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This publication is a compilation of abstracts and critical comments for 12 published investigations in mathematics education. Information for each study includes: purpose; rationale; research design and procedures; findings; and interpretations. For each study abstractor's comments also provide a brief critique. Topics include: planning problem solving instruction; word problem difficulty; cognitive levels; the development of function concepts; proportion problems; counting skills; problem assignment; sequencing; the effect of teacher errors; and logic errors. Also provided are lists of mathematics education research studies indexed by "Current Index to Journals in Education " and "Resources in Education " for January through March, 1988. (CW) * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document.