The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has set ambitious goals for the teaching and learning of mathematics that include preparing students for both the workplace and higher education. While this suggests that it is important for students to develop strong mathematical competencies by the end of high school, there is evidence to indicate…

Describes the results of a teaching experiment conducted to investigate the effect of journal writing on achievement in and attitudes toward mathematics. The results of ANCOVA suggest that journal writing has a positive impact on middle school students' (n=104) conceptual understanding, procedural knowledge, and mathematical communication, but not…

Describes a lesson that provides an opportunity for students to obtain the equation for a line describing data they have collected, use the equation they have derived to set up an Egg Bungee Jump, and relate the numbers in the equation to the physical properties of the bungee jump. (WRM)