George W. Bright – författare

You don′t need to use complicated statistical procedures or fancy research techniques to design, organize, and conduct useful evaluations of your school′s mathematics programs. This guide combines the ease of a do-it-yourself manual with the authority of true experts in the field of educational evaluation. Equipped with this practical manual and an understanding of the importance of evaluation, school administrators can: *Assess the overall quality of the math curriculum *Improve funding by demonstrating student needs *Track enrollment trends and determine the underlying causes *Determine the necessary remedial action to improve test scores This book is part of a seven-volume series for evaluating programs and services in today′s K-12 schools. The "master plan" for this series is found in Evaluating School Programs: An Educator′s Guide by James R. Sanders. It describes the steps involved in conducting the evaluation, including ways to focus the evaluation, identify specific evaluation questions, and collect, organize, analyze, and report the information. All volumes in the series, including this one, are designed to be mutually complementary and used in conjunction with Evaluating School Programs.

This book explores the impact of calculators on mathematics instruction in grades K-14. The authors examine underlying theoretical and research information which supports the use of calculators in the mathematics classroom. Chapters examine general issues related to calculator use. Successful calculator projects, while further discussing direction for the future utilization of calculators in mathematics.Many authors contributed articles to this original work, focusing on the benefits of calculators. Authors included are: George W. Bright, Hersholt C. Waxman, Susan E. Williams, Thomas A Romberg, Jane F. Schielack, Clarence J. Dockweiler, Gary C. Bitter, Mary M. Hatfield, Juanita V. Copley, Shwu-Yong L. Huang, Paul A. Kennedy, Bert K. Waits, Franklin Demana, Donald R. LaTorre, and John G. Harvey.Contents: Multiple Perspectives on the Impact of Calculators on the Mathematics Curriculum; Assessment and Technology; Calculator Inservice for Mathematics Teachers; Using the Calculator to Develop Number and Operation Sense, K-Grade 5; The Calculator Project; Assessing School-Wide Impact of Calculator Integration; Research on Calculator Use in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms; The Graphing Calculator in Pre-Algebra Courses; Research and Practice; The Calculator and Computer Precalculus Project (C2PC): What Have We Learned in Ten years?; Supercalculators in Undergraduate Mathematics; Teaching Mathematics with Calculators (TMC): A Local and National Inservice Teacher Education Project; Future Direction of the Study of Calculators in Mathematics Classrooms.

Contents: Overview of the Conference; Common Components and Guiding Principles for Teacher Enhancement Programs; Draft RFPs to Provide Directions for Teacher Enhancement; Emerging Issues; Issues Identification Papers; Project Descriptions; Final Conference Agenda; Teacher Retraining: Report to the Senate Appropriations Committee from the National Science Foundation; Participant List.