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50 Years of ERIC
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Sawi, M. El – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1978
A primary factor reported was the change from a 4-4-4 system of education to a 6-6-3 system. The impact of this change is discussed in three sections covering the primary, general secondary, and higher secondary schools. (MP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Purakam, Orasri – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1978
A curriculum, described as a moderate "new math" program, developed by the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST), is discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fey, James T. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1978
The United States' experience with "new math" is discussed. Topics covered include: what changes were sought, what change was realized, and what has been learned. (MP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Wilson, B. J. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1978
The Caribbean Mathematics Project is described: its development, the effects, the successes and their limits, and the failures and their causes. (MP)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction
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Bell, A. W. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
Pupils' attempts to construct proofs and explanations in simple mathematical situations are analyzed, and differences from the mature mathematician's use of proof are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Deduction, Evaluation, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education
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Bishop, Alan J. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
Some aspects of classroom incidents in which the pupil has indicated he does not understand something about the mathematics being covered, and which require immediate decision-making on the part of the teacher, are explored. (DT)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education
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Fletcher, T. J. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
The fundamental role of the theorems of Pappus and Desargues in the construction of nomograms is explained. (DT)
Descriptors: Geometry, Instruction, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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O'Brien, Thomas C. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
The child as a learning organism, the goal of elementary school mathematics, modern mathematics, and improvement of mathematics education are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Instruction
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Pollak, H. O. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
The functions of a mathematician in industry are analyzed and suggestions are given concerning the mathematical training that would be appropriate. (DT)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Curriculum, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications
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Sedivy, Jaroslav – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
Methods of teaching students to solve equations and inequalities containing parameters are suggested. (DT)
Descriptors: Algebra, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education
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Steiner, Hans Georg – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
An example of mathematizing a situation and mathematical model-building by means of using a finite geometry is presented. (DT)
Descriptors: Geometry, Instruction, Mathematical Models, Mathematics
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Turnau, Stefan – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
Methods of handling a student's incorrect mathematical generalization are discussed. (DT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instruction, Mathematics Education, Number Concepts
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Varga, Tamas – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
The amount and nature of the mathematics needed by a primary school teacher are examined. (DT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary School Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematics Education
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Wittmann, Erich – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
A study of geometric convexity, where the emphasis is on the gradual organization of a field by mathematizing, is outlined. (DT)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Geometry, Higher Education, Instruction
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van Barneveld, G. B.; And Others – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1976
The geometry curriculum at the elementary school level is discussed. Details of five different units on geometry, each stressing space orientation, are given. (DT)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
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