Department of Mathematics & Science Education
by
Jim Wilson
O. Acronyms:
SMSG: School Mathematics Study Group
CEEB: College Entrance Examination Board
AMS: American Mathematics Society
MAA: Mathematical Association of America
NCTM: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NSF: National Science Foundation
NDEA: National Defense Education Act
I. The context
The 1950s
- Post-WW II
- Cold War International Perspective
- 1950s education
- 1950s Mathematics Curriculum
The CEEB Report
PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATORY MATHEMATICS.
II. Chronology
1954 -- NDEA
1956 -- first draft, CEEB Report (1959)
Proposal to NSF from AMS for SMSG. To prepare example curriculum
materials . . .
1957 -- Sputnik
1958 -- First SMST Writing teams -- Yale
University of Maryland teams (Grades 7 and 8)
1958-59 Field trials of
First Course in Algebra
Geometry
Intermediate Mathematics
Matrix Algebra
U of MD 7th and 8th grade
1959 SMSG and UMd writing teams -- Boulder
1959-60 Tryouts of 7 thru 12 material
1960 SMSG writing teams -- Stanford
1960-61 Sample textbooks available Grades 7 -12
Summer writing teams at Stanford
E.
G. Begle moves from Yale to Stanford
National Longitudinal Study of Mathematical Abilities planned
Conferences
Programmed Learning course in Algebra
1962-65 SMSG Grades 4-6
1964-66 SMSG Grades K-3
1962-67 Many other courses
Spanish Language translations
1967-72 SMSG Second Round
1962-1967 NLSMA
1967-1972 NLSMA Reports (40 volumes)
SMSG
Archives and Records