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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Math Across the Community College Curriculum (MAC3): A Successful Path to Quantitative Literacy
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Hillyard, Cinnamon; Korey, Jane; Leoni, Deann; Hartzler, Rebecca – MathAMATYC Educator, 2010
In recent years, mathematical and quantitative arguments have become prominent in the media as well as in politics, business, and science conversations. This has led to multiple calls for mathematics to be more accessible and meaningful to a wider range of the population (AMATYC, 2006; Cerrito, 1996; Cheney, 1989; Cohen, 1982; College Board, 1983;…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Numeracy, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Mathematics
MAC3 Evaluation: Monitoring Process, Documenting Outcomes
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Korey, Jane – MathAMATYC Educator, 2010
The role of evaluation is to determine whether a project achieves what it sets out to do. Using a strategy often referred to as "backwards planning" or "backwards research design," the evaluation process operationalizes project goals and then, asking the question "What would success look like?" identifies measurable indices of success (Friedman,…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Success, Academic Achievement, College Mathematics