Teachers! Prepare Your Students for the Mathematics for SAT* I

Methods and Problem-Solving Strategies

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

AvAlfred S. Posamentier,Stephen Krulik

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If you′re a teacher or administrator who wants to give your students the best chances possible on the Math SAT, or if you′re a parent of a student facing the test, here is the advantage you′re looking for. Designed as a companion book to Students! Get Ready for the Mathematics for SAT I, this workbook is crammed with strategies and ideas. Show your students techniques that can make a big difference in their college chances--teach them techniques that will really boost their Math SAT I scores. This information-packed teacher′s volume gives you: * An overview of the SAT I, including a description of its format, content, and the use of a calculator on the test * A selective review of the mathematics taught through elementary algebra and geometry, with particular attention to problem solving. * Less-well-known mathematics "facts" and problem-solving tools * Ways to advise students on strategies for taking the SAT I, including when and how to guess on unfamiliar items * A detailed presentation of specific problem-solving strategies Follow the step-by-step plan in this book, and you will help to signicantly increase your students′ scores. Hand your students these tools and they′ll be prepared to face the SAT I.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1996-06-11
Mått215 x 279 x 12 mm
Vikt710 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor128
FörlagSAGE Publications Inc
ISBN9780803964815

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Alfred S. Posamentier is professor of mathematics education and dean of the School of Education at the City College of the City University of New York. He has authored and co-authored several resource books in mathematics education for Corwin Press. Stephen Krulik is professor of mathematics education at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he is responsible for the undergraduate and graduate preparation of mathematics teachers for Grades K-12, as well as in the inservice training of mathematics teachers at the graduate level. He teaches a wide variety of courses, among them the History of Mathematics, Methods of Teaching Mathematics, and the Teaching of Problem Solving. Before coming to Temple University, he taught mathematics in the New York City public schools for 15 years, where he created and implemented several courses designed to prepare students for the SAT examination. Nationally, Krulik has served as a member of the committee responsible for preparing the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics of the National Council of Teacher of Mathematics (NCTM). He was also the editor of the NCTM’s 1980 yearbook Problem Solving in School Mathematics. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 books for teachers of mathematics, including Assessing Reasoning and Problem Solving: A Sourcebook for Elementary School Teachers. He has served as a consultant to and has conducted many workshops for school district throughout the United States and Canada, as well as delivering major presentations in Austria, Hungary, Australia, and international professional meetings, where his major focus is on preparing all students to reason and problem-solve in their mathematics classroom, as well as in their lives. Krulik received his BA degree in mathematics from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and his MA and EdD in mathematics education from Columbia University’s Teachers College.