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1. The Low Achiever in Mathematics: Report of a Conference held in Wadhington, D.C., March 25-27, 1964.

Author

Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. and Woodby, Lauren G.

Abstract

Reported is a 1964 conference devoted to the problem of the low achiever in mathematics. Part I of the document presents five position papers concerned with motivation, Piaget's views on children's intellectual development, inplications of psychological research, the responsibility of school administrators, and business and industry cooperation with the schools. Part II offers six contributions describing current promising practices--programs in Baltimore and Fort Worth, mathematics materials specially prepared for noncollege bound students of average and below average ability, and an elementary mathematics laboratory. A series of recommendations are also included. (NH)

Published
1965

2. KATHERINE ELIZABETH HILL.

Author

Pruitt, Clarence M.

Subjects
EDUCATION, TEACHERS, SCIENCE teachers, MATHEMATICS, ELEMENTARY schools, PHYSICS, EDUCATORS
Abstract

The article profiles Katherine Elizabeth Hill, recipient of the Thirty-Ninth Science Education Recognition Award who is serving as president of the Council for Elementary Science International. Hill was born in Alvarado, Texas on May 24, 1912. She attended elementary schools in Texas and graduated from the Austin High School in 1928. She earned the degree Bachelor of Science major in physics and mathematics at the University of Texas in 1931. Her affiliations in organizations include: Council for Elementary Science International, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, National Science Teachers Association, and Association for the Education of Teachers of Mathematics.

Published
1964
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3. Will Success Spoil A Poverty Program?.

Author

Pannill, William P.

Subjects
EDUCATIONAL finance, ADULT education, POOR people, READING, WRITING, MATHEMATICS, FUNDRAISING, GOVERNMENT agencies
Abstract

Criticizes the decision to reduce the funds for the basic adult education program in Houston, Texas which offers reading, writing and arithmetic classes to poor people in the city. Reason for the decision of the superintendent of schools in Houston to abandon the program; Claims of the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Office of Education on the agency responsible for the budget cuts; Overview of the donation and fund-raising campaigns to support the program; Impact of the decision on the city's poor and uneducated people.

Published
1966