Implementing the Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus

微积分之前的大学数学入门标准是由国家科学基金会和埃克森教育基金会资助开发的，旨在解决微积分水平以下的大学数学入门的特殊需求，建立标准，并提出建议。这些标准提供了大学数学入门的目标，以及选择内容和实现这些目标的教学策略的指导方针。建议的项目目的是促进标准的实施。这将通过举办四个区域讲习班来实现。这些讲习班的目的包括：使更广泛的受众了解改革问题和改进课程和教学的拟议模式和模式，鼓励在若干区域各组成两年制和四年制学院和大学联盟，继续开展执行项目，审查目前的示范方案、材料；以及基于NCTM标准的大学数学入门级和相关中学课程的活动，为研讨会参与者提供有关数学教育相关研究的信息，有效的改变方法，以及与管理部门合作为学生提供有意义的数学教育的建议。编写一份关于区域讲习班开始的执行项目的报告汇编，并将其提供给数学界的所有成员。大学数学入门是我们大多数学生学习的数学。它是为劳动力，为未来的教师，为那些计划主修数学或数学相关领域，但进入大学却没有准备好学习微积分的人准备的数学。它也是大多数人的看门人或关键过滤器。越来越多的学生在大学数学入门课程的某个阶段进入数学“管道”，但没有更多的学生继续学习微积分和更高水平的课程。这一层次的数学教育必须改变。如果要发生变化，为教师提供发展机会是必不可少的。建议的研讨会将使教师和管理人员能够学习体现标准的成功项目，有机会通过小组工作、实验室环境或使用技术来观察或体验学习过程，或参与标准推荐的任何主动学习过程。

Standards for Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus was developed with funding from the National Science and the Exxon Education Foundations to address the special needs of, establish standards for, and make recommendations about introductory college mathematics below the level of calculus. The standards provide goals for introductory college mathematics and guidelines for selecting content and instructional strategies for accomplishing these goals. The goal of the project proposed is to facilitate the implementation of the Standards. This will be accomplished by holding four regional workshops. The purposes of these workshops include the following: to inform a wider audience of the reform issues and proposed patterns and models for improving curriculum and instruction, to encourage the formation of consortia of two- and four- year colleges and universities in each of several regions which will continue to work on implementation projects to review current exemplary programs, materials, and activities at the introductory college mathematics level as well as relevant secondary programs based on the NCTM Standards to provide workshop participants information on relevant research in mathematics education, effective approaches to change, and suggestions for working with their administrations to provide a meaningful mathematics education for their students. to prepare a compilation of reports on the implementation projects begun as a result of the regional workshops and to make this available to all members of the mathematics community. Introductory college mathematics is the mathematics that most of our students study. It is mathematics for the workforce, for future teachers and for those who plan to major in mathematics or a mathematics-dependent field but who enter college unprepared to study calculus. It is also the gate-keeper or critical filter for the majority. Greater numbers of students are entering the mathematics "pipeline " at some point in introductory college mathematics but no more are continuing to calculus and higher level courses. Mathematics education at this level must change. Providing faculty with development opportunities is essential if change is to occur. The workshops proposed will enable faculty and administrators to learn about successful programs that embody the Standards, to have an opportunity to observe or experience the process of learning through working in groups, in a laboratory setting, or using technology, or to engage in any of the active learning processes recommended by the Standards.