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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
COURSE TITLE:
AHSA
GRADE LEVEL:
12
TIME SPAN:
One semester
DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to increase the students’ proficiency in
computative and critical thinking skills associated with mathematics and to prepare them
for standardized tests that measure such skills. A key component of the program is
individualizing according to prior test results
CONTENT:
AREAS TO BE
STRESSED:
STUDENT
ACTIVITIES:
Number sense, concepts, and applications
Spatial sense and geometry
Data Analysis, probability, statistics and discrete
mathematics
Patterns, functions, and algebra
Critical Thinking Skills
Active Involvement of Students
Number and Operation Sense
Estimation Skills
Using the calculator to solve mathematical problems
Practice in higher order thinking skills
Practice in applying critical thinking skills to solving
problems similar to those reflected in the NCTM
standards and New Jersey’s Eleventh Grade High
School Proficiency Assessment
Practice in numerical activities
Practice in the use of calculators as facilitators
INDICATORS OF
ACCOMPLISHMENT:
The student will be able to:
Demonstrate the ability to use specific mathematical
skills needed to solve problems
Demonstrate the use of specific strategies for solving
problems
Demonstrate the ability to conduct numerical
operations
Solve problems that relate to the fundamentals of
Geometry and Algebra
Analyze data
Recognize patterns and functions
Demonstrate the use of a calculator in solving
problems
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EVALUATION:
Classwork
Homework
Portfolio
Tests/Quizzes – stressing open-ended questions
Notebook
Student participation