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Download full textCohen, Martin P.; Fliess, Robert F. – 1979
A survey was conducted to determine: (1) secondary school mathematics teachers' attitudes toward calculator usage in mathematics classes; (2) teacher practices in allowing and/or encouraging the use of calculators; and (3) teachers' perceptions of their schools' policies regarding calculators in the mathematics classroom. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Calculators, Computation, Educational Research
Schoen, Harold L. – 1979
This paper was presented at the 1979 meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco. It describes specific examples of calculator-aided mathematics learning activities for children in grades 2-6. These examples illustrate a variety of topics and types of learning which can be enhanced by a range of capabilities of…
Descriptors: Calculators, Conference Reports, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Wheatley, Grayson H. – 1979
This paper, presented at the 1979 meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, discusses the effects of calculator availability on the elementary school mathematics curriculum. The rationale for a shift from a computationally based curriculum to a conceptually oriented curriculum utilizing the calculator as an…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computation, Conference Reports, Curriculum Development
Harpel, Jim; And Others – 1978
This guide represents the final experimental version of a pilot project which was conducted in the United States between 1973 and 1976. The ideas and the manner of presentation are based on the works of Georges and Frederique Papy. They are recognized for having introduced colored arrow drawings ("papygrams") and models of our numeration…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary School Mathematics, Instructional Materials, Intermediate Grades
Wheatley, Grayson H.; Shumway, Richard J. – 1979
Widespread concern over the use of calculators by young children prompted a broad year-long study of the impact of calculators on elementary school mathematics learning. Two teachers from each of grades 2-6 from five midwestern states participated in the study, which was designed to approximate a "first use" level of calculators in schools. Pupils…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Calculators, Computation, Concept Formation
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA.
THE EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL USE OF COMPUTER FACILITIES AS AN AID IN TEACHING SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS DEPENDS ON (1) ACCESS TO A TYPE OF FACILITY WHICH PERMITS PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCEDURES (I.E., ALGORITHMS DESIGNED BY A STUDENT) TO BE TESTED BY THE STUDENT AND (2) FACILITY RESPONSE TIME PER PROBLEM. THIS UNIT TIME VARIES WITH THE SIZE, TYPE,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science
Goben, Ronald D. – Southern Education Report, 1967
At a day school in East Palo Alto, California, Negro preschool children attend classes which offer reading and mathematics instruction. The staff consists of volunteer teachers, most of whom are white and credentialed. The school's enrollment exceeds 200 pupils. Parents are encouraged to participate in the program, and when controversy over…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Community Involvement, Community Programs
PDF pending restorationDenker, Elenor Rubin – 1977
Seventeen Spanish-speaking children received mathematics instruction in either Spanish or English. Numeric concepts were chosen as the content area so that the results could be understood non-verbally at the outset, the teachers ranked the children's abilities in English and math, and no significant difference between groups was found. However,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Allen, Layman E.; Ross, Joan – 1974
Performance of 237 students in ten eighth-grade mathematics classes was assessed to measure their ability to solve (1) problems which involve only computation, and (2) problems which involve computation and recognition of the relevance of a particular mathematical idea indispensable to the solution of the problem. Pretest and/or posttest data were…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Games, Experiential Learning, Games
Manzo, Anthony V. – 1975
In an examination of the problem of national mathematical illiteracy, the math student, the math teacher, and the math problem are discussed. The math student may have defects, deficiencies, disruptions, and/or differences in the cognitive abilities required to perform a mathematical problem. The math teacher may tend to be less verbal and less…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction
Curran, Faye – 1975
The Developmental Education Questionnaire was mailed nationwide, in November 1974, to members of the Special Interest Group for Two Year Colleges of the International Reading Association. Responses were made by 109 of the 252 members. The purpose of the questionnaire was to develop a profile of the organization of developmental education programs…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Community Colleges, Developmental Programs, Developmental Reading
Roberts, Frank C. – 1975
Between the spring of 1970 and the summer of 1974, 1,747 students enrolled in Math X, a multilevel PSI (Personalized System of Instruction) type of open-ended mathematics instruction system at Antelope Valley College. Results of a study designed to evaluate the course by comparing it with the more conventional mathematics lecture course indicated…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction
Fremont Union High School District, Sunnyvale, CA. – 1975
Intended primarily for teachers, this annotated bibliography lists materials available through various sources for use by the teacher in and out of the classroom. Subject headings under which entries are listed include: (1) professional materials, (2) periodicals, (3) learning to program, (4) mathematics; (5) science, (6) games, and (7) clubs.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Computer Science Education, Computers
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1972
The report of the Individualized Learning for Adults (ILA) project reviews the history and development of the instructional system and focuses on the procedures, accomplishments, and results of the field testing conducted during 1971-72. Stressing mathematics and communication skills, the ILA system leads the adult learner to approximately ninth…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Communication Skills
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1975
This booklet is a collection of 133 field-tested learning activities produced at the Teacher Interactive Learning Center for teacher use with elementary students. No sequence has been attempted in this collection, although the activities are classified by content area as follows: communication arts activities, mathematics activities, and learning…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Creative Activities, Educational Objectives
