Several activities consistent with the error analysis method of teaching measurement are described. These activities illustrate the method which is then discussed in some detail. (SD)

Evaluative information was collected about a history of mathematics project consisting of a play about Thales and an article about the history of conics. Methods included obtaining unstructured opinions of five experts, questionnaire responses from 39 teachers, and results of a test of affective and cognitive outcomes of 117 students. (CTM)

A program is outlined for the treatment of Tessellations. Major topics are: Introduction; Tessellations; Regular Tessellation; Semi-Regular Tessellations; Nonregular Tessellations; and Miscellaneous Tessellations and Filling Patterns. (MP)

For STET students who still have difficulty with the basic operations on whole numbers, the author has developed a "periodic table" of whole numbers, which can be used to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. (MP)

Five activities involving an array of numbers called an even triangle are given. Properties of the triangle are listed and some generalizations are proven. (MP)

Data from the National Child Development Study are used to examine the relationship between school attendance, at the ages of 7 and 15, and reading and mathematics test scores and school behavior at age 16. Also examines the relationship between attendance and school adjustment as well as assessing the relative importance of poor attendance early…

The mathematics department at the Dalton School in New York City, was well aware of the math anxiety among its students and so sponsored a Mind Over Math program for the students in three Algebra I classes. This series of five one-hour workshops, which met during one of the three regular class sessions, was designed to reduce and prevent negative…

A mathematical model is developed for making population projections at five-year intervals from 1975 to 2000. The model starts with 1970 population figures, broken down by age and sex, and incorporates the change factors of birth, death, immigration, and emigration. A computer program is included along with projection outputs. (MN)

Capturing junior high school students' interest in computation is the aim. Three activities are described in which computation acts as a needed tool within a problem-solving context. (MN)

Two computer exercises involving the classification of geometric figures are given. The mathematics required is relatively simple but comes from several areas--synthetic geometry, analytic geometry, and linear algebra. (MN)

Male and female high school students enrolled in mathematics classes were compared concerning their intent to enroll in additional mathematics classes. Significantly more males than females, especially from the lower half of the achievement distribution, intended to continue mathematics courses. Sex differences in attitudes towards mathematics are…

The psychological views as well as the important factors and variables of problem solving in mathematics are discussed. (JT)

Teaching techniques that help children learn basic procedures inherent in problem solving are described. (JT)

Three diagnostic questions are presented and discussed to help locate a child's difficulty in problem solving. (JT)

A mathematical game that reinforces basic multiplication facts, strengthens concepts of factors and multiples, and also provides arithmetic drill is described. Four variations of the game are also provided. (JT)