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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Brown, George; Quinn, Robert J. – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2007
Fractions and algebra are critically important components of the mathematics education of the youth. Unfortunately, however, students have typically struggled in these areas. For this reason, teachers and researchers have focused their attention on these topics for at least the past century. This article discusses what research shows regarding…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Algebra, Teacher Effectiveness, Child Development
Pierce, Robyn; Stacey, Kaye; Ball, Lynda – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2005
Digital photos and digital movies offer an excellent way of bringing real world situations into the mathematics classroom. The technologies surveyed here are feasible for everyday classroom use and inexpensive. Examples are drawn from the teaching of Cartesian coordinates, linear functions, ratio and Pythagoras' theorem using still images, and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Graphics, Educational Technology