Student Assessment in Calculus: A Report of the Nsf Working Group on Assessment in Calculus (M A A NOTES) - Softcover

Gleason, A.M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0883851520 ISBN 13: 9780883851524

Publisher: Mathematical Association of America, 1997

Synopsis

Shows teachers of calculus how to assess what students understand and presents a framework to tailor calculus instruction to students' needs. Describes how to use various techniques to measure what students know, such as different types of tests, student portfolios, and interviews, and illustrates the ways in which calculus exams and projects show what students have learned. Summarizes the goals of the reform movement in the field, and reviews the latest research on how students learn. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Synopsis

Shows teachers of calculus how to assess what students understand and presents a framework to tailor calculus instruction to students' needs. Describes how to use various techniques to measure what students know, such as different types of tests, student portfolios, and interviews, and illustrates the ways in which calculus exams and projects show

Edition details

• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0883851520
• ISBN 13: 9780883851524
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124
• Editor: Schoenfeld Alan H., Dubinsky Edward L., Gleason Andrew M., Harnisch Del, Kaput James