Denison Algebra

The curriculum heavily emphasizes worked examples through detailed video instruction where the teacher demonstrates problem-solving step-by-step.

During each lesson, Denison works out several sample problems, explaining each one and spending more time working them out than instructors in many other courses, with students taking notes as he demonstrates

The curriculum strongly supports direct, explicit instruction through comprehensive video lessons with clear teacher-led explanations and modeling.

Course videos walk students through each entire lesson with teacher explanation and demonstration, and students follow along step-by-step in workbooks ensuring they're never left confused

The curriculum uses a clear mastery-based approach with one concept taught at a time in bite-sized chunks, allowing students to achieve understanding before moving forward.

Reviews specifically state 'This program takes a mastery approach rather than a spiral approach' and 'teaches one concept at a time in bite-sized chunks'

The curriculum provides multiple assessment opportunities with retesting options, allowing students to demonstrate mastery before proceeding.

There are practice tests and two different exams for almost every chapter, with students who don't score well on the first exam reviewing and taking the second exam

The curriculum includes parent guides and solutions manuals, though comprehensive teacher training materials are not detailed.

Each course includes a parent guide and solutions manual with solutions for every homework and test problem, plus downloadable pacing guides

The curriculum includes some review problems and multiple testing opportunities, though systematic retrieval practice is not extensively described.

Some assignment sets include review problems, key concepts sometimes show up in review problems, and there are practice tests and two different exams for almost every chapter

The curriculum uses video instruction with visual demonstration of problem-solving, though specific mention of mathematical visual models is limited.

Denison provides voiceover instruction while showing textbook pages and writing on them as he would on a whiteboard, though reviews don't mention specific visual models like number lines or area models

The curriculum appears to emphasize procedural fluency through extensive worked examples and practice problems, though conceptual development is less clearly addressed.

Reviews mention that Denison works through several sample problems explaining each one and spending more time working them out than many other courses, but there's limited mention of conceptual understanding development

Limited evidence is provided about systematic word problem instruction or real-world application strategies.

Reviews focus on computational skills and procedural instruction but don't specifically mention word problem solving strategies or schemas