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ERIC Number: EJ987025
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 4
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1947-279X
Walking the Crossroads in Developmental Mathematics: Student Learning and the Learning Environment
Rotman, Jack
MathAMATYC Educator, v3 n3 p31-32 May 2012
Learning is obviously a student responsibility... the learning environment is obviously the responsibility of faculty (supported by the institution). "Beyond Crossroads" (Chapter 4) lists recommendations and standards in both areas. Current approaches to developmental mathematics offer methodologies that address those standards and bring a balanced methodology to the responsibilities of students and faculty. New approaches such as the Carnegie Foundations Pathways (Statway[TM] and Quantway[TM]) and the AMATYC New Life model (Developmental Mathematics Committee) seek to apply sound cognitive research to create conditions that support all students. This represents a dramatic shift from a traditional approach that tends to blame students for not being successful, towards a positive-outcomes approach. Since learning mathematics always involves multiple kinds of learning, the learning environment will be dynamic. There is an inseparable link between the learning environment and the professional development of the faculty. This article focuses on the learning environment--how do the current models create an environment that supports "all' students?
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. 5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN 38134. Tel: 901-333-4643; Fax: 901-333-4651; e-mail: amatyc@amatyc.org; Web site: http://www.amatyc.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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