This paper continues a research agenda to investigate teachers' beliefs about mathematics, mathematics learning, and mathematics teaching. Focus is given to data collected in 1996 and 1997 investigating the views of more than 900 primary and secondary mathematics teachers in the southwestern suburbs of Sydney and the North Coast of New South Wales…

This step-by-step guide for children provides a collection of over 150 recipes for breakfasts, lunches, salads, dinners, snacks, and desserts, with an emphasis on safety and creativity. The first chapter gives information concerning kitchen safety, utensils, term definitions, measuring equivalents, cleanup tips and other useful instructions. The…

Inexpensive and readily available materials are suggested for a study of rigid geometric figures. Students build three-dimensional figures noting the number of exterior struts (sides) and the number of interior struts necessary to make it rigid. (LS)

The physical, social, emotional, and cognitive gains derived from block building are examined in relation to learning needs of the pre-school child. (CS)

Cuisenaire, Dienes and traditional methods of teaching mathematics were compared by pre- and posttesting pupils in British junior schools during a three year period (1961-63) on mechanical and problem arithmetic, concept knowledge and attitudes. Details of the varied experimental design are given in addition to data and interpretation. (JP)

A concrete and a symbolic approach to learning multiplication in the second grade are studied. The results, indicating that children using the symbolic model performed at a higher level than those using a concrete model, are discussed. (DT)

A method of showing the meaning of decimal fraction without using fraction words or notation. One technique described in detail uses large squares, strips, and small squares; using the metric system and decimal coinage is also suggested. (DT)

Examples are given of activities that begin with the classification of objects into sets and lead to concepts and activities in other branches of mathematics, in language arts, and in science. (DT)