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PDF pending restorationMelancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1988
The psychometric integrity of selected items from the Mathematics Association of America (MAA) placement tests for college students was investigated. Two alternative and parallel versions of the test were developed (Form A and Form B) for this study. Data for 539 students seeking admission into an undergraduate mathematics curriculum at a private…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Download full textBentley, Prudence A. – 1987
Over a 14-month period, infants who were initially 10 months old were intermittently allowed to play with three sets of graduated objects presented in disarray. All of the infants acquired the ability to completely organize the materials. The infants exhibited patterned behavior in their organizing practices when they individualized objects by…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Attention, Behavior Patterns, Early Childhood Education
Singh, Sohan – 1976
A comprehensive system of literacy instruction is outlined in this monograph. The system involves two stages--learning to read and reading to learn (reading to get information from printed materials)--which are integrated through two overlapping teaching spirals organized around a chosen subject matter theme. The nine chapters of the monograph…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Instructional Materials, Literacy Education
Kieren, Thomas E., Ed. – 1980
Presented are materials related to the work of the Number and Measure and Rational Numbers working group of the Georgia Center for the Study of the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics. Much of the content reports on attempts to bring constructs from developmental psychology and mathematics to bear in understanding children's ideas of number and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology
Pieper, Edward L.; Deshler, Donald D. – 1980
The study involving 60 learning disabled (LD) and 30 normal achieving seventh through ninth graders was designed to identify adolescents homogeneously defined as exhibiting a "specific learning disability in arithmetic" and to determine if the cognitive processes (visual-spatial, visual-reasoning, and visual-memory) are related to the academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Arithmetic, Classification
MANN, WILLIAM; AND OTHERS – 1961
A BOOKLET FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE USED INDEPENDENTLY FROM AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IN MATHEMATICS IS PRESENTED. THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS CAN GAIN ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE CONCEPTS OF SCALES, UNITS OF MEASURE, AGE, DATES, TIME, HEIGHT, TEMPERATURE, AND MONEY. EMPHASIS IS PUT ON THE PHYSICAL AND…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
LALIBERTE, RICHARD A. – 1966
A PILOT JUNIOR HIGH SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM, PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY AND CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING THEIR SKILLS IN LANGUAGE ARTS (PARTICULARLY READING) AND ARITHMETIC, WAS EVALUATED AFTER ITS INITIATION IN THE OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Disadvantaged Youth, Followup Studies, Junior High School Students
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1966
THE GUIDE CONSISTS OF FOUR PARTS--(1) AN INDEX OF BASIC RESOURCE UNITS AND DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR USE, (2) OUTLINES FOR EACH UNIT, (3) UNIT AND STUDENT RECORDS SHEETS, AND (4) SUPPORTIVE MATERIALS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND SOURCES FOR FREE MATERIAL. BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT TEACHERS OF GRADES 1-9 HAVE TAUGHT PIVOTAL SKILLS, THE SERIES OF UNITS PROVIDE…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Biological Sciences, Communication Skills, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedVerbist, R., Ed.; And Others – Scientia Paedagogica Experimentalis, 1979
The first of five articles in this journal reports on a project aimed at studying the influence of the way in which problems of arithmetic are worded. Some variables in the wording were found to affect the performance of children, and terms were isolated which increased the percentage of failure. The second article describes a technique for…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Blindness, Disabilities, Educational Research
Dumont, J. J.; And Others – 1980
This document notes that arithmetic disabilities can occur with an otherwise normal intelligence level. Two models of explanation are given. The first emphasizes the conditions under which children learn mathematics, the second views the identification of a number of factors in the "structure of intelligence" that appear to be strongly…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education
Ogletree, Earl J. – 1976
The Direct Instructional System for Teaching Arithmetic and Reading (DISTAR), a highly structured, systematic program, was developed to provide instruction to disadvantaged children. This paper cites the opinions of proponents and opponents of the program and notes the results of previous studies of the effectiveness of DISTAR. The paper then…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Black Students, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
PDF pending restorationBenjamin, Carl; And Others – 1975
Presented are student performance objectives, a student progress chart, and assignment sheets with objective and diagnostic measures for the stated performance objectives in college arithmetic. Topics covered include: whole numbers, decimal fractions, fractions, ratio and proportion, percent, powers and roots, and the metric system of measurement.…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, College Mathematics, Criterion Referenced Tests, Decimal Fractions
White, Ruth M. – 1973
This curriculum guide was developed for low achievers and students needing special programs in first-grade mathematics. Modeled after the "Science--A Process Approach" curriculum, the program consists of an integrated series of learning activities. Master worksheets for recommended activities are included in the guide. The curriculum is…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Spencer, Mary L.; Henderson, Joan C. – 1975
The Santa Fe Precision Teaching for Effective Learning, (PTEL) an ESEA Title III program, was selected as a remedial instructional approach to the performance and motivational problems of Santa Fe students. It proposed the following six major program objectives: (1) planning and implementation of start-up activities; (2) staff training in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Stiles, Richard; And Others – 1975
The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of the Rasch test analysis model for providing consistent scale statistics between content-referenced and norm-referenced tests across school districts. A number of content-referenced tests were created to assess student performance relative to basic skills goals identified in reading and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Arithmetic, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
