Implementing The Standards: A Core Curriculum for Grades 9–12

1989 ◽  
Vol 82 (9) ◽  
pp. 696-701
Author(s):  
Christian R. Hirsch ◽  
Harold L. Schoen ◽  
Harold L. Schoen
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
National Council ◽  
School Students ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Curriculum Differentiation ◽  
Selection Of

A three-year core curriculum is the most fundamental change proposed for grades 9–12 in the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Commission on Standards for School Mathematics 1989). The Standards document identifies a common body of mainstream mathematical topics that all high school students should have the opportunity to learn. Present curricula attempt to accommodate differences in students' backgrounds, interests, and educational goals through the selection of topics. Unfortunately, the narrow, trackable programs that evolve from this perspective restrict many students to arithmetic computation only and thus serve as an early critical filter to opportunity and careers. Within the proposed core curriculum, differentiation would occur primarily in the manner in which topics are treated. It would be based on the depth to which common topics are pursued, the degree of difficulty of exercises and applications, the level of abstraction at which ideas are discussed, and, of course, the pace of instruction.

Implementing the Standards: Transition to High School Mathematics

1989 ◽  
Vol 82 (8) ◽  
pp. 614-618
Author(s):  
Christian R. Hirsch ◽  
Glenda Lappan ◽  
Harold L. Schoen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
National Research Council ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Transition To High School ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
Evaluation Standards

The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) proposes a common core of mainstream mathematical topics that all high school students should have the opportunity to learn. The need for such a reconceptualization of the curriculum is dramatically documented in the NRC report Everybody Counts (MSEB and National Research Council 1989). But the success of the proposal hinges to a large degree on the nature of mathematical experiences in the transition years, grades 7-8.

A Look at the Development of Algebraic Thinking in Curriculum Focal Points

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-269
Author(s):  
Cathy Seeley ◽  
Jane F. Schielack
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Algebraic Thinking ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Algebraic Reasoning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Algebraic Concepts ◽  
Principles And Standards

As more and more students are expected to study algebra in middle school or high school, much attention has been given to the development of algebraic reasoning. In Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (1989), the NCTM advocated incorporating algebraic thinking from the early grades on. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000) further strengthened this stand by highlighting a new Standard on Representation, a foundational tool for algebra. Whether high school students are expected to enroll in a course called agebra 1 or an integrated high school course that contains algebraic content, it is clear that the United States is placing more emphasis on preparing for the use of algebraic concepts and skills.

Editorial: Welcome to Our Sampler: Emerging Programs for the First Two Years of High School

1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (8) ◽  
pp. 630
Author(s):  
Rheta N. Rubenstein
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Content Standards ◽  
School Students ◽  
Specific Content ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Problem Solvers

In the late 1980s we challenged ourselves as a profession to meet the goals described in the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989). We envisioned programs that would “encourage and enable students to value mathematics, gain confidence in their own mathematical ability, become mathematical problem solvers, communicate mathematically, and reason mathematically” (NCTM 1989, 123). In particular, for secondary school students we sought to present a core curriculum consisting of a common body of mathematical ideas accessible to all students. These visions were further detailed in the specific content standards, in the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM 1991), in an assortment of Addenda books, and, this past spring, in the Assessment Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1995). For many people, however, among them teachers, parents, students, and school administrators, these Standards documents were merely visions, perhaps even pipe dreams.

Binge Drinking and Educational Participation among Youth in the COMPASS Host Study (Year 5: 2016/2017): School Connectedness and Flourishing as Compensatory Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-77
Author(s):  
Simone D. Holligan ◽  
Wei Qian ◽  
Margaret De Groh ◽  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Karen A. Patte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Binge Drinking ◽  
School Connectedness ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
School Students ◽  
Educational Participation ◽  
School Year ◽  
Canadian Youth ◽  
Reported Data

The current study investigated resilience factors influencing the associations between binge drinking and measures of educational participation among Canadian youth. Self-reported data were collected during the 2016/2017 school year from 5238 students in Grades 9 through 12 (2744 females, 2494 males) attending 14 secondary schools in Ontario and British Columbia as part of the COMPASS study. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine relationships between binge drinking, school connectedness and flourishing on measures of educational participation. Binge drinking was associated with increased likelihood of skipping classes, going to class without completing homework, lower Math and English scores, and having educational and/or training expectations and aspirations beyond high school only. Decreased flourishing was linked to increased likelihood of going to class with incomplete homework, lower Math and English scores, and decreased likelihood of aspiring and expecting to achieve education and/or training beyond high school only. Increased school connectedness was associated with decreased likelihood of skipping classes and going to class with incomplete homework, higher Math and English scores, and increased the likelihood of aspiring to and expecting to achieve education and/or training beyond high school only. Lower flourishing was additive in its effect on current binge drinking in negatively impacting class attendance and homework completion and academic performance, while higher school connectedness was compensatory in its effect on these outcomes. This study suggests that, for high school students who are susceptible to binge drinking, those who are more connected to school and have a higher sense of wellbeing can maintain active participation in school and achieve their educational goals.

