An Evaluation of Student Placement Procedures for Eighth-Grade Algebra

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1995
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The University of Alabama
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has recommended a number of changes in the mathematics curriculum content for middle school students in grades 5-8. Included in the summary of changes is increased attention to the development of an understanding of variables, expressions, and equations in an informal investigation of algebra. According to the recommendation, this informal study should be available to all students (NCTM, 1989). Although the recommendation emphasizes an informal study of algebra some students in the middle grades will engage in a formal study, despite the fact that it is begun and completed more often in 9lh grade than at any other time (Usiskin, 1987).

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