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Aslan, Farhad; Duck, Howard – School Science and Mathematics, 1992
P-adic or g-adic sets are sets of elements formed by linear combinations of powers of p, a prime number, or g, a counting number, where the coefficients are whole numbers less than p or g. Discusses exercises illustrating basic numerical operations for p-adic and g-adic sets. Provides BASIC computer programs to verify the solutions. (MDH)
Descriptors: Addition, Algebra, Algorithms, College Mathematics
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Brown, Nancy M. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1993
Describes a class activity in which students create word problems associated to specific arithmetic problems that are then edited in their English class. Using the computer laboratory and a word-processing program under the supervision of the media specialist, the problems are compiled in a booklet, printed, and distributed. (MDH)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Grade 7
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Stevens, Ron; Johnson, David F.; Soller, Amy – Cell Biology Education, 2005
The IMMEX (Interactive Multi-Media Exercises) Web-based problem set platform enables the online delivery of complex, multimedia simulations, the rapid collection of student performance data, and has already been used in several genetic simulations. The next step is the use of these data to understand and improve student learning in a formative…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Problem Solving, Genetics
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Beveridge, Breann R.; Weber, Kimberly P.; Derby, K. Mark; McLaughlin, T. F. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
A classroom intervention employing math racetracks was carried out to teach math facts to two elementary students with learning disabilities. A math racetrack is a drill and practice procedure where known and unknown facts are placed on a sheet of paper like an oval racetrack. The effectiveness of using math racetracks was evaluated with a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Problem Sets, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Spears, Sandy; Ehringer, Margaret – 1992
College algebra is currently being taught using graphing calculators such as the TI-81. This document presents exploratory and problem solving activities that have resulted from classroom experiences with the TI-81. The activities have been designed to enhance the learning of some standard college algebra topics through the easy access to…
Descriptors: Algebra, Class Activities, College Mathematics, Discovery Learning
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Kieren, Dianne K.; Hurlbut, Nancy L. – 1986
A comparative analysis is presented of adolescent participation in three-person family problem-solving groups, involving five families with an adolescent diabetic and three families with an adolescent with no diagnosed illness. Observation and interaction analysis of family problem-solving in a laboratory setting were used, as families were asked…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Diabetes, Family Relationship
McCreery, Louis – 1989
This monograph provides activities for beginning algebra students to develop an understanding of the meaning and use of letter symbols, to show applications of algebra in their own lives, and to develop an understanding of mathematical processes through investigation. The activities included were developed by considering the students' mathematical…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 7, Grade 8, Instructional Materials
Jewell, Larry R. – 1985
This learning module provides students with practice in applying mathematical operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computation, Data Interpretation, Definitions
Jewell, Larry R. – 1985
This learning module provides students with practice in applying mathematical operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computation, High Schools, Learning Activities
Jewell, Larry R. – 1985
This learning module provides students with practice in applying geometric operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computation, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
Jewell, Larry R. – 1985
This learning module provides students with practice in applying mathematical operations to vocational agriculture. The module consists of unit objectives, definitions, information, problems to solve, worksheets suitable for various levels of vocational agriculture instruction, and answer keys for the problems and worksheets. This module, which…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Computation, High Schools, Learning Activities
French, Lucia – 1982
The typical approach to studying the cognitive competencies of the elderly involves giving the same task to samples of elderly adults and college students. On such comparisons of performance of cognitive tasks, the elderly have almost always been found to be inferior, which is interpreted as indicating an irreversible age-determined decline in…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Development, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)
Kelsey, Donald E., Comp. – 1984
This curriculum guide was designed by the Coudersport, Pennsylvania, school system to be used in teaching 0-4 level mathematics skills to adult basic education students. The guide is intended to provide consumer-oriented, problem-solving material that correlates with those skills found in the Noonan-Spradley Diagnostic Program of Computational…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1979
One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules dealing with math skills, this self-paced student module covers the addition and subtraction of common fractions and mixed numbers. Included in the module are the following: cover sheet listing module title, goals, and performance indicators; introduction; study guide/check list with…
Descriptors: Addition, Arithmetic, Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists
Cuneo, Diane O. – 1980
Presented are the results of an investigation of stimulus integration capabilities of three- and four-year-old children in judgments of small and large numbers. There is much evidence that suggested young children have a concept of number for small numbers, but not for large ones. A concept of number was hypothesized by Piaget to rest on the…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Experiential Learning
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