Our Vision
The vision of the BYU Mathematics Education Department is that students in mathematics classrooms at all levels (elementary, secondary, and post-secondary) will be engaged in authentic mathematical work; will develop deep, connected understanding of mathematics; and will be empowered to effectively use their mathematical knowledge outside of the classroom.
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Grad Student Presenting at AMTE
At AMTE we reported the results of a study on the alignment of curriculum materials to learning standards. Specifically, we chose two popular textbook series to examine how well they align with ratio and proportion learning standards from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in grades 6-8. Although both textbooks advertise alignment with these learning standards, our results indicate shortcomings in terms of opportunities in the text for students to do the mathematical work expected of them. For example, in 6th grade students are expected to use a constant multiple to relate two quantities, but by our analysis it is rare for these textbooks to encourage this strategy.
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Dr. Corey and Dr. Peterson In Japan
The overarching question Dr. Corey and Dr. Peterson are trying to answer is “What are the characteristics of high quality mathematics instruction?” When you look at the international performance on mathematics achievement tests, the US is in the middle of the pack and Japan is usually at the top. Thus they have been interested in what Japanese mathematics educators view as high quality mathematic instruction.
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Breaking the Bounds of Math - Research by Dawn Teuscher is Highlighted in Frontiers
Go to this website and click on the Fall 2013 Issue of Frontiers to find out how we are breaking the bounds of math
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About MEA
BYU Mathematics Eduation Association
Mathematics: Education for Eternity
MEA is a student organization with a goal to provide all students interested in mathematics education with additional tools and resources to help them become better math educators and also to promote unity among the students within the math education major.
MEA activities are designed to help the BYU students incorporate this motto into their education and their future careers. Activities provided by the association include lectures, workshops and socials which are intended to enrich the education of the members in ways that they will be able to pass on to their future students.
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