ERIC Number: ED309989
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 155
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New Directions for Mathematics Instruction. 1989 Yearbook.
Blume, Glendon W., Ed.; Heid, M. Kathleen, Ed.
This yearbook discusses instructional approaches that are consistent with the reformulation of the school mathematics curriculum by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Articles included cover: (1) Pennsylvania standards for mathematics programs (including goals, curriculum, instruction, evaluation, teachers, and administration); (2) metacognitive skills; (3) cooperative learning in calculus; (4) teaching the language of mathematics; (5) problem solving with number operations; (6) teaching geometry; (7) problem solving strategies; (8) learning from real life; (9) using realistic applications; (10) applied geometry; (11) mathematical modeling; (12) use of estimation; (13) geometrical probability; (14) computer based approaches in calculus; and (15) changes in teacher education. (YP)
Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Geometry, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Problem Solving, Secondary School Mathematics, Yearbooks
Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 171 Chambers Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802 ($7.50).
Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics, University Park.
Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania
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