This pamphlet was designed to describe occupations in the area of statistics to high school students. A variety of applications of statistical techniques in the solution to ecological, political, and biological problems are described briefly. General opportunities for statisticians in ten professional areas are listed, and many others are…

This paper examines the research literature concerning the effects of homogeneous vs. heterogeneous ability grouping on the mathematical achievement and attitudes of students. The studies examined concern all grade levels from 1 through 12, and relate to grouping on the basis of general ability and on the basis of prior mathematical achievement.…

This pamphlet provides information concerning published mathematics tests in eight broad categories: arithmetic; junior high school; batteries and general listings, K-14; high school, general; algebra; geometry; trigonometry; and college-related. For each test listed, the document provides title, author, publisher, and dates of publication for…

This study was conducted in order to compare the effects of immediate practice and delayed practice on retention of learned rules. Seventh-grade students (N=103) were instructed on three rules of operation with exponents by programmed text. These subjects were randomly assigned to five treatment groups: (1) no practice, (2) one practice trial on…

This brief review concentrates on ten commercially produced programs for general mathematics courses in grades 9 and 10. The review is designed to assist teachers in assessing programs for low-achieving mathematics students. Nine Australian schools participated in a test project of these programs during the last term of 1974. For each program, the…

The Iowa Assessment program used criterion referenced tests developed for use with students in grades 5 and 8. Participation by local school districts was on a voluntary basis. Lists of minimal objectives were developed after reviewing textbooks and objectives identified by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. These objectives were…

Three instructional approaches on translating selected types of algebra word problems were investigated: direct translations, high imagery with materials, and high imagery with drawings. Participating were 366 seventh grade and 336 ninth grade students. Treatment effects by grade used multivariate analysis of covariance for student scores and…

The sixteen chapters of this book provide the core material for the Elements of Mathematics Program, a secondary sequence developed for highly motivated students with strong verbal abilities. The sequence is based on a functional-relational approach to mathematics teaching, and emphasizes teaching by analysis of real-life situations. This text is…

The guide is one of a series developed in a pilot project to integrate career education concepts with subject matter in secondary grades. The units are designed to reveal career orientation aspects of traditional topics within five major subject areas: English, social studies, mathematics, science, and health and physical education. The lesson…

This series of 12 teacher-prepared Learning Activity Packages (LAPs) for General Mathematics 2 covers the topics of numbers; descriptive statistics; calculations with whole numbers and percents; measurement; geometric concepts; formulas, areas, and volumes; introductory algebra; integers; indirect measurement; insurance, taxes, and savings;…

This yearbook is the final report of the Joint Commission of the Mathematical Assocation of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The report contains discussions of the following: role of mathematics in civilization, general aims of modern education, general objectives for secondary education, place of mathematics in…

Non-commercial investigator-developed tests and other instruments to assess mathematical instruction, reported in journals and dissertations from 1964 through 1973, are listed. For approximately 200 instruments, information on content, format, sample, reliability, correlations, and validity is included, as well as references. Other instruments for…

This is one of a series of reports on the National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA). Further, it is of the subseries that reports the data analyses for the possible correlates of mathematics achievement; this particular report contains the correlates classified as attitude and role variables for students in grades 4 through 12.…

This guide to accompany "Similarity and Congruence" contains all of the student information in SE 015 346 plus supplemental teacher materials. A summary of terminal objectives and teaching aids and equipment is given. With each section are listings of objectives, teaching aids, suggested approaches, and discussion questions. Related…

This issue is divided into three sections: (1) British Science Activities; (2) Overseas Science Activities; and (3) International Science Activities. Presented in a newsletter format are many items of interest to science and mathematics educators. Included are materials on: (1) Nuffield science, (2) evaluation, (3) college science courses, (4)…