A calculation method using the 10 fingers to perform the four basic operations with whole numbers can be an introductory and supplementary approach to math instruction for handicapped children. Using the finger calculation method to learn arithmetic is supported by J. Piaget's stages of cognitive development. Studies showing the worth of this…

FIFTEEN DAILY DRILLS EMPHASIZING MASTERY OF BASIC NUMBER FACTS, SUCH AS ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT WERE CONSTRUCTED TO ENCOMPASS 7 PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ATTRIBUTES OF AN EFFECTIVE DRILL. ATTRIBUTES ARE MIXED DRILL, TIME LIMIT, INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT EXAMPLES, THOROUGH COVERAGE, FREQUENT AND SMALL AMOUNTS, VERBAL PROBLEMS,…

TWO GROUPS OF KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN FROM CONTRASTING SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS WERE STUDIED TO EXPLORE WHAT EFFECT THEIR BACKGROUND WOULD HAVE ON THEIR ARITHMETIC CONCEPTS. THE FIRST GROUP FROM A LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) AREA WAS COMPOSED OF 32 NEGRO, 14 CAUCASIAN, AND THREE ORIENTAL CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES, AND THE CONTRASTING HIGH SES GROUP HAD…

The objective of this study was to determine ways of attaining a working competence in the arithmetic of the full real number system, and to explore means of removing some ineffective practice employed in instruction. A secondary objective was to determine the feasibility of developing infinite decimal arithmetic directly, without building on the…

Reported are suggestions indicated by research studies to eight questions concerning the teaching of rational numbers. (1) Can young children learn fractional concepts? Answer: Manipulative materials are of value to learning in the primary grades. (2) How should the common denominator be determined? Answer: Both factoring and equivalent fractions…

This study investigated children's knowledge of division and its relationship to their teacher's conceptual understanding of division following Professional Development. A paper and pencil test was administered to 47 year 7 students and 2 teachers over 2 phases. Following the testing, six students and the teacher from each phase were interviewed.…

This textbook is an arithmetic course with lessons adapted to the age, attainments, and practical experience of evening-school students. The lessons in this text represent a course sufficient in length for at least two years.

This arithmetic textbook aims to teach the reading of figures so as to train the mind to instantly catch the idea that any combination of figures is intended to express. This is to be done by "the simple process of reading;" and the method consists: (1) in teaching the alphabet; and (2) in teaching the combinations of the alphabet, which…

This textbook is a teaching manual for arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Historical sketches on the subjects are included. Each topic is discussed in detail, and the teacher is advised along what lines to work, and how the work may be successfully accomplished.

Arithmetic is the science of numbers, and also the art of computation. This textbook presents mental and written arithmetic through simple numbers. [This book was written by the Brothers of the Christian Schools and published by De La Salle Institute.]