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Section 5: Preparation Resources
Mathematics 4–8 (115)

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Journals

  1. Mathematics Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  2. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Other Resources

  1. Ball, D. L. (1992). Magical Hopes: Manipulatives and the Reform of Math Education. American Educator; v16 n2, 14–18, 46–47.

  2. Brahier, D. J. (2009). Teaching Secondary and Middle School Mathematics, Fourth Edition. Needham Heights, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon.

  3. Burns, M. (2000). About Teaching Mathematics: A K–8 Resource, Second Edition. Sausalito, Calif.: Math Solutions Publications.

  4. Coxford, A., Usiskin, Z., & Hirschhorn, D. (1998). The University of Chicago School of Mathematics Project: Geometry. Glenview, Ill.: Scott, Foresman and Company.

  5. Crouse, R. J., & Sloyer, C. W. (1987). Mathematical Questions from the Classroom—Parts I and II. Providence, R.I.: Janson Publications.

  6. Danielson, C. (1997). A Collection of Performance Tasks and Rubrics: Middle School Mathematics. Larchmont, N.Y.: Eye On Education, Inc.

  7. Demana, F., Waits, B. K., Clemens, S. R., and Foley, G. D. (1997). Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, Fourth Edition. Menlo Park, Calif.: Addison-Wesley.

  8. Foerster, P. A. (2005). Calculus Concepts and Applications, Second Edition. Berkeley, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  9. Gottlieb, R. J. (2001). Calculus: An Integrated Approach to Functions and Their Rates of Change, Preliminary Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman.

  10. Harshbarger, R. J., & Reynolds, J. J. (1992). Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences, Fourth Edition. Lexington, Mass.: D. C. Heath and Company.

  11. Hungerford, T. W. (2004). Contemporary College Algebra and Trigonometry: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  12. Ma, L. (1999). Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics: Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum.

  13. Morrow, L. J., & Kenney, M. J. (Eds.). (1998). The Teaching and Learning of Algorithms in School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  14. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (1995). Assessment Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  15. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Reston, Va.: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc.

  16. Newmark, J. (1997). Statistics and Probability in Modern Life, Sixth Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders College Publishing.

  17. Ostebee, A., & Zorn, P. (1997). Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  18. Serra, M. (2007). Discovering Geometry: An Investigative Approach, Fourth Edition. Emeryville, Calif.: Key Curriculum Press.

  19. Swanson, T., Andersen, J., & Keeley, R. (2000). Precalculus: A Study of Functions and Their Application. Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt College Publishers.

  20. Swokowski, E. W., Olinick, M., & Pence, D. D. (1994). Calculus of a Single Variable, Second Edition. Stamford, Conn.: Brooks/Cole.

  21. Texas Education Agency. (2009). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

  22. Triola, M. F. (2008). Elementary Statistics, Eighth Edition. Boston, Mass.: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.

  23. Wallace, E. C., & West, S. F. (1998). Roads to Geometry, Second Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

  24. Williams, G. (2004). Applied College Algebra: A Graphing Approach, Second Edition. Philadelphia, Pa.: Harcourt College Publishers.

  25. Wu, H. (1999). Basic Skills Versus Conceptual Understanding: A Bogus Dichotomy in Mathematics Education. American Educator; v 23 n3, 14–19, 50–52.

Online Resources

  1. American Mathematical Society— www.ams.org
  2. Association for Women in Mathematics— www.awm-math.org
  3. Internet4Classrooms— www.internet4classrooms.com
  4. The Mathematical Association of America— www.maa.org
  5. National Association of Mathematicians— www.nam-math.org
  6. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics— www.nctm.org
  7. Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics— www.tctmonline.org
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