11-20 HOM

• 11. What tracks did many schools create during the Life Adjustment Movement?

  Both college and "life" tracks
• 12. What was the primary focus of the Life Adjustment Movement in math programs?

  Practical problems: home, shop, store, citizenship, and health
• 13. What scientific and engineering advancements occurred in the 1950s?

  Radar, cryptography, navigation, atomic energy, etc.
• What happened to the Life Adjustment Movement in the 1950s?

  It fizzled out
• What characterized the inception of the "New Math" period?

  Collision between understanding and skills
• What event contributed to the support of the "New Math" movement in the late 1950s?

  Sputnik launch by the USSR
• What organization supported the "New Math" movement and set up the Study Group on the School Mathematics (SMSG)?

  AMS (American Mathematical Society)
• Which organization was involved in the Secondary School Curriculum Committee during the "New Math" period?

  NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)
• Which project focused on the practical application of math in the 1940s?

  The Ball State Project
• What was a notable contribution of the "New Math" movement?

  Introduction of formal mathematics like set theory and proofs