Winter Edition 1988 © 1988 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Math Anxiety and Math Avoidance in College Freshmen Charles L. Cope

A Learned Helplessness Analysis of  Perceived Failure in Mathematics J. Ronald Gentile and Nanci M. Monaco

Writing:  A Teaching Strategy for Elementary Algebraic Fractions John T. Gordon

Competencies of an Effective Remedial Mathematics Teacher: A Teacher Training Model Gypsy Abbot Clayton, Elizabeth McEntire

Focus on Teacher Education in Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics Diagnostic/Prescriptive Mathematics as Content for Teacher Education Jon M. Engelhardt

Focus on Research into Practice in Diagnostic and Prescriptive Mathematics Mathematics Learners' Beliefs:  A Review Robert Underhill