This chapter covers assessment issues in classrooms and offers a possible assessment program. The purpose is three-fold: (1) to examine ways of documenting students' understanding using a domain-based approach to assessment; (2) to present examples of assessment items related to this approach; and (3) to discuss difficulties that have arisen as…

As the use of National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored, reform- oriented mathematics curricula has become more prevalent across the U.S., an increasing number of researchers are attempting to study the "impact" of reform. In particular, mathematics educators are interested in determining whether reforms are having the desired effects…

Recently the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University embarked upon the task of restructuring its undergraduate program. An important component of this restructuring was a recommendation for the use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. As a result, technology was rigorously used in the fall of…

This essay describes the role of graphing calculators in mathematics reform. Among the topics discussed are the history of graphing calculators in mathematics education, recent technological innovations, and professional development opportunities. The case is made for a balanced approach between calculator use and paper-and-pencil techniques.…

This annotated bibliography identifies French language resources endorsed for the K-12 grade levels by all Western Canadian Protocol (WCP) jurisdictions implementing the Common Curriculum Framework for K- 12 Mathematics. Resources were selected through a collaborative review process based on their high level of fidelity with the rationale,…

During the last decade, many states have tried to devise more robust and coherent instructional policies in an effort to make teaching and learning more thoughtful and demanding. As instructional policy has moved to the top of many state education agendas in the past 10-15 years, interest in the relationship between policy and practice has grown.…

This guide describes the 'eyes, yardsticks, and noses' that will help communities consider goals for mathematics education, evaluate curricula, and plan a successful adoption process. This guide focuses on the 13 programs supported by the K-12 Mathematics Curriculum Center, though many of the ideas discussed are not specific to these particular…

The College Success in Mathematics Project began in 1996 with the production of a framework for student success in university-level mathematics courses at the University of Guam. The project continued with a one-week workshop followed by the preparation of "Preparing for Mathematics" at the University of Guam (UOG), which outlined specific topics…

This document features two articles concerning professional development in mathematics education. The first article, "Forging a Partnership: Intent, Decision Making, and Curricula," provides a vivid example of how teacher-written vignettes drawn from teachers' personal experiences in using the Investigations curriculum provided a springboard for…

This paper focuses on student experiences of different mathematical expectations at the University of Michigan (UM). Upon entering UM, all students who choose mathematics take courses that use a reform curriculum. Data collection methods and the students who chose to participate in the study are described. These students' experiences in the UM…

This document consists of the first three years worth (9 issues) of the serial, NCRMSE Research Review: The Teaching and Learning of Mathematics. Each issue reviews the research of the National Center for Research in Mathematical Sciences Education (NCRMSE). Major articles appearing during this period (1991-1994) are as follows: "Perspectives…

This annotated bibliography identifies French language resources endorsed from 1990-1999 by all Western Canadian Protocol (WCP) jurisdictions implementing the Common Curriculum Framework for K-12 Mathematics for K-12 (Common Curriculum Framework). Resources in this bibliography were selected through a collaborative review process based on their…

This book offers a plan to improve how students construct math and science understanding. Underpinning this book are three important ideas based on research and classroom experience: (1) some ways of teaching help students understand math and science better; (2) good math and science teaching resembles good literacy teaching; and (3) math and…

This paper presents the results of a study conducted to understand what took place in Project Math, a special program developed by teachers who were trained in the Accelerated Schools Project in a Southern school. The Accelerated Schools Project is a comprehensive model of school reform, designed to improve school experiences and achievement for…

This book consists of a series of activities aimed at providing a problem solving, hands-on approach so that students can experience concepts in algebra. Topics include ratio and proportion, patterns and formulas, integers, polynomials, linear equations, graphs, and probability. The activities come in the form of reproducible blackline masters…