Ways in which the emerging field of cognitive science can have a major impact on practical education are demonstrated by an overview of two projects: the work on Socratic tutoring by Collins and Stevens, and the diagnosing students' misconceptions in arithmetic by Brown and Burton. These two projects are cited as examples of how the techniques of…

A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, AND MAGAZINES WHICH WILL ASSIST THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER IN BUILDING A BACKGROUND FOR UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. NUMBER LINES, FRACTIONS, AND FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ARE IMPORTANT TOPICS IN MANY OF THE PUBLICATIONS. A LISTING OF NINE PROGRAMS FOR TEACHING NEW…

THE FIRST SECTION OF THIS BOOK COVERS THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIANS, AS WELL AS AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR FORMAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. THE SECOND SECTION IS DEVOTED TO THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHERS OF THE INDIAN CHILDREN IN GLOBE AND SAN CARLOS, ARIZONA. IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS--(1)…

THE RESULTS OF A FOLLOWUP INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE PERSISTENCE OF LEFT-LATERAL TENDENCIES OF A GROUP OF CHILDREN WAS RELATED TO FIRST-GRADE READING PERFORMANCE ARE REPORTED. THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION AT THE PRESCHOOL LEVEL INCLUDED 64 SUBJECTS. FORTY SUBJECTS REMAINED IN THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THROUGH FIRST GRADE FOR THE FOLLOWUP…

ACCORDING TO PIAGET, THE CONCEPT OF CONSERVATION IS A PREREQUISITE TO MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING. THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ABILITY OF FIRST GRADE CHILDREN TO SOLVE ADDITION PROBLEMS WAS DEPENDENT ON THEIR MASTERY OF CONSERVATION OF NUMEROUSNESS. SECONDARY PURPOSES WERE TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT IN PROBLEM STATEMENTS OF (1)…

THIS TRANSITIONAL CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES--(1) TO POINT OUT THE VARIOUS CONCEPTS, DEFINITIONS, MEANINGS, AND APPLICATIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN AREAS OF MATHEMATICS WHICH SHOULD BE THE CONTENT OF MATHEMATICS IN GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT, (2) TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TRANSITIONAL PROGRAMS AND MORE MODERNIZED…

WORD COUNTS WERE MADE TO COMPARE THE VOCABULARIES IN READING, HEALTH, SCIENCE, AND ARITHMETIC TEXTBOOKS FOR GRADES ONE TO THREE. COUNTS WERE MADE IN SEVEN DIFFERENT BASIC READING SERIES AND IN THREE DIFFERENT SERIES IN EACH OF THE THREE CONTENT AREAS. THE LIMITATIONS OF THE WORD COUNTS ARE SPECIFIED. FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE WAS USED TO ANALYZE THE…

THE COLLECTION OF MATERIALS PROVIDES ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENT. THE TEACHER'S SECTION INCLUDES--SUGGESTIONS FOR USING THE PUPIL MATERIALS, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MORE ABLE LEARNER, A CHECK LIST FOR IDENTIFYING THE MORE ABLE LEARNER, AND AN ACTIVITIES CHART SHOWING THE OVERLAPPING USE OF VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO AID IN THE…

BASIC INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR EDUCABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN OF PRIMARY, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, AND SENIOR HIGH LEVELS ARE LISTED, DESCRIBED, AND EVALUATED UNDER THE HEADINGS OF LANGUAGE ARTS, ARITHMETIC, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND SCIENCE. MATERIALS INCLUDE BOOKS, CHARTS, SIGNS, GEOMETRIC SHAPES, SYMBOLS, FLASH CARDS, MAPS, NEWSPAPERS, AND…

Intended for teachers of learning disabled children, the performance based learning package provides a list of steps for students to take toward obtaining competency in time and time telling. The package is broken down into eight milestones which include such steps as constructing a simple sundial as a group project, understanding that 15 minutes…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR ALL GRADES OF PUBLIC SCHOOL INSTRUCTION IS INTENDED TO ASSIST LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN DESIGNING AN ADEQUATE MATHEMATICS PROGRAM THAT REFLECTS THE MODERN APPROACH. THE GUIDE PRESCRIBES A PROGRAM WHICH IS SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE TO BE USED BY LARGE DISTRICTS HAVING A COMPLETE THREE-TRACK MATHEMATICS PROGRAM WITH FIVE YEARS…

Investigated were concepts of conservation (number and length), cardination, one-to-one correspondence, and counting ability, and the role of these concepts in learning first-grade mathematics. A Piagetian-type number concept test was developed and administered at the end of the school year to a sample of 38 entering first-grade students selected…

This curriculum bulletin is one of a planned series of bulletins designed to meet the needs of teachers and supervisors. The materials in this bulletin consist of a series of daily lesson plans for use by teachers in presenting a modern program of seventh year mathematics. In these lesson plans are developed the concepts, skills, and applications…

Developed in these materials is a concept of measurement. The unit begins with a fictitious system of measurement from which basic ideas about measurement are to be retained and later applied to other systems of measurement. It is hypothesized that it is easier for the student to abstract principles from a less tangible and unfamiliar system than…

These materials are designed especially for the low achieving student in mathematics. The booklet contains numerous sports-related exercises which have been prepared as examples of supplementary worksheets. The exercises are designed to take advantage of the student's interest in sports. Materials for this booklet, including the worksheets which…