Developing Computational Estimation Materials for the Middle Grades. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Reys, Robert E.; und weitere
Institution	Missouri Univ., Columbia.
Titel	Developing Computational Estimation Materials for the Middle Grades. Final Report.
Quelle	(1984), (156 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Computation; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Evaluation; Decimal Fractions; Educational Research; Elementary Education; Estimation (Mathematics); Interviews; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Curriculum; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mental Computation; Middle Schools; Percentage; Student Attitudes; Whole Numbers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Dezimalbruch; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Elementarunterricht; Estimation; Mathematics; Schätzung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Mathematische Bildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Kopfrechnen; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This report summarizes a project to develop computational estimation materials for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. In chapter 1, the need for estimation skills is discussed and the goals of the project are stated: to develop a carefully sequenced set of lessons, activities, and maintenance work on estimation with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percent; to implement the program in grades 6, 7, and 8; and to evaluate the effects of the program on achievement in terms of skill in estimation and the types of processes employed. The second chapter describes the guidelines, issues, components, and pacing of the program. In chapters 3 and 4, findings from the evaluation of the pilot materials are presented, while chapter 5 describes the revision process. Seven appendices contain the pacing guide for the pilot materials; the attitude questionnaire and results; the mental computation tests and results; the computational estimation test, acceptable intervals, and results; the midyear test and results; a summary of the interview packet; forms used to evaluate the instructional materials; and a list of presentations made to disseminate project materials. (MNS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC