Raising the Floor: The Development of Selected Experientially Based Mathematics Instructional Modules for Previously Under-Served Target Populations

两个高中代数模块将开发与目前的研究学生学习一致。 每个模块将持续4至6周的课堂教学;纳入技术的使用;并包括一个课程单元、教师指南、评估材料和支持社区数学扫盲活动的材料。 其中一个模块将使用“道路着色问题”向学生介绍函数并为矩阵乘法奠定基础。 另一个单元则透过游戏来加强学生对数学的理解，并帮助学生学习多项式，以及介绍基本的计数和概率概念。 这些材料将体现一种教学方法，即数学来自学生对数学丰富的熟悉事件的仔细观察和系统分析。 使用这些材料的教师将通过在线合作形成专业社区。 这些材料将在几个地理和人口分布不同的地点进行试点和实地测试。 该项目将包括形成性评价和总结性评价。

Two high-school algebra modules will be developed consistent with current research on student learning. Each module will span from four to six weeks of classroom instruction; incorporate the use of technology; and include a curriculum unit, teacher guide, assessment materials and materials to support community-based mathematics literacy events. One module will use the "Road Coloring Problem" to introduce students to functions and lay the groundwork for matrix multiplication. The other module will use games to enhance students' mathematical understanding, and will help students learn polynomials and introduce elementary counting and probability concepts. The materials will embody a pedagogical approach whereby mathematics emerges from students' careful observation and systematic analysis of familiar events that are mathematically rich. Teachers using the materials will form professional communities by collaborating online. The materials will be pilot- and field-tested in several geographically and demographically diverse sites. The project will have formative and summative evaluation components.