Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science Education

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DIANE Publishing, 1994 - 157 pages
Includes 66 promising practices in math. and science education developed by the 10 regional educational laboratories funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

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Page 27 - The percentage of all students who demonstrate the ability to reason, solve problems, apply knowledge, and write and communicate effectively will increase substantially.
Page 107 - Center for Social Organization of Schools, The Johns Hopkins University, 3505 North Charles St, Baltimore, Md. 21218 368 Center for the Study of Evaluation, University of California, Los Angeles, 145 Moore Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.
Page 1 - ... than competitive — the goal was to be first in the world: Goal 5 : Mathematics and Science By the year 2000, United States students will be first in the world in mathematics and science achievement. Since then, voluntary nationwide standards have been developed by subject area experts to identify what all students should know and be able to do in mathematics and science.6 Scores of states and local school districts have followed suit. As we approach the year 2000, the American public is eager...
Page 44 - For grades 5,8, the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics...
Page 55 - Congratulations! You have just been hired to manage one of the principal fishing companies in your country. Together with the others in your company - captain and crew members - you will operate your fishing fleet each year according to policies you design to maximize your assets.
Page 56 - By the year 2000, three out of four Americans will live within an hour's drive of the sea or Great Lakes coasts. The impact on these coastal waters will be severe.
Page 26 - Students are in the program for 35 minutes a day, 4 days a week, for 2 years. In the first part of the period, the teacher engages students in sophisticated conversations. Students are then given a challenge to solve using the computer.
Page 98 - The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

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