Assignment title: Information
With the recent emphasis on improving American students' mathematics
abilities, many textbooks have been created each purporting that its
instructional approach will most significantly advance the skills of learners. In
this assignment, you will review mathematics textbooks and their instructional
approaches.
1) Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the
assignment:
a) Review the resource document "Publisher Contact Information." This will
provide you with links to the websites of several publishers where you can
research currently available math textbooks.
2) Select three currently available mathematics textbooks to review. All three
should be intended for use at the same grade level.
3) In a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, evaluate the textbooks and the related
approaches to teaching mathematics. Include a full APA-format citation and
grade-level information for each textbook evaluated. Your evaluation should
provide the following:
a) A description of the strengths and weaknesses of each textbook.
b) A critique of the instructional approach of each textbook.
c) A rationale for selecting one of these textbooks over the others