Implementing the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards: Assessing Students' Dispositions: Using Journals to Improve Students' Performance

Abstract

Since the NCTM developed the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics in 1989, dramatic changes have been taking place in high school classrooms. The role of the teacher is changing. What was once a teacher-centered lecture environment is now a student-centered cooperative-Seaming environment. Evidence of this change can be seen in many classrooms as students work in teams to teach and help each other understand and develop concepts. Students are now communicating their ideas verbally as well as in writing. The teacher's role as a facilitator is emerging.