This paper uses discussion of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" to present a theoretical framework for explaining the semantics of narrative discourse. The algebraic theory of finite automata is used. (CK)

This paper focuses on the identification of some conceptual factors underlying the initial learning of algebra. It describes a study which uncovered three predominant notions existing in a sample of ten 12- and 13-year olds prior to formal instruction in algebra, and the ways in which a particular approach to the teaching of algebra affected both…

A FOUR-PERIOD BLOCK PROGRAM CONSISTED OF ENGLISH, ALGEBRA, AND WORLD GEOGRAPHY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED LARGE GROUP LECTURES, SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, INDEPENDENT STUDY, AND A SUPERVISED STUDY HALL. PUPIL PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH IN THIS SCHEMA AND PUPIL PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH IN A REGULAR-SIZED CLASS WAS COMPARED. TEACHER REACTION AND STUDENT REACTION…

THIS TEACHING GUIDE IS THE THIRD OF FIVE EXPERIMENTAL EDITIONS CONCERNING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING A REVISED MATHEMATICS PROGRAM IN GRADE 8. BACKGROUND MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS AS WELL AS QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE CONTENT AREAS OF POLYNOMIAL EXPRESSIONS (UNIT 8) AND POLYNOMIAL EQUATIONS (UNIT…

Investigated was the effect of textbook, sex, and the setting of the presentation of the problem on the ability of first-year algebra students to recognize the properties of cummutativity, identity element, and inverses. A random sample of 40 pupils, 20 males and 20 females, was selected from a student population of 774 ninth grade algebra…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the areas of agreement or disagreement in teaching secondary school algebra in England and the United States. Textbooks were read and analyzed for the purpose of obtaining data related to the concepts included, and also for noting major developmental steps which occurred in each textbook series. Among…

These syllabuses for grades 7-12 were written, evaluated, and revised by a team of writers from the Orange County Science Education Improvement Project (OCSEIP). OCSEIP is a cooperative enterprise of the University of California (Irvine), California State College at Fullerton, the Orange County Schools Office, and local districts throughout Orange…

Tested was the hypothesis that learning will be significantly enhanced and classroom activities will tend to be more frequently student-initiated when the learning situation contains three elements--a means of operationally clarifying learning objectives for students, a feedback system to provide the student and teacher with information regarding…

This instructional bulletin was prepared to assist teachers in planning and presenting the sequence of mathematics topics to slow learners. The course is designed to fulfill the high school graduation requirement of one semester of mathematics in the ninth grade. This course combines simple presentations of topics from modern mathematics with new…

This book is a reissue of the second edition which appeared in 1940. It has the distinction of being the first vintage mathematical work published in the NCTM series "Classics in Mathematics Education." The text includes a biography of Pythagoras and an account of historical data pertaining to his proposition. The remainder of the book shows 370…

This booklet is a collection of the papers presented at a joint session of the Mathematical Association of America and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics during the fiftieth annual meeting of the MAA. These papers were presented under the headings of "Geometry and School Mathematics,""High School Geometry," and…

This study tested and compared the effects of an audio-tutorial method and a traditional lecture method of instruction for an Intermediate College Algebra course and investigated how improvements should be made for the commercially-prepared and teacher-made audio-tutorial materials. A sample of 186 students was randomly selected from the…