To determine how children cope with some of the demands imposed on them by arithmetic word problems, 200 sixth-graders were asked to solve prolems modeled after those used by the National Assessment of Educational Progress. A quantitative demand was imposed on the children by adding extraneous information to the problems, and a verbal demand was…

This paper investigates the proper length of instruction in various curriculum areas. The 17th century educator, Johann Amos Comenius, believed that a teacher should be careful not to present too much for a child to learn. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers. Some studies have shown that large deficits in…

Academic achievement in reading, arithmetic, and spelling was investigated among 42 incarcerated emotionally handicapped (EH), learning disabled (LD), educable mentally retarded (EMR), and nonidentified incarcerated juvenile delinquents (12 to 17 years old). Ss were administered the Wide Range Achievement Test to determine level of achievement in…

THE SUMMER PROGRAM IS PART OF A PROGRAM IN WHICH SECOND-GRADE GIFTED STUDENTS ARE GIVEN INSTRUCTION IN BASIC THIRD-GRADE SKILLS IN LANGUAGE AND ARITHMETIC DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER. THE SUMMER SESSION PROVIDES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THESE SKILLS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND FOR ENRICHMENT IN SOCIAL STUDIES. THE UNIT ON THE AMERICAN INDIAN DESCRIBED IS…

FIVE EXPERIMENTS WERE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE METHODS OF USING CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES WITH PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION. THE EXPERIMENTS FOCUSED ON THREE SUBJECT AREAS - CAPITALIZATION, PUNCTUATION, AND ARITHMETIC MANIPULATION OF COMMON FRACTIONS. PUPILS FROM THE FOURTH TO SIXTH GRADES OF THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMPRISED THE…

This book deals with teaching mathematics to children during the years of three to nine. According to the author, the book espouses "the pedagogical principle that the child ought to have some idea of what is going on." The content of the book is divided into eleven chapters: (1) An Introduction, (2) Counting, (3) Measurement and Quantitative…

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 concepts, skills , and applications. There is an emphasis on (1) an understanding of mathematical structure, (2) growth of a number system, (3) relations and…

This handbook for general mathematics presents some classroom materials to aid the teacher of non college-bound pupils. The materials are intended to be of assistance to teachers in teaching the materials in a manner which will maximize the mathematical flexibility as well as the mathematical skills of the pupils. The goal was to prepare a booklet…

Provided is a compilation of abstracts of currently available computer-assisted instructional (CAI) programs. The guide contains the specifications of all operational CAI programs that have come under the surveillance of ENTELEK's CAI Information Exchange since its establishment in 1965. A total of 226 CAI programs by 160 authors at 38 CAI centers…

The only way to see what is different about the new ways of doing mathematics is to study some new mathematics presented in a new way. This small text is designed for parents to enable them to study some of the new mathematics topics. The two chapters which are included are extracted from a seventh grade SMSG text. Interspersed throughout are…

This guidebook to a self-study course in practical mathematics contains: (1) the course description; (2) directions for testing and training; and (3) lesson progression sheets, quizzes, quiz answers, and lesson answers. The 25 quizzes cover multiplication and division of whole numbers, operations with fractions and decimals, understanding math…

This historical study describes the development of braille and non-braille devices designed to aid the blind in arithmetic computations. Several such devices are described and evaluated. The author concludes that documentation of the development of arithmetic devices is unavailable, especially about the nature of 17th and 18th century devices…

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Multi-Ethnic Information Feedback System (MIFS) on the reading and arithmetic achievement of fifth grade pupils. Consisting of an objective referenced test-item and a computer feedback system MIFS enabled teachers to continually measure student performance and evaluate the…

This elementary French textbook was designed for use in Frenchville and St.-Agathe, Maine, bilingual programs. It contains several reading selections, arithmetic and social studies lessons, and the words and music for three short songs. Every lesson is illustrated, and several exercises that provide space for the students' written responses are…

This study examined differential performances among groups (categories) of first grade children when solving eight different types of arithmetical word problems under two distinct experimental conditions. The categories of children were actually 4 ability groups: (1) low quantitative comparison scores and low IQ (Lorge-Thorndike IQ Test), (2) low…