Three hundred fifty-nine pupils in grades four through six were given a supplemental guided discovery mathematics program designed for Special Elementary Education For the Disadvantaged (SEED). The guided discovery group improved approximately twice as much as the control group in arithmetic computation, concepts, application, total score, and in…

Children of 5 to 6 years of age in two West African tribes (one agricultural, one commercial), are shown to understand the quantitative concepts of more and less. The implications of this for American elementary education are discussed: certain basic cognitive abilities are present in all people, regardless of culture. (Author/CTM)

A series of learning activities used in grades one and two to teach number conservation and arithmetic are presented in detail. The activity sequence is based on working with one-to-one correspondences for a lengthy period before introducing arithmetic operation. The author claims the approach is very successful. (SD)

This study identified differences in elementary school students' performance of arithmetic tasks using paper and pencil and computer-assisted instruction. Many were found to perform more poorly using the computer, while others showed the opposite tendency. These findings challenge the validity of decisions made by the computer-based management…

Presents number tricks appropriate for use in workshops, mathematics clubs or at other times when stressing recreational mathematics. (PK)

Examines several uses of the word cancel and suggests alternative terminology. In particular, arithmetic and algebraic examples are used to illustrate problems associated with the term cancel. (PK)

Shows how creating and using a supermarket mathematics lab in the classroom can be used to introduce basic (counting and one-to-one correspondence) and arithmetic concepts. The project can be adapted to kindergarten and first-grade activities and can evolve into advanced concepts and problems found in upper elementary school mathematics. (JN)

Example of magic tricks that can be used as an integral part of various lessons in arithmetic and algebra are given. Their mathematical basis is also discussed. (MNS)

Describes use by an elementary school of a floppy disk network system--Radio Shack Network II with a TRS-80 Model III and four Model I microcomputers--for various subject areas and grade levels. Advantages described include lack of problems with downloading programs, ease of operation, and loading time saved. (MBR)

Programing a microcomputer to solve problems in whole-number arithmetic, rather than using the built-in operations of the computer, is described. Not only useful, it also enhances important mathematical concepts and is adaptable to a range of student abilities. (MNS)

This book is designed to help adults gain the range of math skills they need to succeed in life and work and on standardized tests including the GED. It is expected to help students overcome math anxiety, discover math as interesting and purposeful, and develop good number sense. Lessons are organized around four strands: (1) skill lessons…

This book offers ideas to enrich instruction and help teachers explore the intrinsic beauty of math. Through dozens of examples from arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and probability, the symmetries, patterns, processes, paradoxes, and surprises that have facilitated generations of great thinkers are revealed. Activities include: (1) The Beauty in…