Student Assessment in Calculus: A Report of the Nsf Working Group on Assessment in Calculus

by NSF Working Group on Assessment in Calculus

Shows teachers of calculus how to assess what students understand and presents a framework to tailor calculus instruction to students' needs. Describes how to use various techniques to measure what students know, such as different types of tests, student portfolios, and interviews, and illustrates the ways in which calculus exams and projects show what students have learned. Summarizes the goals of the reform movement in the field, and reviews the latest research on how students learn. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

124 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997