Computer-Intensive Curricula in Secondary School Algebra

代数是中学数学的核心。它提供了概念、语言和推理方法，这些都是解决科学、技术和其他数学分支中问题的基本工具。现在广泛使用的计算机图形、数值和符号操作工具为解决代数问题和学习代数概念、原理和技能提供了强大的新方法。因此，计算为中学代数的范围和有效性提供了一个令人印象深刻的进步。这个马里兰大学和宾夕法尼亚州立大学的联合项目将完成中学数学中初等代数课程的原型教学材料的开发、实地测试和评估，这些材料反映了计算机工具在解决问题、教学和学习方面的适当整合。课程编制的主要责任将由马里兰大学负责，教师的准备工作和实地测试的评价工作将由宾夕法尼亚州立大学负责。最终产品将包括示范学生文本材料和教师准备的计算机软件指南，学生学习的分析，以及在即将到来的计算机密集型学校代数环境中评估成绩的指南。

Algebra is the core of secondary school mathematics. It provides concepts, language, and reasoning methods that are essential tools for problem solving in science, technology, and every other branch of mathematics. Computer graphic, numerical, and symbol manipulation tools that are now widely available offer powerful new approaches to algebraic problem solving and to learning algebraic concepts, principles, and skills. Thus computing offers promise of an impressive advance in the scope and effectiveness of secondary school algebra. This joint University of Maryland and Pennsylvania State University Project will complete development, field testing, and evaluation of prototype instructional materials for an elementary algebra strand in secondary school mathematics that reflects appropriate integration of computer tools for problem solving, teaching, and learning. The primary responsibility for curriculum development will rest with the University of Maryland and the teacher preparation and evaluation of the field tests will be done by Pennsylvania State University. The final products will include model student text materials and computer software guidelines for teacher preparation, analyses of student learning, and guidelines for evaluation of achievement in the coming computer-intensive environments for school algebra.