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。现在广泛可用的计算机图形、数值和符号处理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，计算有望在中学代数的范围和有效性方面取得令人印象深刻的进步。马里兰大学和宾夕法尼亚州立大学的这一联合项目将完成中学数学初级代数部分的原型教材的开发、现场测试和评估，该教材反映了用于解决问题、教学和学习的计算机工具的适当集成。课程开发的主要责任将由马里兰大学负责，实地测试的教师准备和评估将由宾夕法尼亚州立大学完成。最终产品将包括示范学生教材和计算机软件，教师准备指南，学生学习分析，以及在即将到来的学校代数计算机密集型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.