| Show Nations Nation's Mathematic Programs Are Under Criticism Over the next two decades the nations's schools must make a dramatic transition in their nia mathematics programs s asserted Shirley Hill chairperson of the Mathematical Science Education Board Emphasis must shift from drill in pencil paper-and-pencil computation to experience in the use of conceptual analytical and problem solving techniques of mathematics Hill stated in the June issue of National Research Council News Report This will require a a. a fundamental restructuring of the educational environment from the current transmission of knowledge model into one based on stimulation of learning The paper decried the poor test scores of American students relative to students in other industrialized |
