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Peer reviewedFarrell, Margaret A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Suggestions are given on how a competency-based teacher-education program might focus on nontrivial tasks and measure them in ways that are not merely based on checklists. (MK)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Behavioral Objectives, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education
Peer reviewedTurner, Linda M. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A teacher describes her methods for teaching mathematics to students who need more motivation, discipline, and reinforcement than do college preparatory students. (MK)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Mathematics Instruction, Noncollege Bound Students, Positive Reinforcement
Peer reviewedPerham, Arnold E.; Perham, Bernadette H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A description of a one-semester course in applications from the management sciences is given. (MK)
Descriptors: Administration, College Bound Students, Games, Management Systems
Peer reviewedMathematics Teacher, 1979
Suggestions are given for teaching function notation, fractional calculations on a calculator, division to relucant learners, and a probability problem. (MK)
Descriptors: Computation, Division, Fractions, Mathematics Curriculum
Peer reviewedLaing, Robert A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Activities to be used before teaching the Pythagorean Theorem are described. Sample worksheets are provided. (MK)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedHollist, J. Taylor – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
This article examines methods of solution, including a computer program, of a well-known puzzle. (MK)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Games, Mathematical Enrichment, Puzzles
Peer reviewedHartzler, Stanley J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A method for solving inequalities of degree greater than one is described. (MK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Inequalities, Mathematics Instruction
Peer reviewedCrawford, John A.; Long, Calvin T. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
The author describes a method for introducing mathematical induction employing Fibonacci numbers. (MK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedGathany, Timothy A. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Ideas that students can use in generating their own problems are discussed and suggestions are made for implementing this type of activity in the classroom. (MK)
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Motivation Techniques, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSmart, James R. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A 20-question quiz on the uses of numbers in the real world is presented. (MK)
Descriptors: Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Numbers, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedDunn, R. G. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
A classroom game patterned after "Hollywood Squares" is described as a way to disguise drill on basic skills and provide an incentive for doing homework. (MP)
Descriptors: Games, Homework, Instruction, Motivation
Peer reviewedFrasier, E. Lewis – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Several logical methods for dividing circles and time into legitimate metric increments are examined and discussed as being convenient for conducting business, doing mathematics, navigating, and scheduling our daily lives. (MP)
Descriptors: Business, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Measurement
Peer reviewedBemer, R. W. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
The chief pedagogical advantages of the metric system are discussed as being its coherency and an aid to learning. The reasons for converting to the metric system are discussed. (MP)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Instruction, Learning, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedBurton, Grace M. – Mathematics Teacher, 1979
Mathematics as a masculine domain is discussed as being a detriment to the intellectual development and the career progress of women. Remedies to this condition are explored. (MP)
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Educationally Disadvantaged, Instruction, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedMathematics Teacher, 1979
Topics covered are: a game to provide drill with linear equations; the relationship between area and perimeter in a triangle; a new form for factoring polynomials; and a technique for graphing inverse functions. (MP)
Descriptors: Algebra, Geometry, Graphs, Instruction
