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Peer reviewedCulotta, Elizabeth – Science, 1992
Discusses, analyzes, and provides anecdotes about the calculus reform movement, in general, and the experimental, undergraduate calculus classes at Duke University, in particular. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedDemana, Franklin; Waits, Bert K. – Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Discussed are the rationale for, and the benefits accrued from, the use of graphing calculators within all aspects of the secondary mathematics curriculum. Examples are included that highlight specific features of graphing calculators. (JJK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Curriculum Development, Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Enrichment
Direct linkNational Academies Press, 2005
How do you get a fourth-grader excited about history? How do you even begin to persuade high school students that mathematical functions are relevant to their everyday lives? In this volume, practical questions that confront every classroom teacher are addressed using the latest exciting research on cognition, teaching, and learning. How Students…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, History Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Science Instruction
Download full textNational Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board. – 1991
Teachers of mathematics are leading a nationwide effort to bring about a complete redesign of both school and college mathematics programs by setting new and more demanding standards for what students must learn about mathematics, as well as for what teachers themselves must accomplish as professionals in the classroom. This brief document is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Frye, Shirley M. – 1991
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), with the establishment and promulgation of standards for the reform of teaching and learning mathematics, has furnished the leadership and the impetus toward the achievement of a vision of affording a high-quality mathematics education for all of the nation's children. Published in March…
Descriptors: Community Support, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Bernstein, Richard; Mussell, Roger A. – 1984
This study was conducted as part of a project to develop a competency-based electrical/electronics (E/E) curriculum in Arizona. During this phase of the project, the following tasks were completed: (1) examination of selected E/E jobs in Arizona to develop a list of electronics competencies; (2) tying of electronic competencies to a particular…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
Kober, Nancy – 1991
Promoting community awareness and understanding of the issues encompassed within the teaching and learning of school mathematics, and involving parents in their children's mathematics education are the first steps toward the goal that every child must gain mathematical power. This document helps to answer some of the most frequent questions that…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
