Deals with knowledge of scalar transformations among Brazilian students and construction foremen. Compares students' mathematical experience to foremen's. Reports study on students' and foremen's performance in solving scale drawing problems. Discusses aspects of relationship between learning mathematical procedures in school and daily life and…

Using a sample of four Illinois secondary vocational programs, the study attempted to test and cross-validate the construct of student self-ratings and teacher ratings of generalizable mathematics skills for handicapped students. Findings show a wide disagreement between the two ratings. Further research is suggested. (CH)

Board games parents may use to improve their child's basic skills in reading, math, spelling, and reasoning are reviewed. The article describes eight games along with suggestions about how each game may be used to improve skills. Suggested ages and manufacturer of each game are listed. (JL)

Some of the problems of learning disabled students which make teaching arithmetic difficult include: symbol-object relationships, reversibility of functions, perceptual deficits, multiplication tables, division tasks, word problems, and place values. Among suggestions for teachers are presenting and setting up problems according to students'…

Examines the cause of confusion arising from ambiguity of units and semantics in length, area, and volume concept formation. Introduces the mimik, a standard area of one thousand square millimeters, and advocates its use as an interim symbol system. (JM)

A nine-item practical test was developed to determine the feasibility of including practical testing in the mathematics curriculum. The nature of the test, administration procedures, results obtained, and general comments on students' responses to the testing are discussed. (JN)

Discusses the use of a series of worksheets to help students read and use a calibrated scale. Copies of the four worksheets are included. (JN)

This study developed and validated a set of student self-ratings, teacher ratings, and performance test assessment instruments designed to measure the generalizable mathematics skills of students in vocational education programs. Results suggest that these instruments possess content and face validity, high internal consistency reliability, and…

Discusses the nature of mathematical induction and what constitutes a correct proof by this method and common misconceptions of induction with recommendations for their remediation. The topic is also analyzed into behavioral skills and subjected to a conceptual analysis. Criteria for analyzing and evaluating textbook treatment of induction are…

Discusses students' inability to make the connection between manipulative materials and pencil-and-paper calculations in mathematics instruction. Outlines the development of mathematical ideas through the concrete, representational, and abstract phases of instruction. An annotated bibliography listing teacher resources for representational-level…

The workshop that is the subject of this report, one in a series of workshops made possible through a grant to the CFE from the National Science Foundation, is the starting point for that effort. The center's mission is to promote evidence-based policy analysis that both responds to current needs and anticipates future ones. This one-day workshop…

To ensure all students have every opportunity to succeed, Indiana adopted world-class academic standards in English-language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies and an assessment system to measure student progress. These standards clearly outline what students should know and be able to do in each subject, at each grade level. This…

The International Schools' Assessment (ISA) provides an insight into students' proficiency in the three domains of mathematical literacy, reading and writing, in each case derived from a single measure of performance on a particular day. This document is designed to help administrators and teachers interpret the reports provided to schools on…

This book is a teacher's resource guide designed to help students gain the range of math skills they need to succeed in life, work, and on standardized tests; overcome math anxiety; discover math as interesting and purposeful; and develop good number sense. Topics covered in this book include measurement and data analysis such as measuring…

At the present time, state mandated testing is solely in mathematics and reading, so it behooves schools to provide the best mathematics curriculum. Adults who are deficient in numeracy face difficulties in the societal arena. Objectives in mathematics need to be carefully selected by the teacher. Three categories of objectives should be stressed:…