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Morris, Janet P. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1983
An experience in a sixth-grade classroom is described in which microcomputer activities were integrated into regular instruction. The plan and the findings from achievement and attitude scales are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6

Nibbelink, William H.; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1987
Data are presented for problem-solving content of selected elementary school mathematics textbooks and problem-solving achievement for students in Iowa for grades 4-6 for selected years between 1955 and 1985. Relationships between textbook content and student achievement are considered. (RH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Grade 5

Markovits, Zvia; And Others – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
The performance of sixth and seventh graders on a variety of tasks involving estimation and reasonableness of results were studied. Also examined was the effect of a short unit of activities on these two topics. Correct answers approximately doubled after instruction. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Estimation (Mathematics)