Allowing students to use a polystyrene cutter to fashion their own three-dimensional models is suggested as a means of allowing individuals to experience problems and develop ideas related to solid geometry. A list of ideas that can lead to mathematical discovery is provided. (MP)

This study compared a large class instruction procedure with conventional small class instruction for a mathematics course for prospective elementary teachers. (MP)

The roles and uses of symbols in mathematical thinking are discussed. The thinking process is further subdivided into specialization, generalization, and reasoning. (MP)

Some ideas that primary school teachers can use in class when going over lessons on geometry are presented. (MP)

Student exploration at a secondary school level of fraction relationships using special graphs is described. (MP)

The results of a survey to determine links between mathematics and science departments in schools in Great Britain are reported. (MP)

Several programs designed to aid theater technicians in mathematics and optics related to their intended careers are discussed. The four packages described drill applications of algebra, trigonometry, lens systems, and aspects of manipulating light relevant to theater. (MP)

The results of a pilot study that involved interviews with 54 teachers located in 16 primary schools in and around the Newcastle area are detailed. The data suggest a positive correlation between teacher ability to explain topics to students and years spent in tertiary study. (MP)

Suggestions are made for helping children correct and analyze their own work so they may learn from their own mistakes. (MP)

The Mathematics Teacher Education Project was established in 1974 at the Centre for Studies in Science Education, University of Leeds (England). The scope, objective, and structure of the project are described, and its activities are discussed. (FG)

Experience with materials developed by the Mathematics Teacher Education Project has shown that these resources of teaching methods and suggestions can be used to assist student teachers in their first field experience and in the final term as a means to coalesce and focus on specific teaching strategies. (FG)

In this series of studies, successful teaching practices in mathematics were identified through naturalistic study and an in-service program and model mathematics lesson developed. The in-service training, tested with 40 volunteer teachers in an urban school district, was effective in increasing student mathematics achievement. (SJL)

A program designed in the BASIC programing language to provide drill and practice with positive and negative numbers is presented. (MP)

A variety of mathematical activities is given using pegboard and golf tees. (MP)

Calculators that have the constant arithmetic feature are promoted, and examples of ways this feature can be used in lessons are presented. (MP)