This learning module provides students with practice in applying mathematical operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…

This learning module provides students with practice in applying algebraic operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…

The materials collected here were presented at the fourth annual meeting held October 23 through 25, 1982, at the University of Georgia. The papers are grouped under the following headings: Mathematical Abilities; Understanding; Early Number; Adolescent Reasoning; Problem Solving; Teaching and Teacher Education; and Technology. Space limitations…

Learners at primary level had learning impediments in divisions of mathematics, which was eliminated by a student mentor's kind approach, conducive motivation, spot guidance, friendly facilitation and guidance to achieve required competency. Hence the student mentor can motivate the learners to achieve the expected learning outcomes in stipulated…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers the concept of percent. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with directions for module completion; information…

One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers decimals, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with…

The receptiveness or preferences of children to certain types of gaming is addressed. This study used six different games with four different classes in grades 1 through 4. The teacher demonstrated how each of the games was played and each class was asked to rate which game they would like to play the most. All involved solving basic facts of the…

Presented is an overview of the 1979 Illinois Inventory of Educational Progress (IIEP) for eighth-grade mathematics. The IIEP is a systematic effort by the Illinois State Board of Education to collect information on the educational achievement of Illinois students in certain areas and to make that information available to educational…

Presented is a description of a mathematics program for kindergarten through grade six, as recommended by the State Education Department of New York. The curriculum for each grade in elementary school mathematics, in this publication, is organized into five major strands: (1) number and numeration; (2) operations with whole numbers; (3) operations…

Core Geometry is a course offered in the Option Y sequence of the high school mathematics program described by the Hawaii State Department of Education's guidelines. The emphasis of this course is on the general awareness and use of the relationships among points, lines, and figures in planes and space. This sample course is based on the…

Topics covered in the first part of this document include eight advantages of the metric system; a summary of metric instruction; the International System of Units (SI) style and usage; metric decimal tables; the metric system; and conversion tables. An alphabetized list of organizations which market metric materials for educators is provided with…

Utilizing word problems relevant to allied health occupations, this workbook provides a concept-oriented approach to competency development in six areas of basic mathematics: (1) the expression of numbers as figures and words; (2) the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; (3) ratios and…

This study was designed to investigate the relationship between the level of conservation of displaced volume and the degree to which sixth-grade children learn the volume algorithm of a cuboid, namely, volume equals weight times length times height. The problem chosen is based on an apparent discrepancy between the present school programs and…

This book is intended to make common seventh-grade mathematical concepts both interesting and easy to understand. The text is designed to meet the particular needs of those children who have "accumulated discouragements" in learning mathematics. The reading level required of pupils has been reduced. Individual chapter titles are: The…

As the second volume in a 4-volume evaluation report on the University of Massachusetts Non-Formal Education Project (UMass NFEP) in rural Ecuador, this volume details the evaluation design. Cited as basic to the evaluation design are questions which ask: (1) What kinds of effects (changes) can be observed? and (2) What are characteristics of the…