Navajo Area Mathematics Guidelines.
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| Title: | Navajo Area Mathematics Guidelines. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Window Rock, AZ. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 363 |
| Publication Date: | 1977 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. |
| Document Type: | Guides - General |
| Descriptors: | American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Illustrations, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Numbers, Pattern Recognition, Set Theory |
| Abstract: | Heavy emphasis is placed on development of understanding of arithmetic in this mathematics curriculum prepared specifically for Navajo children and intended for use in reservation schools. Materials are presented so that only when a given concept is understood are skills associated with it and a written format introduced. Learning activities expose students early to ideas of patterning and repatterning. The guidelines are to be used as a mathematical core for elementary school, not as a total curriculum. The more than 140 objectives are categorized according to four strands--comparative (sets, cardinal and sequential relationships, grouping, place value, types of numbers), joining (addition and multiplication operations), separate (subtraction and division operations), and geometry (line, shapes, figures, measurement). Objectives are cross referenced according to strand components, and the guidelines also contain a cross reference with other text books available in the Navajo area. The guidelines are organized according to objective; for each, there are comments, prerequisite objectives, and at least two activities, with materials listed and directions for carrying them out explained. Illustrations of mathematical processes are provided, along with ditto sheets for some activities. The guidelines also contain a sample of the pupil's record sheet and a glossary. (RS) |
| Entry Date: | 1979 |
| Accession Number: | ED164157 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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