presentation by Laura Novick
Mathematics education is broken and must be fixed.
Melanie Moran, Vanderbilt News ServiceCalculators are useful tools in elementary mathematics classes, if students already have some basic skills, new research has found. The findings shed light on the debate about whether and when calculators should be used in the classroom.
Research by David Lubinski, professor of psychology and human development, and Camilla Benbow, Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development, is cited in an article about the impact of Title IX on science education at universities receiving federal grants.
Lisa A. DuBois, Peabody Reflector, Spring 2008Reforms to both math education and the education of math teachers are needed to put U.S. students back on top