The Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum Improvement Study: A Unified Mathematics Program

1974 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Howard F. Fehr
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Function Concept ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Early Introduction ◽  
Number Systems ◽  
The University

IN THE early 1950s the mathematicians at the university level began justifiably to criticize the mathematical preparation of high school students for university study. Partly because of this criticism, a number of reform movements arose, of which those of the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics, the Commission on Mathematics of the College Entrance Examination Board, and the School Mathematics Study Group were most notable. The activities of these reform groups brought about a great improvement of the mathematics curriculum, though maintaining the traditional separation of mathematics into yearly units of study, especially for algebra and geometry. Included in these programs were quite a few topics not found in the pre-1950 era, such as the structure of the several number systems, the early introduction of the function concept, and a more rigorous presentation of Euclidean synthetic geometry. Likewise, the notions of sets and set operations were used to the advantage of better understanding.

Arithmetic with Frames

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
_ _
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Project Staff ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
The University

The project of the university of Illinois Committee on school Mathematics is primarily concerned with students in grades nine through twelve. Frequently, the Project staff is asked if its work with high school students has implications for students in earlier grades, that is, if in attempting to work out better ways of presenting material to high school students, ideas have occurred for better ways to present mathematics to elementary school students.

Does the SAT Help Colleges Make Better Selection Decisions?

1985 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Crouse
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Educational Testing ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Testing Service ◽  
Educational Testing Service

The College Entrance Examination Board and the Educational Testing Service claim that the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) improves colleges' predictions of their applicants' success. James Crouse uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of high school students to calculate the actual improvement in freshman grade point averages, college completion,and total years of schooling resulting from colleges' use of the SAT. He then compares those predictions with predictions based on applicants' high school rank. Crouse argues that the College Board and the Educational Testing Service have yet to demonstrate that the high costs of the SAT are justified by its limited ability to predict student performance.

scholarly journals On “4321” Strategy of English Continuation Writing for Senior High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Jian Li
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Composition Materials ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Writing Task

Under the new form of education, the continuation writing task is officially incorporated into college entrance examination English. This is a collision of imitation and innovation, and it is a very good direction of education and teaching. But at the same time, it brings challenges to both English teachers and students who have been stuck in the rigid writing mode. Therefore, they should change writing patterns, select high-quality composition materials reasonably, and set up interesting plots. Then, teachers should organize valid information to improve the students’ self-improvement levels. Finally, they should integrate high-quality articles to stimulate writing interest and enthusiasm, thus promoting students’ continuation wring abilities.

Defining Basic Concepts of Mathematics

1960 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-127
Author(s):  
Richard A. Dean
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Community ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Substantial Contribution ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Yale University ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
Examination Board ◽  
The University ◽  
Mathematical Curriculum

In the Mathematical Community there is a real interest in the mathematics that our children arc being taught and all of us have a sincere desire to help in planning a sound mathematical curriculum. Many of you, I am sure, are aware of the several groups which unite the talents of professional mathematicians and expert teachers in an effort to make a substantial contribution to elementary and secondary school mathematics. I refer particularly to the School Mathematics Study Group under the direction of Professor E. G. Beglc of Yale University, to the Commission on Mathematics of the College Entrance Examination Board, and to the University of Illinois chool of Mathematics under the direction of Professor Max Beberman. I have been privileged to work with the School Mathematics Swdy Group and I am extremely enthusiastic and optimistic about the series of textbooks which are being tried out this year in 40 different centers. These textbooks range from the 7th to the 12th grades.

scholarly journals Influence of the Reform of College Entrance Examination on High School Physics Curriculum in Shanghai

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlin Chen ◽  
Guangtian Zhu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
High School Physics ◽  
Physics Curriculum ◽  
The Impact

A new round of the reform of college entrance examination is in progress in China, which would inevitably influence high school curriculum, especially physics. According to our statistics, the proportion of students choosing physics as a selective subject decreased significantly after the reform of college entrance examination was carried out. We conducted a study in Shanghai, one of the pilot areas of the reform, to investigate the impact of the new reform policy of college entrance examination on high school physics curriculum with interviews and FCI tests, thus to provide references for the future reform. We found that compared with the conditions before the reform, the high school students from Shanghai learned less about physics and physics teachers has less time to teach and communicate with students. What is more, college freshmen from Shanghai fell behind those who came from other areas in FCI performance before and even after a term of formal instruction.

scholarly journals Review of the Literature on Career Cognition in High School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 43-45
Author(s):  
Haitao Hu
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Solution Path ◽  
Cognitive Level ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
School Students ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
And Coping

This paper summarizes and summarizes the career cognition of high school students. Explore from the career cognitive level, education methods, understanding methods, and coping measures of high school students. It objectively describes the current situation and solution path of the career planning of high school students under the new college entrance examination reform.

Experimental Programs: Motivation and general mathematics students

1964 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
Boyd Holtan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
College Entrance Examination ◽  
College Entrance ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Examination Board ◽  
The University

Programs in mathematics in the secondary school have been undergoing an evolution, even called by some a revolution [7].† A number of experimental programs and commission recommendations appropriate for the college-capable group have been developed, such as materials from the School Mathematics Study Group, the University of Illinois Committee on School Mathematics, and the College Entrance Examination Board Recommendations. Much less consideration appears to have been given to the group of students in the secondary school who do not fall into the college-capable group.

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