A Model Teacher Enhancement Project to Improve Mathematics Teaching and Learning in Grades 4-8 Utilizing Calculators

由MDRI和DTPE共同资助，这个为期两年的项目将开发 以计算器为基础的数学教学材料， 4-6年级，并将准备教师使用这些材料在他们的 教室 这些材料将强调学生能力的发展 解决问题的能力，并将促进过渡到代数。 一 总共将开发50到75个课程，沿着 教师手册 在项目的第一年，共有6个 来自芝加哥大都市区三所学校的教师将进行试点 在他们自己的教室里测试这些材料。 第二年， 修订后的教材将由来自10个国家的20名教师进行实地测试。 学校，他们将同时参加学年课程 其内容和使用。 评估将衡量项目的 影响学生对数学的学习和态度。 伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校作为费用分摊和 金额相当于NSF奖金的67%。

Jointly funded by MDRI and DTPE, this two-year project will develop calculator-based instructional materials in mathematics for students in grades 4-6 and will prepare teachers to use those materials in their classrooms. These materials will stress the development of students' problem-solving skills and will facilitate the transition to algebra. A total of 50 to 75 lessons will be developed, along with accompanying teachers' manuals. During the first year of the project, a total of six teachers from three schools in the Chicago metropolitan area will pilot test the materials in their own classrooms. During the second year, the revised materials will be field tested by a total of 20 teachers from 10 schools, who will simultaneously participate in an academic-year course on their content and use. The evaluation will measure the project's effect on student learning of and attitudes towards mathematics. The University of Illinois at Chicago is contributing as cost-sharing an amount equal to 67% of the NSF award.