Algebra Textbooks Evaluation
Contemporary Mathematics in Context
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Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP): Director-
Christian R. Hirsch; Co-Directors-Arthur F. Coxford, James T. Fey,
and Harold L. Schoen; Gail Burrill; Eric W. Hart; Ann E. Watkins;
Mary Jo Messenger; Beth Ritsema |
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Everyday Learning Corporation |
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1998 |
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Integrated Mathematics |
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This integrated series is designed for grades 9-12. It
is a four-year curriculum that includes Courses 1-4. (Course 4, which
prepares students for college mathematics was in development at the
time of the analysis.) Each course consists of two parts (A and B)
and a Capstone, a two-week project-oriented activity relevant to the
complete course. Each course has seven units, with each unit consisting
of three to five investigations. |
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In-class lessons are organized in a four-phase cycle.
Students engage in (1) Launch (Think About This Situation) - a whole-class
discussion establishing a context for the lesson; (2) Explore - a
small group investigation of more focused real-world problems; (3)
Share and Summarize (Checkpoint) - a whole-class discussion enabling
groups to summarize results of investigations and construct a shared
understanding of important concepts, methods, and approaches; and
(4) Apply (On Your Own) - a task to be completed individually to reinforce
understandings gained in the lesson. This cycle is designed to actively
engage students in investigating problem situations, constructing
important mathematical concepts and methods, and communicating their
thinking and the results of their efforts. Lessons also include MORE
(Modeling-Organizing-Reflecting-Extending), a collection of out-of-class
activities. The final lesson of each unit is called Looking Back.
This lesson provides students with the opportunity to synthesize the
ideas of the unit. Each course, or level, ends with a Capstone, a
thematic, two-week, project-oriented activity that enables students
to apply the important modeling concepts developed in the course. |
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Assessments include Checkpoint (assessing the levels
of understanding various groups of students have reached), and On
Your Own and MORE (assessing the levels of understanding of each individual
student). Some assessments are generated by students in the form of
student journals and portfolios. The teacher's Assessment Resource
books contain end-of-lesson quizzes, in-class exams, take-home assessments,
projects and assessment tasks for a midterm, and a final exam for
each unit. |
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http://www.ithaca.edu/compass
http://www.sra4kids.com/everydaylearning/
http://www.wmich.edu/~coreplus/ |
Continued: CORD Algebra 1
