The Virginia International Mathematics Assessment Project was undertaken in response to the need for high quality baseline data on student achievement and on curriculum and instructional issues. The assessment model chosen for this project used the design and instruments of the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS). The study included 104…

The activities in this workbook are designed to provide pupils with practice in mastering the performance objectives of the Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS) in Mathematics for Level 2, Part 1, in New York City schools. It follows the sequence of the teacher's manual, with the objective number listed on each page. The 85…

The activities in this mathematics workbook are designed to provide pupils with practice in mastering the performance objectives of Level 2, Part 2, in the Comprehensive Instructional Management System (CIMS) for New York City schools. It follows the sequence of the teacher's manual, with the objective number listed on each page. The 128…

The concept of three curriculums--intended, implemented, and attained--is central to this report. In the second international mathematics study, students were surveyed at age 13 (grade 8 in the United States) and in the terminal grade of secondary schooling; this analysis is limited to the first group. How each of the three curriculums was…

This article examines the effects of a secondary school mathematics curriculum. This curriculum has been developed by the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO). There are differences in how this curriculum is implemented in the classroom. There are striking differences in the learning results at pupil, class and school levels.…

This report presents results from the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in mathematics. Students aged 9, 13, and 17 were tested, as in the previous four mathematics assessments. Part I reports on the data, with chapter 1 considering signs of progress, noting national trends and trends by race/ethnicity, gender, and region. In…

This document is the answer key for level 2 of the teacher-developed mathematics curriculum for New York City schools. Approximately 215 performance objectives are listed, with reference to the appropriate worksheet(s) for each. The answers are typed in the appropriate space on each sheet; when varied answers are possible, this is noted. (MNS)

This document is the answer key for level 3 of the teacher-developed mathematics curriculum for New York City schools. Over 250 performance objectives are listed, with reference to the appropriate worksheet(s) for each. The answers are typed in the appropriate space on each sheet; when varied answers are possible, this is noted. (MNS)

This document is the answer key for level 4 of the teacher-developed mathematics curriculum for New York City schools. Approximately 235 performance objectives are listed, with reference to the appropriate worksheet(s) for each. The answers are typed in the appropriate space on each sheet; when varied answers are possible, this is noted. (MNS)

This document is the answer key for level 5 of the teacher-developed mathematics curriculum for New York City schools. Over 250 performance objectives are listed, with reference to the appropriate worksheet(s) for each. The answers are typed in the appropriate space on each sheet; when varied answers are possible, this is noted. (MNS)

This workbook was designed to be used as a study aid in any course covering the various techniques of indefinite integration. Many students are able to master each individual technique, but upon encountering an integral on an exam, they often have difficulties in determining which technique to use. By working through all of the exercices in this…

A full-year's applied mathematics curriculum has been constructed around typical situations students may encounter. The curriculum is divided into seven units, two of which are used at various times throughout the year. The units focus on various mathematical aspects related to: (1) money management; (2) shopping; (3) furnishing a room; (4)…

This is one of a series of monographs developed by teachers in schools near Leeds, England. It reports on a 4-year examination of possible levels of attainment in mathematics at all ages of compulsory education. It has been planned according to the age of the pupil, and at three levels corresponding to below average, average, and above average…

Nearly 48 percent of the students in Developmental Studies Mathematics courses at a major southern university during the fall of 1983 had taken college preparatory mathematics courses in high school. Some had even taken trigonometry, pre-calculus, or calculus. Yet, they were placed in university developmental studies mathematics courses because…

School mathematics is governed by a powerful tradition as regards both content and methods. In the first stage of the Alternative Course of Mathematics (ALM) project, an analysis is being made of the mathematics used in the everyday life of the community. By interviewing adults and children outside school, an analysis is also being made of the way…