High school mathematics at work : essays and examples for the education of all students /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Mathematical Sciences Education Board, NetLibrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.
Subjects:	Mathematics > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword : mathematics for a modern age / Zell Miller
Mathematics as a gateway to student success / Dale Parnell
Market launch / Rol Fessenden
Integrating vocational and academic education / Thomas Bailey
The importance of workplace and everyday mathematics / Jean E. Taylor
Working with algebra / Daniel Chazan, Sandra Callis Bethell
Science and mathematics education : finding common ground / Jane Butler Kahle
SCANS and mathematics : supporting the transition from schools to careers / Arnold Packer
Thinking about the SAT / William Linder-Scholer
Extended response tasks in international contexts / John Dossey
Fitting tasks to curriculum / Zalman Usiskin
Mathematics as a way of thinking about things / Albert A. Cuoco
Preparing students for postsecondary education / Harvey B. Keynes
Pedagogical implications for problem-centered teaching / Glenda T. Lappan
The role of complex mathematical tasks in teacher education / Gilbert J. Cuevas
Assessment conversations as a tool for reform / Paul G. LeMahieu, Marshá T. Horton.