This study was designed to identify the factors that relate to the decisions of females in secondary education to elect or decline advanced instruction in mathematics. The final sample included 91 classrooms in 11 high schools, with the focus of the investigation upon 489 students in 22 geometry classes. The findings indicate that the most…

This is one of a series of student booklets designed for use in a bilingual mathematics program in grades 6-8. The general format is to present each page in both Spanish and English. The mathematical topics in this booklet include liquid, dry, linear, weight, and time measures. (MK)

This curriculum bulletin contains materials for students in grades 7, 8, and 9 who have learning difficulties. The first chapter discusses characteristics and needs of these students. Teaching procedures are briefly discussed in the second chapter. A suggested outline of content is followed by worksheets or study guides for approximately 35 topics…

A survey was conducted to determine: (1) secondary school mathematics teachers' attitudes toward calculator usage in mathematics classes; (2) teacher practices in allowing and/or encouraging the use of calculators; and (3) teachers' perceptions of their schools' policies regarding calculators in the mathematics classroom. The results indicated…

Presented is a description of the experimental first-year algebra materials "Algebra Through Applications"; a description of the procedure used in evaluating these materials; and recommendations for changes in the materials, implementation, evaluation, and funding. The evaluation indicates that these materials can be effectively used in a variety…

This is volume one 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) numeration; (2) natural…

THE EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL USE OF COMPUTER FACILITIES AS AN AID IN TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS DEPENDS ON (1) ACCESS TO A TYPE OF FACILITY WHICH PERMITS PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCEDURES (I.E., ALGORITHMS DESIGNED BY A STUDENT) TO BE TESTED BY THE STUDENT AND (2) FACILITY RESPONSE TIME PER PROBLEM. THIS UNIT TIME VARIES WITH THE SIZE, TYPE,…

In this study, prediction of success in programed learning for students of different personality types was only minimally successful because the dependent variables, which were test scores and final grades, correlated r = 0.52. Ninety-seven 10th and 11th grade mathematics students were individually given the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale which…

One-hundred twenty packages of computer programs, each package dealing with a single mathematical topic, are developed. Each package consists of three programs; the first gives the student a problem set, the second allows students to check answers, and the third composes a test. Topics range from addition of non-negative integers and other…

This is a course of lectures given by George Polya at Stanford University to teachers, or prospective teachers, of mathematics and science. One of the essential tendencies of the course is to point to the history of certain elementary parts of science as a source of efficient teaching in the classroom. The lectures include: (1) very simple…

This paper describes in detail the paper-and-pencil POE (Pelham Odd 'R Even) game, in which units of space are the allocated resources. The game is designed to provide an introduction to the rule structure common to the games of EQUATIONS, WFF 'N PROOF, and ON-SENTS & NON-SENTS. Techniques of playing POE, including goals, solutions, moves, scoring…

In February and May 1973, experimental forms of the mathematics game EQUATIONS were used in two seventh-grade classes which had been participating twice a week in EQUATIONS tournaments since the previous September. The purpose of the experimental games was to gain information as to the kinds of mathematical ideas players choose to concern…

Performance of 237 students in ten eighth-grade mathematics classes was assessed to measure their ability to solve (1) problems which involve only computation, and (2) problems which involve computation and recognition of the relevance of a particular mathematical idea indispensable to the solution of the problem. Pretest and/or posttest data were…

Junior high school students (N=104) were given instruction using programed booklets on modular addition. Twelve conditions of verbal mediation were randomly assigned to students. Conditions were defined by presence or absence of introductory discussion (2 levels), number of worked examples (2 levels), and type of rule (3 levels: specific, general,…

This booklet gives a brief history of the metric system up to the present time. A detailed explanation of the international system of units (SI units) for length, area, volume, mass, temperature, and time is included. Also included are five check-up tests with answers for the measures of length, area, volume, and weight, as well as tables of all…