Heather in Neverland Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I have the entire videotext algebra set. According to their website, if you finish all the modules you will have completed algebra 1 and 2. Can someone tell me where the break is? Like which modules are algebra 1 and which are algebra 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 There is quite a bit of overlap between what are commonly known as Alg I and Alg II, because students usually have a year of Geometry in between and need a lot of review. From the VideoText FAQs, Alg I is Modules A-E and Alg II is part of Module B and C-F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Since Video Text is a 'unique' program it does not follow the typical scope/sequence. They divide the program in half (making Algebra 1 and Algebra 2). Students who only do the first half of the program MAY have a difficult time transitioning into a different Algebra 2 program (should the need arise). There will be some concepts typically found in an Algebra 1 program that will not have been covered. (I'm talking from personal experience-- I have current students who used Videotext--first half-- in my Geometry and Algebra 2 classes). Also eliminating the review and overlap is not necessarily a good thing! Students are introduced to a variety of new concepts in a typical Algebra 1 course. Usually Geometry is worked in between. When they work a typical Algebra 2 program they are reintroduced to the Algebra 1 concepts (review) --which they are usually able to understand at a deeper level (because they have 'seen it before') and then they progress to more difficult but related problems. With Videotext it is a 'one time through' thing... works for some but not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 The difference is that you only get one pass at algebra. You have to do almost the entire series (mod. A-E) to get algebra 1. We changed programs, my ds did modules A-C, and we had to borrow Chalkdust Algebra 1 over the summer to get ds ready for geometry. (We were about to start chemistry without even complete algebra 1 coverage!) After what we went through w/ds, I think its better to have two passes at algebra. Algebra 1 w/less difficult problems, then geometry, then Algebra 2 digging deeper and reviewing what was learned in Algebra 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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