Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Upon successful completion, students should be able to:

• Apply life experiences to identify questions or situations that can use a mathematical approach
• Estimate and compute personal needs involving whole numbers, decimals, fractions and simple measurements
• Solve problems and make decisions using multiple and effective math strategies
• Understand, interpret and work with concrete objects and symbolic representation (e.g. pictures, numbers, graphs, computer representations)
• Utilize technology to solve mathematical problems
• Prepared for future math classes

Demonstrate whole numbers computation and application

• Read and write number values to millions
• Compare and order whole numbers by values to millions
• Round numbers from tens place to the millions
• Apply the vocabulary of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
• Add whole numbers
• Subtract whole numbers
• Multiply whole numbers
• Divide whole numbers
• Estimate answers by rounding numbers

Demonstrate basic decimal number computation and application

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• Add, Subtract, Multiply, and Divide decimals
• Use rounding to estimate decimal answers
• Solve one and two place application problems
• Compute and compare unit pricing
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Demonstrate basic fraction computation and application. Å·ÖÞ±­¾öÈü¾º²Âapp_Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø understanding of fractional concepts and vocabulary, including part of a whole, part of a group, proper and improper fraction, mixed numbers, and equivalent fractions.

• Add and subtract fractions with like and unlike denominators
• Multiply and divide simple fractions
• Reduce answers to lowest terms
• Estimate answers by rounding fractions
• Review use of fractions in life applications, including reading a ruler to 1/16”
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Introduce basic measurements in computations and life applications

• Calculate, write, and convert units of time (i.e., analog and digital time, 12- and24-hour clocks, and convert minutes to decimal (work) time, calendar, and time zones)
• Suggestions for life skill applications for measurements: Ex: Reading a ruler, scale, or thermometer. Reading a food recipe or comparing metric clothing sizes.

Demonstrate understanding of graphical information

• Read information from charts, tables, pictographs, line and bar graphs
• Use measures of central tendency to calculate and interpret data
• Find the mean and median for a set of data

Introduce basic knowledge of algebraic concepts

• Apply common types of mathematical information and concepts to real-0life and theoretical problems involving whole numbers, decimals and fractions.
• Complete homework and/or computer-based assignments
• Read and interpret common data and statistical information (mean and median)
• Interpret and apply a few common patterns, functions and relationships using technology

Move a level in the Math CASAS Post Test and teacher generated post test

Themes:

• Life (e.g. family and citizen) and employability (i.e. worker) planning
• Life Long Learning
• Goal Setting

Concepts:

• Critical thinking
• Math Vocabulary
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Math Operations

Issues:

• Barriers to student success
• Communication
• Employability
• Access to resources
• Teamwork
• Math Anxiety
• Testing strategies
• Basic Computer Literacy
• Cultural Awareness
• Motivation

Skills:

• Computation and application skills with whole numbers
• Computation and application skills with decimals
• Computation and application skills with fractions
• Å·ÖÞ±­¾öÈü¾º²Âapp_Å·ÖÞ±­×ãÇòÍø-Ͷע|¹ÙÍø skills in estimation
• Round a decimal and whole numbers to a specified place
• Arrange numbers in numerical order
• Read and understand data from bar, pictorial, line, tables, charts and various graphs.
• Find statistical measures such as median and mean
• Estimate to predict results and to check to see if results are reasonable
• Communicate reasoning and results in a variety of ways such as words, graphs, charts, tables and simple algebraic models