Improving Mathematics Programs

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309083001
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Mathematics Education written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-01-28 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving Mathematics Education has been designed to help inform stakeholders about the decisions they face, to point to recent research findings, and to provide access to the most recent thinking of experts on issues of national concern in mathematics education. The essence of the report is that information is available to help those charged with improving student achievement in mathematics. The documents cited above can guide those who make decisions about content, learning, teaching, and assessment. The report is organized around five key questions: What should we teach, given what we know and value about mathematics and its roles? How should we teach so children learn, given what we know about students, mathematics, and how people learn mathematics? What preparation and support do teachers need? How do we know whether what we are doing is working? What must change? Each of the five main chapters in this report considers a key area of mathematics education and describes the core messages of current publication(s) in that area. To maintain the integrity of each report's recommendations, we used direct quotes and the terminology defined and used in that report. If the wording or terminology seems to need clarification, the committee refers the reader directly to the original document. Because these areas are interdependent, the documents often offer recommendations related to several different areas. While the individual documents are discussed under only one of the components in Improving Mathematics Education, the reader should recognize that each document may have a broader scope. In general, the references in this report should serve as a starting point for the interested reader, who can refer to the original documents for fuller discussions of the recommendations and, in some cases, suggestions for implementation. Improving Mathematics Education is designed to help educators build a critical knowledge base about mathematics education, recognizing that the future of the nation's students is integrally intertwined with the decisions we make (or fail to make) about the mathematics education they receive.

Author : Joan M. Kenney
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416603204
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction written by Joan M. Kenney and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2005 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eyeopening look at how teachers can use literacy strategies to help students better understand mathematics.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309074401
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning and Understanding written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-09-06 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general. It also examines two of the core issues surrounding these programs: they can have a profound impact on other components of the education system and participation in the programs has become key to admission at selective institutions of higher education. By looking at what could enhance the quality of high school advanced study programs as well as what precedes and comes after these programs, this report provides teachers, parents, curriculum developers, administrators, college science and mathematics faculty, and the educational research community with a detailed assessment that can be used to guide change within advanced study programs.

Author : Edward A. Silver
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Mathematics in Middle School written by Edward A. Silver and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1998 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMMS) have recently captured the attention of the United States and once again focused the nation on matters of mathematics teaching and learning. In general, the TIMSS results indicate a pervasive and intolerable mediocrity in mathematics teaching and learning in the middle grades and beyond. At Grades 7 and 8 and also at Grade 12, U.S. students achieve poorly in mathematics compared to students in much of the rest of the world. Even the 12th-grade students who take advanced mathematics courses performed substantially below students in most other nations. The results also suggest that the demands made by the U.S. school mathematics curriculum and mathematics classroom instruction are not as challenging as in other countries. This document reports the major findings from TIMMS and makes some recommendations for enhancing mathematics teaching and learning in the middle grades. Contains 40 references. (ASK)

Author : Nancy Paulu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving Math and Science Assessment written by Nancy Paulu and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third conference on improving mathematics and science assessment brought together more than 550 educators, researchers, and policymakers. Recommendations and information from the conference are incorporated into this report. Conference consensus was that students must recognize that there is more to assessment than grades and scores and begin to see assessment as a crucial and integral part of education. They should assume increasing responsibility for documenting and reflecting on their own progress as they move through school. Parents and the public must hold high expectations for instruction and for student participation. Teachers will hold all students, regardless of their backgrounds, to high standards and will recognize that assessment cannot be separated from learning. Principals and other administrators must oversee the reform of mathematics and science assessment and ensure that the curriculum reflects what we want students to know. An 18-item reading list is attached, and an appendix lists conference participants and sessions. (SLD)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Improving the Math and Science Curriculum written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joint Project on the Administration of Mathematics Programs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Administrative Responsibility for Improving Mathematics Programs written by Joint Project on the Administration of Mathematics Programs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wendy M. Smith
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN 13 : 1470463776
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transformational Change Efforts: Student Engagement in Mathematics through an Institutional Network for Active Learning written by Wendy M. Smith and published by American Mathematical Soc.. This book was released on 2021-05-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this handbook is to help launch institutional transformations in mathematics departments to improve student success. We report findings from the Student Engagement in Mathematics through an Institutional Network for Active Learning (SEMINAL) study. SEMINAL's purpose is to help change agents, those looking to (or currently attempting to) enact change within mathematics departments and beyond—trying to reform the instruction of their lower division mathematics courses in order to promote high achievement for all students. SEMINAL specifically studies the change mechanisms that allow postsecondary institutions to incorporate and sustain active learning in Precalculus to Calculus 2 learning environments. Out of the approximately 2.5 million students enrolled in collegiate mathematics courses each year, over 90% are enrolled in Precalculus to Calculus 2 courses. Forty-four percent of mathematics departments think active learning mathematics strategies are important for Precalculus to Calculus 2 courses, but only 15 percnt state that they are very successful at implementing them. Therefore, insights into the following research question will help with institutional transformations: What conditions, strategies, interventions and actions at the departmental and classroom levels contribute to the initiation, implementation, and institutional sustainability of active learning in the undergraduate calculus sequence (Precalculus to Calculus 2) across varied institutions?

Author : Ron Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781644325919
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Ideas Math written by Ron Larson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ron Pelfrey
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416602690
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mathematics Program Improvement Review written by Ron Pelfrey and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2006 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines a research-based evaluative process containing all the steps needed to review how well an individual math program conforms to ten essential standards.