Provides information on the number sense of Taiwanese students in grades six and eight. Indicates that student performance on questions requiring written computation was significantly better than on similar questions relying on number sense. Supports the need to look beyond correct answers when computational test results are reported. Contains 29…

Defines spatial structuring as the mental operation of constructing an organization or form for an object/set of objects. Examines in detail students' structuring and enumeration of two-dimensional rectangular arrays of squares. Concludes that many students do not see row-by-column structure. Describes various levels of sophistication in students'…

Reports on three studies that investigate the effects of teaching mathematics in a mixed-ability setting on student achievement and teacher attitudes. Concludes that students' achievements need not be compromised in a heterogeneous setting. Participation in the project workshops also had a positive effect on teachers' attitudes toward teaching…

Analyzes the positioning of parents in school-mathematics reform literature by using reform recommendations that call for parental involvement as a springboard. Demonstrates how literature has created the accepted discourse for mathematics-education reform and how the professionalization of teachers has distanced parents from schools and led to…

Examines the changes that have been evolving in teaching and learning practices in mathematics classrooms by reflecting on issues in the past and present. Discusses what should be done in order to prepare students for the future. Contains 16 references. (ASK)

Reviews selected literature on child development about children's symbol use in performance of spatial and mathematical tasks. Describes the musical development of a child over a period of 16 months and shows how principles of symbol use from outside music can guide interpretations of children's symbol acquisition. (CMK)

Investigates whether solo as opposed to group instruction would improve students' acquisition of rhythmic skills. Finds that individual echoing of rhythm patterns may be advantageous with regard to sight-reading performance. Maintains that it is reasonable to include solo opportunities for the echoing of rhythmic patterns by elementary school…

Explores the literature from physical education psychomotor research in order to answer questions concerning elementary music psychomotor skills acquisition and retention by focusing on four aspects of motor-learning theories: (1) knowledge of results; (2) contextual interference; (3) cognitive strategies; and (4) modeling. (CMK)

Investigates the effect of music training on 34 preschoolers' (n=175) Performance IQs based on commonalties among spatial and musical developmental progressions. Finds significantly less gain in IQ for older children in the control group; the relationship of Performance IQ to age was not significant for the treatment group. (CMK)

Examines the effect of individual testing in conjunction with group instruction on 306 students' sight-singing skills from beginning and advanced choirs of six high schools in Washington State. Reports that individual testing was found to be an effective means of improving individual sight-singing performance in group instructional situations.…

Provides a survey of elementary school student attitudes toward activities traditionally used in the music classroom, as well as activities related to the elementary music program, in order to assist music educators in making decisions about activity modes for instruction that appeal to children at different age-levels. Discusses the findings in…

Examines the role of same- and other-group identification and cultural cues in musical preference decision-making of African-American and white music students. Indicates that white students preferred examples by white performers; African-Americans preferred examples of music by white performers but preferred examples by African-American performers…

Explores the ideas of Charles Faulkner Bryan, a music educator and ethnomusicologist best known as a composer influenced by Appalachian folk music, on the subject of general music and qualities that exemplary teachers should possess. Attempts to determine whether Bryan's beliefs are in accordance with his teaching practices. (CMK)

Examines the effects pullout programs have on fourth-grade students' Ohio Proficiency Test performances by comparing string students and matched-ability nonstring students. Reveals no significant differences between the string and nonstring students in terms of mathematics and writing, but did find differences in favor of string students for…

Presents a case study focusing on the mill-supported Lindale Band in Lindale, Georgia in order to examine the influences of industry on instrumental music education in the U.S. South. Investigates the history of U.S. industrial bands and the philosophical parallels between industry and progressive education. (CMK)