Algebra Textbooks Evaluation
Interactive Mathematics Program (IMP) |
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| Available Charts: | Typical Sightings Summary of Instructional Analysis Ratings |
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| Authors: | Dan Fendel, Diane Resek, Lynne Alper, Sherry Fraser |
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| Publisher: | Key Curriculum Press | |
| Edition: | 1997-1999 | |
| Subject Area: | Integrated Mathematics | |
| Grade Level/ Format: | This textbook series is designed for grades 9-12. A textbook for each year consists of five units. The textbooks are labeled as Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, and Year 4. Only Years 1, 2, and 3 were evaluated. Year 4 was not complete at the time of the analysis. |
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| Activities: | A typical unit engages students in a central problem through class activities and homework. Class activities include examining new concepts, reviewing daily homework, and solving Problems of the Week (POWs) in which students describe their work on a problem and explain their reasoning in write-ups. Each unit contains a section of supplemental problems. | |
| Assessment: | Assessments include in-class and take-home assessments at the end of each unit. These assessments do not cover the concepts/skills of the entire unit. They allow students to demonstrate some of what they have learned. Some supplemental problems may be used as assessment items as well. |
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| Web Site(s): | http://www.mathimp.org http://www.keypress.com http://www.ithaca.edu/compass |
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