National Standards, Foundation Mathematics and Illinois Community Colleges: Textbooks and Faculty as the Keepers of Content

Habituation textbooks were not aligned with standards; while textbooks derived from NSF curriculum projects were substantially aligned. Conclusions, implications, recommendations for practice and research included: only one Illinois college used an AMATYC standards aligned textbook; implementation of standards-based textbooks require faculty development; propose revising the Illinois Mathematics and Computer Articulation Guide to reflect standards; pedagogy is the clearest indicator of standards alignment; no textbook is completely aligned with AMATYC standards for content; need for creation of a community college foundations mathematics research agendum; development of standards-based assessments; national replication of study; and P-16 policy meta-analysis of mathematics education research.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Kays, Vernon Merle

Contributors dc:contributor

• Bragg, Debra D.

• Education, Community College

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3130950

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/79778