Nigerian Social Studies teachers were surveyed to determine their conception of the role, context, and function of citizenship education in primary school. Results showed that overall, Nigerian teachers' attitudes were somewhat conducive to citizenship education for life in a democratic society, but teachers perceived limits upon such education.…

This case study examined the performance of a 13-year-old highly skilled mental calculator on mental multiplication tasks. She solved difficult tasks by using various ingenious calculation methods, including distributing, factoring, and recalling the product directly. Implications for instruction are reported. (Author/RH)

Exploratory study aimed to investigate elements of geometrical concepts that children learn through Logo programing. A test designed to assess three components of length and angle was administered to 84 children who had learned Logo for one year and 92 who had not. Data indicated a positive effect of Logo work on some items, but not all.…

Data were collected in the problem representations and solution strategies of 30 first graders who were given a series of simple addition and subtraction word problems. The children were interviewed three times during the school year. The influence of problem structure on children's solution strategies appears more extensive and decisive than that…

Fourth graders (n=204) and seventh graders (n=185) were given a prior-knowledge inventory, a graph test, and reading and achievement tests during four testing sessions. Significant predictors for graph comprehension were identified for both grade four and grade seven students. The results suggest that children should be involved in graphing…

Attitudes toward mathematics and attitudes toward computers were examined for 1,018 grade 8 students and 800 grade 12 students. The female students were more likely than the male students to associate negative attitudes toward mathematics with negative attitudes toward computers. Participation in an eighth-grade mathematics course with a computer…

Presents the 17th annual listing of mathematics education research published by this journal. Lists references alphabetically by author within the three categories of research summaries, articles, and dissertations. Indexes appropriate references with an age or grade level. Annotates studies which focused on mathematics education. (TW)

Reports on the progress of a project designed to establish both a research agenda for mathematics education and a conceptual framework for such an undertaking. Describes four conferences which have been organized to consider teaching problem solving, effective teaching, teaching and learning algebra, and middle school number concepts. (TW)

Defines and describes educational ethnography. Discusses the potential of ethnographic methodologies in music education research. Examines data collection, methods and issues concerning the theoretical framework, reliability, validity, and generalizability of ethnographic research. (AEM)

Presents a study which monitored the association of color with music in 1256 subjects aged 3 to 78 years. The data show consistent color associations across generations and music samples. Concludes that color associations with music are not the result of experiential conditioning, but may be the result of a kind of sensory processing of music.…

Discusses the development of music education in public schools between 1885 and 1905. Describes teacher preparation, certification, the use of music supervisors, instructional methodologies used during the period. Reports the results of four national surveys conducted between 1885 and 1900. (AEM)

Discusses the 1885 survey by General John Eaton of public school music programs. The survey instrument asked questions concerning how many hours per week, in what grades, and by whom music was taught. It also included instruction on the systems and textbooks used, and factors which limited school music instruction. (Author/AEM)

Reports a study which examined the effects of audio and visual approaches to rhythm reading and short-term retention in second and sixth grade students. Sixth graders learned the patterns twice as fast as younger children. Simultaneous use of both auditory and visual channels facilitates learning. (Author/AEM)

Summarizes the burgeoning literature on teacher cognition, focusing on teachers as mediators of the social studies curriculum. Describes teachers as professionals who bring intellectual and moral agency to their work with children, the social studies curriculum, and the milieu of schooling. Reviews three studies which represent this research…

States that World War I served as a catalyst for rapid change in the teaching of history, geography, and current events. Indicators of change were found in professional journals such as THE HISTORY TEACHER'S MAGAZINE. Concludes that post-World War I social studies was more like our current curriculum than that which existed prior to the War.…