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"When Algebra is properly taught,
the students don't just learn math.
"They learn analytical skills which they can use in countless ways, throughout their
adult lives."
Tom Clark,
VideoText Interactive
Program Author |
Algebra: A Complete Course was developed by Thomas E. Clark, a teacher
with 30 years of classroom teaching experience, in addition to serving as a math
supervisor at the state and district levels. His unique awareness of the needs of both
teachers and students is a combination that helped him win the IUPUI Chancellor's Award,
the Purdue Chancellor's Award, and the Purdue School of Science Faculty Teaching Award.
Mr. Clark states, "Algebra
test scores in schools nationwide graphically detail extremely low comprehension and
retention. Students and their future potential employers are poorly served by poor or
nonexistent Algebra skills.
"Algebra fosters the development of
problem-solving skills and logical thinking necessary for success in adult life. Since we
have become a technology-based society with a focus on "information-on-demand,"
Algebra, and its attendant development of higher order thinking skills, is essential.
"Yet, middle schools are not adequately
developing arithmetic skills with their students, and high schools are not turning out
students with the requisite algebraic competencies. As a result, 50% of all college
students do not have the minimal skills to take higher level math courses and must first
take remedial Algebra."
Clark believed that taking a multimedia approach toward teaching
mathematic and algebraic concepts would make a difference in learning and comprehension,
so he developed a new approach to teaching Algebra. VideoText Interactive now has a series of Algebra programs which
have chalked up spectacular results in national trials and classroom pilots!
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