Students and teachers in 14 self-contained sixth grade classrooms participated in this study. Results showed significant relationships between rural students' performance on mathematical concepts and problem solving tests and their attitude toward mathematics. Negative correlations between teacher's attitudes toward teaching mathematics and…

This bibliography focuses on articles published before January 1, 1976, which are concerned with the history of elementary mathematics topics. (DT)

Describes a college level minicourse utilizing photography and the camera to present basic physical optics. Included is an outline of topics and a listing of course objectives. (SL)

Describes three major difficulties plaguing most discovery-learning teaching systems and presents a theoretical operational approach for offsetting these difficulties. (SL)

Describes an environmental education workshop for 36 inservice secondary teachers and an evaluation of related student learning. Data indicate student learning was influenced by the treatment. (SL)

Thirty-three studies, each comparing the effectiveness of individualized vs group-based instruction in facilitating mathematics learning, are tabulated according to author, grade level, mathematical content, test used, and direction of significant differences. Results of 19 studies comparing the effects of grouping on attitudes towards mathematics…

Proposes the study of edible wild plants as a means of developing an attitude of environmental responsibility in students. Senior citizens can provide considerable assistance for such a program. (SL)

The benefits of using computer simulations in teaching elementary probability topics are discussed. Sample probability problems suitable for simulation are suggested. (DT)

Discusses implications of utilizing the term "up" to signify north and "down" to signify south in map instruction. Included are several strategies to avoid possible confusion, especially in young children of indiscriminate interchange of the terms. (SL)

Advantages of a program in which high school students teach arithmetic to small groups of elementary students are discussed. (DT)

Evaluated was air instructional technique utilizing planetarium facilities to teach the concept of day and night to 207 first-grade students. Test results indicate that the methods was not highly effective. (SL)

Six areas of learning common to mathematics and science are discussed: sorting and classifying, measuring, using spatial and time relationships, interpreting data, communicating, and formulating and interpreting models. Examples of available materials are cited for each category. (DT)

The history of mathematics curriculum revision since 1900 is described, the present day school mathematics situation is analyzed, and suggestions for a two-track mathematics program are given. (DT)

Evaluated are 28 classroom variables from 33 eighth-grade science classes to identify variables useful in predicting achievement. (SL)

This bibliography lists articles concerned with mathematics beyond that usually taught in the junior high school and also includes bibliographical references to mathematicians, journals, and societies. Twenty-one different categories were used in organizing the entries. (DT)