A computer-assisted instruction (CAI) course in Algebra and General Mathematics is being developed for ninth graders. The course includes a variety of conventional individualized learning experiences along with the "on-line" program. The on-line program accumulates student performance data and allows the teacher to assign appropriate…

Algebra I and General Mathematics courses using tutorial instructional programs under computer control supplemented by "off-line" materials (included in the computer controlled testing) have been developed for a ninth grade student population. This preliminary draft of a teacher's manual for the courses provides outlines of the course…

A method of evaluation that permits some penetration into the teaching/learning process that connects the student, teacher, and program is described. The conclusions reached by this method can be applied to improving teaching strategies, inservice training, curriculum development, and evaluation. (MP)

Open-ended questioning and semistructured interviews of (n=50) grade-9 students' preferences and perceptions of the learning environment of the Hong Kong mathematics classroom revealed that light atmosphere, order, making effort, concern of the teacher, clear explanation, and involved and helpful classmates were important factors that led to…

This study focuses on the attitudes of a sample of Grade 9 mathematics teachers to the national mathematics Common Task Assessment (CTA) 2002 and to the official mathematics curriculum policy. The notion of pedagogic identity provided the theoretical lens to frame the study. These teachers' personal pedagogic identities are compared with official…

In individual interviews, 220 students in grades 4, 6, 8, and 9 were given one task, and 72 eighth graders were given three tasks to answer two questions: (a) Is a square the unit of measurement for an area for students in grades 4-8? and (b) Does a square have a space-covering characteristic for students in grade 8? The answers to both questions…

As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. Licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience. This course, Education 5900 Culminating…

Author discusses how he introduced a mix of traditional and programed instructional methods to the problem of teaching algebra to a slow-track ninth grade class which contained many inner city learning problems. (Author)

Algebra I and General Mathematics courses directed at a ninth grade population are being designed to include a tutorial program under computer control and a variety of supplemental learning experiences. Student performance data will not only control the flow of the program, but also will enable the classroom teacher to assign appropriate…

An individualized, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program of courses in Algebra and General Mathematics was developed for ninth graders. The courses are "on-line", with students receiving instruction and their performances being recorded to direct the flow of instruction and to assign appropriate off-line instructional materials.…

An individualized, computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program of courses in algebra and general mathematics was developed for ninth graders. The courses are on-line; the students receive instruction and their performances are recorded to direct the flow of instruction and to assign appropriate off-line instructional materials. Flowcharts have…

Algebra I and General Mathematics courses using tutorial instructional programs under computer control supplemented by "off-line" materials (included in the computer controlled testing) have been developed for a ninth grade student population. The relationships of instructional materials, pretests, posttests, and choice points are…

Advantages and disadvantages of the modern definition of function, understanding the concept of function, procedures used in a study of the understandings of ninth graders, and detailed results of the study are discussed. (MNS)

This research study deals with the modes of representation that ninth-graders choose in order to communicate their problem solving paths and justifications, and the relation between these modes of representations and achievement level. The findings are based on analysis of 350 answers to problems that demanded communication of reasoning,…

This paper presents the design and some results of a series of teaching experiments. The design was created to develop a model for everyday math lessons, that describes the conditions which foster or hinder the construction of new mathematical meanings. The development process includes the students' epistemic processes, their social interactions,…