In an ongoing study, RAND researchers are evaluating the effectiveness of Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Algebra I (CTAI) curriculum, a technology-based curriculum that combines classroom instruction with individualized instruction by a computer-based tutor. While the effectiveness of the curriculum in raising student achievement is the main…

This study attempted to determine the influence of prior knowledge in mathematics of students on learner-interface interactions in a learning-by-teaching intelligent tutoring system. One hundred thirty-nine high school students answered a pretest (i.e., the prior knowledge in mathematics) and a posttest. In between the pretest and posttest, they…

The 2006-11 Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia at CNA conducted a rigorous evaluation of the Kentucky Virtual Schools hybrid algebra I curriculum. The curriculum combines traditional face-to-face instruction with an online program. This study used a two-cohort sample with 25 high schools in year 1 (SY 07/08: 13 treatment and 12 control)…

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) reviewed interventions to promote middle school students' math knowledge and skills. Because there is some variation in how school districts organize middle school, we considered curricula aimed at students in grades 6 through 9, covering one or more of the following content areas: numbers and operations,…

A preservice teacher education course involving the applications for a computer within the mathematics classroom is described in terms of its evolution from a workshop to a regular curricular offering. Included are samples of computer experiments which suggest computer teaching activities for the prospective teacher lacking in field experience.…

"Saxon Math" curricula and materials are available for grades K through 12, with the content and skills designed to meet National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards and various state standards. This WWC report focuses on middle school math curricula, defined as all Saxon Math curricula for grades 6 through 9. The…

LOGO is a programming language developed at Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc., specifically for use in teaching. It provides the student with a set of numerical and symbolic primitives as elements for gradually building extended, complex program structures. The building of these structures is facilitated by a procedure-oriented programming heuristic…

Computer spreadsheets, computer graphing software, and programable graphing calculators are each demonstrated in the computational process of numerical iteration as a problem-solving method. Examples, illustrations, practical tips, and a typical calculator program are included. (JJK)

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. Volume 1 includes general instructions for working with this system, and then covers the…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 2: punctuation marks; order of operations;…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 3: solving problems with open sentences;…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 4: combining terms, equations with variables…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 5: operations on directed numbers,…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured on a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 6: problem solving, including problems on…

This programed instruction study guide is one of a series that form a first-year algebra course. Structured in a multiple-choice question-answer format with scrambled pages, it is intended to be used in conjunction with a computer-managed instructional system. The following topics are covered in Volume 7: products and quotients of powers,…