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Please provide three scholarly articles for this assignment. Information must be cited and referenced. Please make sure this assignment is not plagiarized and there are no run-on sentences.
With the recent emphasis on improving American students' mathematics abilities, many textbooks have been created each purporting that its instructional approach will most significantly advance the skills of learners. In this assignment, you will review mathematics textbooks and their instructional approaches.
1. Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
a. Review the resource document "Publisher Contact Information." This will provide you with links to the websites of several publishers where you can research currently available math textbooks.**Do not request textbooks from the publisher. See suggestions below for obtaining math textbooks for this assignment.**
b. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
2. Select three currently available mathematics textbooks to review. All three should be intended for use at the same grade level.
3. In a paper of 1,250-1,500 words, evaluate the textbooks and the related approaches to teaching mathematics. Include a full APA-format citation and grade-level information for each textbook evaluated. Your evaluation should provide the following:
a. A description of the strengths and weaknesses of each textbook.
b. A critique of the instructional approach of each textbook.
c. A rationale for selecting one of these textbooks over the others.
• Here are some links to math textbooks online:
o McGraw-Hill Glencoe
https://www.glencoe.com/
Choose your state and select "teacher," and you will have access to a long list of online math textbooks.
o CK-12 Foundation
https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
o Penn State Online Library
https://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/electronicbooks.html
You'll want to search for a specific textbook title such as "Algebra 1." You could identify a specific book title from one of the publisher's sites and then enter it here.
o Math TV
https://www.mathtv.com/onlinebooks
Several math textbooks are available, and you can access chapter 1 of any book.