This material is the result of 1 year of experimental work during the 1976-77 school year with pupils at the fifth-grade level. Once a week students participated in half-hour, small-group sessions in addition to their regular classroom mathematics period. It is felt that the activities described might be appropriate for additional grade levels. It…

In 1985, Indiana joined the growing list of states assessing students' achievement at various levels. During February 1985, over 63,000 third-grade students took the 40-item Indiana Basic Competency Skills Test. A mean of 34.7 was achieved. An item analysis was performed for a random sample of 6,439 students (approximately 10%). Findings confirm…

Papers from three annual conferences of the Research Council for Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics are presented. They are: "The Mathematics Clinic Model: Parents as Clinicians and their Effect on Achievement, Attitude, and Self-Concept" (Lee Wise and Janet Scheer); "Heterogeneous versus Homogeneous Item Arrangements in…

This Teacher Education and Mathematics (TEAM) content module focuses on metric measurement. Topics addressed include decimal structure and prefixes, precision in measurement, reference measures, United States customary and metric systems, volume, area, and conversion. The module consists of: (1) an instructor's text; (2) an instructor's guide and…

This Teacher Education and Mathematics (TEAM) content module focuses on approximation and estimation. It consists of: (1) an instructor's text; (2) an instructor's guide and solutions to student exercises; (3) student materials and exercises; and (4) student summary and review. The instructor's text provides specific directions for guiding lessons…

Sample class profile record sheets, student profile record sheets, and diagnostic and mastery tests are included for level 4 of the Mountain View School District Bilingual Diagnostic-Prescriptive Mathematics Program. (MN)

Sample class profile record sheets, student profile record sheets, and diagnostic and mastery tests are included for level 5 of the Mountain View School District Bilingual Diagnostic-Prescriptive Mathematics Program. (MN)

Sample class profile record sheets and diagnostic and mastery tests are included for level 6 of the Mountain View School District Bilingual Diagnostic-Prescriptive Mathematics Program. (MN)

Sample class profile record sheets, student profile record sheets, and diagnostic and mastery tests are included for level 7 of the Mountain View School District Bilingual Diagnostic-Prescriptive Mathematics Program. (MN)

Sample class profile record sheets, student profile record sheets, and diagnostic and mastery tests are included for level 8 of the Mountain View School District Bilingual Diagnostic-Prescriptive Mathematics Program. (MN)

This compilation is drawn from the IDEAS section that has been a feature of the "Arithmetic Teacher" since 1971. The contents are arranged in the following categories: Numeration, Computation, Geometry, Measurement, and Problem Solving. All selections are reprinted just as they originally appeared in the journal. On one side of each page is the…

This syllabus was designed as an elementary school mathematics methods course and is used with interns in a Teacher Corps project at Oklahoma State University as a part of their practicum experience. The course is conceived as a blend of directed readings, seminars, independent study, workshops, and practica. The syllabus is divided into four…

The LOGO activities of a group of 16 sixth-grade students, representing a full spectrum of ability, are documented with a view of developing ways of capturing the learning possibilities of such an environment. The first group of eight subjects completed 25 closely observed hours, extending over seven weeks, in a LOGO classroom situated in a…

A student-suggested project at an elementary-level mathematics laboratory using an adding machine to print a million twos is presented and described. Questions, problems, and activities that took place as the project was carried out are described. The process of producing twos presented all children with the necessity of gauging time intervals and…

These materials were designed to help remedial students increase mathematics proficiency on topics found in the Regents Competency Testing Program. The activities developed come complete with questions, "cards," and/or sample gameboards. Included in each activity is a list of materials needed. Several different activities often use the…