The curriculum guide for secondary level, career-oriented General Mathematics Part 2, correlates performance objectives in basic mathematics with career-oriented concepts and activities. The material is designed to lead the student in a systematic development that provides for continuous progress. The guide is in outline format, providing a…

Intended for use in vocational high schools, the workbook is designed to help the student understand and develop skill in performing the four basic arithmetical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Also stressed is the correct reading and writing of numbers. The booklet consists of explanatory text, arithmetic problems,…

This study was conducted to determine the relative effectiveness of the use of three different combinations of enactive, ikonic and symbolic representation in teaching multiplication to third-grade students. Ninety students in three classrooms were instructed in accordance with the assigned treatment for nine weeks. Groups were equated using the…

DISTAR (Direct Instruction Systems for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading) is a structured program designed to present basic skills and concepts in such a way that the child's complete mastery of each step in the programed sequence is ensured before proceeding to subsequent steps. This study investigated the effects of the program using 52 children…

This study identified Army, Navy, and Air Force classification tests which were interchangeable in terms of abilities and aptitudes measured; and sought to develop shortened forms as an alternative interservice test battery which would not require over 2 1/2 hours. Comparability was determined from test intercorrelations in a consolidated sample…

As an alternative to a classical test theory basis for criterion-referenced test construction, it is proposed that a strict item-sampling model be used. The computer's role in such a model is outlined. The assumptions of the model are carefully defined and its properties reviewed. The relationship between mastery criteria and such sampling plans…

The influence of age of entrance to first grade on subsequent rate of scholastic development was tested in this longitudinal investigation. Forty-one pairs of boys and forty-nine pairs of girls, matched according to sex, intelligence, and socioeconomic status, were subjects. The mean chronological age of late entrants was 81 months, opposed to 72…

To measure school achievements in spina bifida children, to relate these measures to certain variables, to obtain information on educational problems, and to study facets of cognition and its changes with age, 77 spina bifida children and 53 amputees (all aged 5 to 15) were tested. Sixty non-disabled children were at times used for controls. The…

To assess static balance ability in children 239 subjects (ages 5 to 9) were tested using a technique of electronic ataxiametry. Body weight displacement was measured for various postures. The scores correlated significantly with teacher's evaluation of school preparedness, basic math skills, and reading achievement in samples of normal children.…

Three general goals guided the creation of this summer education project: to maintain academic basic skills over the summer months, to involve parents in the learning process, and to involve teachers in reading inservice training. The summer television programs available to all Indiana children are "Ride the Reading Rocket" for grade 2;…

A study was conducted of how children's expectations for their own school performance develop over their first-grade year and what factors influence these expectations. Expectations for performance in reading and arithmetic were studied. Both middle class and lower class (black and white) children have higher expectations than their subsequent…

The plans and procedures used by four teachers in making good tests are presented, and examples are given to serve as guides. The four tests are: An Objective Achievement Test on Fifth-Grade Arithmetic; An Essay Test to Measure a Special Ability in Eighth-Grade American History; A Tenth-Grade Biology Test Especially Designed to Rank Students in…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 3. SUBJECT MATTER: Arithmetic, social studies, language arts, spelling, writing, literature, reading, science and health, art, and physical education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide gives suggested weekly and daily time allotments. One chapter is devoted to each subject, with additional chapters on language…

The general emphasis of Project LONGSTEP was on the identification of changes in student achievement that occur as a result of exposure to intensive educational innovation. During the course of the project, questions were raised concerning (1) the relevance of the standardized achievement test utilized in the project to the stated objectives of…

Contains activities for grades 1 through 8 to develop skills in estimation. Designed to help students deal with numbers sensibly and acquire problem solving competency, the estimation activities involve measurement, telling time, computation, and problem solving. (PK)