The Effect of “Opportunity to Perform” on the Maintenance of Skills Learned by High School Students with Severe Handicaps

1985 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 172-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Horner ◽  
Julie A. Williams ◽  
Carole A. Knobbe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Mental Retardation ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public School ◽  
Sign Test ◽  
Severe Mental Retardation ◽  
School Students ◽  
Severe Handicaps ◽  
Adaptive Skill ◽  
Selection Of

The likelihood that learned skills will be maintained in natural performance settings may be affected by the number of opportunities to perform the skills following acquisition. To examine this hypothesis, 17 high school students with moderate to severe mental retardation were selected from three public school classrooms. Each student had learned one adaptive skill that he or she had performed at least twice per month without additional training for 5 months prior to this study (high opportunity). Each student had also learned one adaptive skill that he or she had not performed more often than once per month over the 5 months immediately preceding the study (low opportunity). Performance of both behaviors was probed under conditions as similar as possible to those experienced during training. Twelve of the 17 high opportunity skills were performed successfully while only 4 of the 17 low opportunity skills were completed. A sign test indicated these differences to be statistically significant. Implications of the results for selection of IEP goals and the inclusion of “opportunity” objectives are discussed.

scholarly journals Lebanese Students’ Attitudes toward English: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Ghada M. Chehimi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
School Students ◽  
Lower Middle Class ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Selection Of

This is a study of high school students’ attitudes toward the English language in Lebanon. The purpose of this research is to assess the extent of use of English inside and outside the schools taking into consideration the attitude towards the language. Two schools were selected, one upper middle class and one lower middle class. This selection of different social classes aims at finding whether a student’s socio- economical background affects his/ her attitude toward the English language. The sample of respondents returned 52 questionnaires from the two schools. Although this sample was a modest one, it highlighted the differences in attitudes towards the English language, but these attitudes did not relate much to the socioeconomic class as much as personal preferences. However, what was salient in this research is how students from the lower middle class were more inclined to use English to raise their social status and both groups agreed that English is essential to their progress in life.

scholarly journals SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMBAYARAN BEASISWA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE WEIGHTED PRODUCT (WP)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evasaria M Sipayung ◽  
Yosi Yonata ◽  
Chrevita J Rende
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information System ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Product Method ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Selection Of

Anak Pelangi Indonesia (API) Foundation is a non-profit foundation that offers scholarship programs for elementary, middle and high school students. This institute is supported by donaturs who give contribution to the Foundation. The donation is processed to be a cost that is used to pay Sumbangan Pembinaan Pendidikan (SPP) or Education Development Donation of each student. Currently, the provision of monthly donor fund is at uncertain amount so that the Foundation needs to determine the students of whom SPP will be firstly paid. However, the funding needs of each student are different due to the different amount of SPP and a giving fine from the school for the tardiness in paying the tuition. From these matters, the Foundation finds it difficult in deciding which students whose the tuition will be paid first. The solution to this problem is to use the four criteria referring to the tuition payment, namely the difference of pay date, fine, rank, and the amount of payment. The four criteria is then given the same integrity which is 25% for each criteria and counted by using Weighted Product (WP) method. The result of this research is an information system to the selection of scholarship payment using Weight Product method that takes the biggest value from the calculation result as a reference in deciding which students of whom SPP will be initially paid in accordance with the current fund condition.

scholarly journals Junior high school mathematics teachers’ knowledge in calculators

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Isaac Bengre Taley ◽  
Matilda Sarpong Adusei
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
High School Mathematics ◽  
School Students ◽  
High School Mathematics Teachers

Helping junior high school students to use calculators and computers for problem solving and investigating real-life situations is an objective of the junior high school mathematics curriculum in Ghana. Ironically, there is a technological drought in junior high school mathematics instruction in Ghana, with a suspicion that mathematics teachers’ competency in the use of calculators for teaching may be the source of this lack of use. This study sought to establish a correlation between junior high school mathematics teachers’ competence and the motivation supporting the use of calculators in teaching.  A descriptive survey comprising of a test and questionnaire was used to collect data from junior high school mathematics teachers in an educational district in Ghana. Teacher characteristics such as educational attainment, age, and gender in relation to teachers’ competency in the use of calculators were discussed in the study. The results showed that about 70% of the teachers exhibited a low level of calculator competence. Besides, novice teachers outperformed expert teachers in the calculator competency-based test. Additionally, mathematics teachers’ enthusiasm for using calculators in teaching was directly associated with the teachers’ level of competency. The findings may send a signal to stakeholders in their efforts to revising the Ghana JHS curriculum in order to actualize the curriculum desire for the integration of technology in the teaching and learning of JHS mathematics.

scholarly journals Elimination of Negative Character Features as an Element of Building a Positive Image of Physical Education Teacher

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 206-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosław Zalech
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Physical Education Teacher ◽  
School Students ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Teacher Student Relationships ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Teacher Student ◽  
Log Linear ◽  
Selection Of

Elimination of Negative Character Features as an Element of Building a Positive Image of Physical Education TeacherIntroduction. In the era of the development of a number of ways and forms of communication, positive image has become an important medium of information, including teacher-student relationships. One can now recognize it as one of the elements of effective implementation of the mandates of teaching and upbringing. The aim of this study was to determine what physical education teacher's features are most undesirable for senior high school students, and thus negatively affect his image. Material and methods. The study used the method of diagnostic survey, in which the questionnaire technique was used. The data obtained from 763 students of two senior high schools (484 females and 279 males) was analyzed. For statistical evaluation of the data the log-linear analysis method was used. Results.Quick temper and severity were found to be the features that the students found to be most undesirable in the physical education teacher. The choice of such features as: compliant, indulgent, moody and quick tempered was significantly dependent on gender (p<0.05), and such as strict, hesitant and distracted, significantly depended on both gender and grade (p<0.05). The school turned out to be a variable that did not differentiate significantly choices made by students. None of the independent variables conditioned the selection of such features as passive and unreliable. Conclusions. Knowing what features should not characterize a physical education teacher is one of the important elements that should be taken into account in the process of building a positive image of teachers. It can be assumed that the elimination or restriction of the expression of these features contributes significantly to the positive perception of teachers, and it is followed by improved relations with students and increased effectiveness of teaching and educational interactions.

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