Research related to mathematics education which was reported during 1974 is listed. Brief annotations are provided for journal articles and dissertations. (SD)

Programed units of instruction designed with four different sequences of characterizations and exemplifications of disjunctive concepts were given to preservice elementary school teachers. Students were tested on three levels of concept attainment, with differences between strategies resulting, as one moves through the levels of cognitive…

Reports discriminate analyses using data from several National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities (NLSMA) measures for two groups from the NLSMA Y-population, high and low geometry achievers. The analysis correctly classified from 75 percent to 95 percent of the groups, depending on the measure used. (JP)

Grade nine students (n=116) were assigned to five different algebra word problem test versions: textbook, student, pictorial, textbook plus pictorial, and student plus pictorial versions. Analysis by IQ levels yielded results different from those obtained in previous studies. (JP)

An experimental calculus class was instructed by inquiry-style presentation incorporating heuristic problem-solving strategies. A control class was also instructed using an inquiry style, but with no emphasis on heuristics. Based on interviews, it is suggested that heuristic-oriented instruction can be an effective mode of teaching problem…

Investigation of second- and third-graders' achievement in mathematics and its correlation with nonmathematical variables yielded the following results: listening ability and vocabulary levels were significant variables, intelligence was significant for grade three but not grade two, and sex and the ability to conserve were not significant for…

Argues for increased usage of non-linear regression models which could account for a greater percentage of the variance in the data than do linear models in educational studies. (JP)

The article critiqued is contained in the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education," volume 4, 1973, pages 6-19. (JP)

A reply to questions raised by Leroy G. Callahan in the "Journal for Research in Mathematics Education," volume 5, 1974, pages 60-63. (JP)

Study investigates the effect of musical experiences designed to develop specific musical concepts, on the neurologically handicapped child's improvement in spatial, temporal, and ordinal concepts. (Author)

Results of this study suggest that some use of the type of the listening used in this study would be appropriate for teaching discriminative listening in the general music curriculum. (Author)

Article restricts itself to a survey of Billings' own comments about the music he composed. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to review the spectrum of musico-aesthetic attitude tests by categorizing several according to their approach and the attributes they attempt to measure. (Author)

Research shows that subjects receiving music lessons under conditions of adult high approval selected more of the music taught than subjects taught under adult low-approval conditions. (Author)

Discusses Martin Luther's contribution to music education. (GB)