covering its scope, objectives, personnel required and procedures used…

This is a collection of units prepared by high school mathematics teachers to be used as a "career curriculum" guide. Each unit contains a statement of objectives, a discussion of the content, activity sheets, and exercises. The volume is organized into clusters so that an individual may choose the parts suited to individual needs. Major topics…

This is a volume of teacher-developed units to supplement the textbook in a first-year algebra course. The units consist mainly of statements of objectives and student worksheets with some examples and references to the textbook given as aids. Major topics covered are basic operations with signed rational numbers and with polynomials,…