Pre-Calculus+Grade+12

APEC
APEC Human Resources Development Working Group on Mathematics Education International comparison studies have found significantly different levels of achievement and practice in mathematics education in the East and West. > The pressing issue is how to combine the best of both systems. > [|Assessment]: analyses of sample assessments, a [|searchable database] of assessment items, and [|full assessments] from APEC economies. > [|Standards]: sample standards (in English) from 9 APEC economies with comparative analyses.
 * Asian educational systems generally produce students with a strong grasp of the content knowledge, with higher scores on the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
 * Western systems have strengths in applying knowledge to real life situations. Many Western economies are among the most scientifically innovative in terms of such indicators as new scientific patents.

BCAMT
Hey all, I am thinking about changing how I assess portions of the combinatorics unit for Principles of Math 12 (and for FOM 12 / Pre-Calc 12) for next year. So... I'm thinking about asking the students to create an artifact (video, childrens book, graphic novel, poster, etc) so... I am thinking about creating a rubric and posting it on google docs so that people can edit it along with me and use it. The link is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N41DBCtPe859ZJrKNvg7Z3qvdpR93YysxBrTYCeTgAI/edit

When it is finished, I'll post it at: resources.bcamt.ca (The new resources page - you can look at it right now, but you can't use it yet)

Thanks,

Brad Epp, MA, PDPP, BSc Mathematics Department Head, South Kamloops Secondary BCAMT vice President High School Curling Coach

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NCTM
Assessing To Learn & Learning To Assess from the [|National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)]
 * Assessment was a yearlong NCTM focus in 2005-2006. Their PD site, linked above, identifies resources from NCTM activities, journals, news bulletins, publications, websites, and E-Workshops that relate to assessment.

In the [|Yukon Education Teachers' Professional Library] Call #: 510.76 MAT

NCTM
Grades 9-12 Mathematics Assessment Sampler by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - YTA members can e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca to request a copy of this resource.

Mathematical Assessment A Practical Handbook For Grades 9-12 (Classroom Assessment For School Mathematics K-12 Series) by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. YTA members can e-mail Paula.Thompson@yesnet.yk.ca to request a copy of this resource. In the [|Yukon Education Teachers' Professional Library] Call #: 510.76 MAT

WNCP
[|Rethinking Classroom Assessment With Purpose In Mind] [|French Version]