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This bibliography serves as a guide to teachers and librarians who want to select books to supplement the elementary school mathematics program. The selections give an indication of the wide variety of topics which may include mathematical concepts. They reinforce or develop concepts about number and size, present material on the application of these understandings, or delve into the history and theory of mathematics. A short annotation is given for most entries. (JP)

PAPERS CONCERNING (1) LEARNING AND METHODS OF INVESTIGATION, AND (2) CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTIVE THINKING ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION. IN THE PAPER THAT DEALS WITH LEARNING, A DEFINITION OF LEARNING AND A DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY ARE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULI AND RESPONSES IN THE MODIFICATION OF STUDENT BEHAVIOR. THE LANGUAGE OF SCIENCE, ITS METHODS OF INQUIRY, AND CONCEPTUAL SCHEMES ARE THEN RELATED TO STIMULUS-RESPONSE LEARNING THEORY. AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF INHIBITION, THE SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILD IS CONSIDERED. CONCLUDING SECTIONS OFFER PRACTICAL ADVICE IN THE APPLICATION OF LEARNING THEORY TO CLASSROOM SITUATIONS. INTRODUCTORY SECTIONS OF THE PAPER ON CREATIVITY ARE DEVOTED TO THE NATURE OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF CREATIVE TALENT IN THE CLASSROOM. MANY CHARACTERISTICS OF CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS ARE LISTED AND DISCUSSED. FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF RESEARCH STUDIES THAT HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR SCIENCE TEACHING THAT ENCOURAGES AND FOSTERS CREATIVITY, SUGGESTIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE MADE. FINALLY, A MODEL SCIENCE CURRICULUM WHICH RECOGNIZES THE STUDENT AS AN ACTIVE THINKER IS PROPOSED. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR $2.00 FROM NEA PUBLICATIONS SALES, 1201 SIXTEENTH STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036. (AG)

Describes the Project on Noncollegiate-Sponsored Instruction, a system (developed by the American Council on Education and the New York State Board of Regents) to provide for academic credit for college-level coursework given by noncollegiate organizations. The evaluation system for selecting and reviewing courses and making credit recommendations is outlined. (JT)

A program sponsored by the American Council on Education and the New York State Board of regents recommended educational course credit for 400 courses offered by business, industry, unions, government agencies, professional and voluntary associations using guidelines established by the Council, Regents, and subject specilaists making site visits. (Author/JB)

The purpose of this study was (1) to discover if the students identified as academically able by their high school counselors and/or other professionals were academically qualified for post-secondary education, and (2) to provide heretofore unavailable data to those who are associated with and seek to help the disadvantaged students. Questionnaires (6042) were sent to students in Georgia high schools who had been identified by their counselors as academically able and in need of financial support for post-secondary education. Of 5010 students who completed the questionnaire, 2620 were white and 2390 were Negro. Their average grade point average was B. Relatively few had taken the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude or the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The students who visited their counselor averaged four visits during their high school days. Most were acquainted with federal financial aid programs and the great majority planned to continue their education after high school. Both white and black students preferred colleges where the majority were members of their own race. Teaching was the most frequently mentioned future vocation and most wanted to make their home in Georgia. Those considered as the greatest living and greatest deceased persons generally were or had been in public office; few of the white students chose segregationists. (AF)

Mathematics exercises involving the number of electoral votes, the apportionment of representatives, and population data are described in detail, with solutions given. (DT)

In meting out justice, victims of crime too often are overlooked. Here, two criminology experts examine methods of restitution. (DM)