Seeing and Thinking Mathematically

教育发展中心(EDC)，与 七个学区，两个分包商（EdCo和Inverness Research Associates），出版商（朝阳通信），以及 一个大型的顾问和咨询小组，建议制定一个 新的数学课程，将解决的独特需求， 中学生。 本课程将建立在 数学在人类经验和意志中的中心主题 注重学生的数学观和数学思维。 它将反映一种观点，即学习是一个建构的过程， 一个人自己的知识，它将强调的重要性， 中学生学习的社会背景。 它 将整合使用计算机模拟，探索 环境和工具。 这个项目将带来一个新的数学视野，新类型的 学习经验，以及中学的新结构 课程。 它还将解决关键问题， 确定新课程是否被广泛接受和使用 包括教师支持，学生评价，课堂 课程实施、课程评价和家长参与。

Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), in collaboration with seven school districts, two subcontractors (EdCo and Inverness Research Associates), a publisher (Sunburst Communications), and a large group of consultants and advisors, proposes to develop a new mathematics curriculum that will address the unique needs of middle school students. This curriculum will build upon the central theme of mathematics in the human experience and will focus upon students' learning to see and think mathematically. It will reflect a view of learning as a process of constructing one's own knowledge, and it will emphasize the importance of the social context of learning for middle school students. It will integrate the use of computer simulations, exploratory environments, and tools. This project will bring a new vision of mathematics, new types of learning experiences, and a new structure to the middle school curriculum. It will also address the critical issues that can determine whether a new curriculum is widely accepted and used well, including teacher suport, student assessment, classroom implementation, curriculum evaluation, and parent involvement.