The relationship between performance in mathematics and the understanding of mathematical text is examined in the case of students who have to learn the discipline in a language which is not their mother tongue. No correlation between performance and text understanding was found. (MN)

The author discusses the apparent lack of present day progress and developments of mathematics and mathematicians as compared with those of previous generations. (Author/MN)

The process of designing a learning system for an undergraduate business course in problem solving is described. The system includes pre-testing, problem solving strategies, providing practice and evaluating systems performance. (MN)

The author discusses the use of the duality principle in combination with the hierarchy of algebraic operations in helping students to retain and use definitions and rules for arithmetic and geometric sequences and series. (MN)

The author proposes that computer programs which are designed to make algorithmic structures accessible and comprehensible be employed as advance organizers in mathematics instruction. These programs would bring clarity and structural integration to mathematical, instructional, and cognitive structures important to the mastery of mathematical…

A course is described which gives students experience in creating practical mathematical models of "real" problems, relating the mathematical solutions of the model to the original problem, and recognizing non-mathematical constraints on possible solution approaches. The students assume the role of industrial mathematicians while their tutors play…

Women today receive more education, marry later in life, have fewer children, and pursue longer careers than in the past. Undergraduate schools must expand educational studies for women beyond teacher training to include skills in social services, recreation, administration of senior citizens' programs, and adult education. Available from: College…

Bilingual education needs an instructional design which considers totally its special nature and encompasses a plan for implementing a sound integral education program through a sequential and articulated curriculum supported by relevant instructional materials. A field-based project consisting of experimental and control schools for the design's…

Two grade 7 groups were tested to compare their relative proficiency on numerous French and English language achievement tests. One group had followed the early immersion option through grade 6 and then a traditional English curriculum (with a French maintenance class); the other group had followed a traditional English curriculum (with a strong…

If bilingual education is to achieve educational quality or linguistic and cultural maintenance concomitant and radical change in the allocation of language rights and other minority rights in this country, there must be a substantial amount of political and economic power by the groups concerned. (NQ)

The creation of a more humanized classroom and the inclusion of the intangible elements of culture into the total instructional design will expand the viability of bilingual-bicultural education to a new level. However, culture cannot be an isolated component of the curriculum, but rather an integrated part of the total thrust. (NQ)

The potential contribution of linguistics to the cause of bilingual-bicultural education is of profound importance, and the utilization of linguistic knowledge and research is critical if bilingual programs are to be of the quality needed to achieve their goals. (Author/NQ)

Since the monolingual teacher is endowed with certain linguistic skills in her own language, she can serve as the model for the development of English language skills in the bilingual child. However, she must have a thorough knowledge of the basic philosophy and goals of bilingual education and of the particular objectives of the program. (NQ)

Written in Spanish, the article reports a study which compared the self concepts and attitudes toward their culture, the American culture, and school of Hispanic students in a maintenance and a transitional bilingual-bicultural program and in a monolingual school. (NQ)