Math on the Job. P.R.I.D.E. People Retraining for Industry Excellence.

Autor/in	Meier, Jean
Institution	Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
Titel	Math on the Job. P.R.I.D.E. People Retraining for Industry Excellence.
Quelle	(1995), (138 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Behavioral Objectives; Competency Based Education; Curriculum Guides; Instructional Materials; Labor Force Development; Learning Activities; Literacy Education; Mathematical Applications; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Materials; Mathematics Skills; Numeracy; Workplace Literacy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Curriculare Materialien; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Arbeitskräftebestand; Lernaktivität; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematische Tafel; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Rechenkompetenz
Abstract	This guide, part of a series of workplace-developed materials for retraining factory workers, provides teaching materials for a workplace mathematics course. The course is a review of basic number concepts focused on helping participants to understand the meaning of numbers and arithmetic operations. The introductory materials include a course outline, course objectives, a topical outline, information on course length and continuing education units, and resources. Lesson plans for 12 sessions are provided on the following topics: math anxiety, place value, multiplication and division tips, addition and subtraction shortcuts, problem solving, whole number operations, rounding, estimation, decimal operations, decimals in job-related situations, decimal applications, tolerance, radius and diameter, fractions and mixed numbers, converting fractions to decimals, reading a fractional inch scale, screw measurement, metric and English systems, percents, graphs, charts, paychecks, benefits, ratio and proportion. The session materials include objectives, topics, methods, evaluation criteria, a pretest and a posttest, information sheets, and handouts. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01