Testing begins at 1:45 PM on Saturday, May 17, for students in most math classes. Read on for directions to Tolman Hall and to find your testing classroom location.
Read More →Math Placement Testing (Update: Make-ups available)
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Math Placement Testing (Update: Make-up test dates available)
Testing begins at 1:45 PM on Saturday, May 18. Read on for directions to Tolman Hall and to find your testing classroom location.
Read More →Math Placement Testing (Update: Make-up test dates available)
Testing begins at 1:45 PM on Saturday, May 19. Read on for directions to Tolman Hall and to find your testing classroom location.
Read More →Functioning First Graders
A visiting high school teacher complained to an ATDP instructor that her students weren’t grasping the concept of functions. To help, they went to see Hannah Margulis-Kessel’s first-grade students performing “Mathmagic!”
Read More →Metacognition Among ATDP Math Students
Research has shown that successful math students use sophisticated thinking skills when they solve challenging math problems. These thinking skills, known as metacognition, include choosing how to solve problems based on their mathematical strengths and weaknesses, planning and monitoring the steps they use to solve a problem, and being aware of what they know and what […]
Read More →Instructors Cultivate Metacognition in SD Math Courses
What happens to research findings? Are they used by anyone other than researchers seeking to conduct more research? At ATDP, researchers seek relevant knowledge and teachers evaluate its applicability with an eye toward potential classroom benefits. For example, over the past few years, Secondary Division Mathematics Instructors have worked to facilitate students’ metacognition, based on […]
Read More →Predicting Success in ATDP Accelerated Math Courses
Every year, over 150 students enroll in an accelerated mathematics course at ATDP. These courses, which include Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-calculus, and AP Calculus, cover an entire school year’s worth of subject matter over the course of six weeks. This means that what is normally taught in 180 days is instead being taught […]
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