The teaching objectives and curriculum content of the secondary school mathematics program in China are discussed. Public examination papers and classroom teaching methods are described, with specific examples. (MNS)

Three innovative features of the new Caribbean mathematics examinations are discussed: increased information on candidates' performance, breadth of consultation and concern with social needs in the development of the syllabus, and conception and implementation of the syllabus as a curriculum. Appended are examples from the syllabus and…

Results obtained when a procedure for assessing the questions on uniersity mathematics examinations to see what skills were needed for their solution are given for a sample of 1400 questions set during 1976 in 10 British universities. The method is a way of focusing rational argument. (MNS)

The explicit, experimental introduction of a series of logical inconsistencies is described and recommended as a means of disrupting the faulty logic and, thereby, enhancing the use of more appropriate probabilistic reasoning by graduate students enrolled in an introductory inferential statistics course. (14 references) (JJK)

Elementary education students (n=141) were asked to estimate answers to 25 arithmetic problems. Half were presented the problems in an application (word problem) format, and the other half received the same problems in a computational format. Results indicated higher success levels with the applied format which is contradictory to previous results…

Differences in attitude toward mathematics of German students (n=748) aged 14-19 were examined to verify previously reported differences. Results indicated continuing gender differences in interest in mathematics, perceived importance of mathematics achievement, and mathematics career choice; changed views on gender roles. (Contains 25…

Presents computer approach formulated within a framework of versatile thinking designed to overcome obstacles to understanding algebra. Results from related studies comparing the computer and traditional approaches taught to 11, 12, and 13 year olds showed that the computer approach significantly improved the understanding of higher order concepts…

Analyzed are the different stages in the conceptual evolution of infinity as developed historically through the work of Bolzano and Cantor. Results of a study of 18 to 20 year old's concept of infinity prior to instruction produced aspects of the passage between conceptual levels of infinity. (MDH)

A study of 255 fifth graders and 177 eighth graders from 12 randomly chosen Mexican schools was conducted to identify and characterize the students' computational estimation skills and strategies. Data from computational estimation tests and selected interviews revealed that Mexican students employed general estimation processes similar to U.S.…

Studied schemes involved in solving two-step arithmetic word problems in (n=1824) elementary schoolchildren in Israel. Compound schemes and combinations of operations were found to affect the difficulty level of the problems. Appendix includes two versions of the test instrument. (Contains 17 references.) (MKR)