This study investigated hearing-impaired students' understanding of the mathematical concept of fractional numbers, as measured by their ability to determine the order and equivalence of fractional numbers. Twenty-one students (ages 10-16) with hearing impairments were compared with 26 students with normal hearing. The study concluded that…

This book is one in a series of teacher resource books developed to: (1) rescue students from the clutches of computers that drill and control; and (2) supply teachers with computer activities compatible with a mathematics program that emphasizes investigation, problem solving, creativity, and hypothesis making and testing. This is not a book…

A randomized pretest-posttest-control group design study, replicated three times, each time with 24 subjects randomly selected and assigned to either a treatment or control group of 12 subjects each, was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a modified instructional strategy for accelerative and mastery learning of basic arithmetic by a male…

This book of supplemental exercises is one of a series of books designed to provide educational materials for students in addition to the instructional texts in the Adult Learning Skills Program. Exercises in this basic level book are for the mathematics subject area. Course numbers and exercise topics are: 301 (vocabulary and reading in math,…

The Enright Arithmetic Program is a diagnostic-prescriptive program designed to facilitate an effective remedial effort. This paper evaluates the effect of the use of the program on the performance of students needing remedial education in mathematics. The program begins by establishing for each student the exact set of skills that the student…

Because little is presently known about changes in children's knowledge of the logical principles of arithmetic and, more specifically, about how children's developing knowledge is reflected in the use of solution procedures, two types of three-term arithmetic problems were presented for solution to 6-, 7-, 9-, 11-, and 20-year-olds. Problems were…

This resource package deals with elementary level mathematics in daily living, substituting newspapers as a refreshing change from mathematics texts. A total of 40 exercises are intended to provide review and reinforcement for skills previously taught in formal lessons. Skill or concept areas included are: reading large numbers; basic operations;…

This program is designed to enable students to master the competencies and skills which reflect the learning goals and objectives developed by the Illinois State Board of Education. This document lists the learning objectives by grade level and reporting period for kindergarten through grade three. Topics included are arithmetic, measurement,…

This review of the relevant literature in the area of numerical facility attempts to clarify the construct of numerical facility and provide guidance for items tapping this ability. The review is presented in five parts. The first section introduces two approaches that can be used to investigate numerical facility, including factor analysis.…

Drawing in part on experiences from Harvard University's Program in Information Resources Policy, this paper looks at societal implications of changes in information resources and suggests concomitant changes in education. Commercial and geopolitical effects of the expansion in the range and versatility of information and communications products…

One in a series of core instructional materials for apprentices to use during the first or second years of apprenticeship-related subjects training, this booklet deals with basic mathematics. The first section consists of an outline of the content and scope of the core materials as well as a self-assessment pretest. Covered in the three…

This text was written under the auspices of the School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG) as a means for preparing teachers to teach the SMSG text Mathematics for Junior High School, Volume I. Included throughout are comments on suggested methods of presenting material to seventh graders. In this text, class exercises are interspersed throughout, with…

This book is intended as a demonstration that a variety of interesting problems suitable for use in the school mathematics experience of everyperson can be fabricated from available sources. It is intended to be illustrative rather than exhaustive. The problems in the book are intended to be accessible to children by the middle school years. The…

The mathematics curriculum activities presented in this guide were developed as one component of a total career education demonstration project for Appalachian Maryland, and are intended for use as supplements to the total middle or junior high school curriculum. Introductory material lists career education concepts and outlines career and…

This document is an instructional package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with mathematics as applied to water supply and wastewater treatment plant operation. Included are objectives, instructor guides and student handouts. The module is the first of a three level series and is concerned with calculation of…