Standards-based School Mathematics Curricula: What Are They? What Do Students Learn?

by Senk; Sharon L.

• ISBN13: 9780805843378
• ISBN10: 080584337X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

TheCurriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematicspublished by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1989 set forth a broad vision of mathematical content and pedagogy for grades K-12 in the United States. TheseStandardsprompted the development ofStandards-based mathematics curricula. What features characterizeStandards-based curricula? How well do such curricula work? To answer these questions, the editors invited researchers who had investigated the implementation of 12 differentStandards-based mathematics curricula to describe the effects of these curricula on students' learning and achievement, and to provide evidence for any claims they made. In particular, authors were asked to identify content on which performance of students usingStandards-based materials differed from that of students using more traditional materials, and content on which performance of these two groups of students was virtually identical. Additionally, four scholars not involved with the development of any of the materials were invited to write critical commentaries on the work reported in the other chapters. Section I ofStandards-Based School Mathematics Curriculaprovides a historical background to place the current curriculum reform efforts in perspective, a summary of recent recommendations to reform school mathematics, and a discussion of issues that arise when conducting research on student outcomes. Sections II, III, and IV are devoted to research on mathematics curriculum projects for elementary, middle, and high schools, respectively. The final section is a commentary by Jeremy Kilpatrick, Regents Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Georgia, on the research reported in this book. It provides a historical perspective on the use of research to guide mathematics curriculum reform in schools, and makes additional recommendations for further research. In addition to the references provided at the end of each chapter, other references about theStandards-based curriculum projects are provided at the end of the book. This volume is a valuable resource for all participants in discussions about school mathematics curricula--including professors and graduate students interested in mathematics education, curriculum development, program evaluation, or the history of education; educational policy makers; teachers; parents; principals and other school administrators. The editors hope that the large body of empirical evidence and the thoughtful discussion of educational values found in this book will enable readers to engage ininformed civil discourseabout the goals and methods of school mathematics curricula and related research.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Author Biographies	xiii
PART I: INTRODUCTION
School Mathematics Curricula: Recommendations and Issue	3	(28)
Sharon L. Senk
Denisse R. Thompson
PART II: ELEMENTARY GRADES CURRICULUM PROJECTS
Elementary School Mathematics Curriculum Reform	31	(14)
Denisse R. Thompson
Sharon L. Senk
Student Learning and Achievement with Math Trailblazers	45	(34)
Andy Carter
Janet S. Beissinger
Astrida Cirulis
Marty Gartzman
Catherine Randall Kelso
Philip Wagreich
Achievement of Students Using the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project's Everyday Mathematics	79	(30)
William M. Carroll
Andrew Isaacs
Learning to Reason Numerically: The Impact of Investigations	109	(24)
Jan Mokros
Number Power: An Elementary School Program to Enhance Students' Mathematical and Social Development	133	(28)
Victor Battistich
Susie Alldredge
Ineko Tsuchida
Commentary on Four Elementary Mathematics Curricula	161	(20)
Ralph T. Putnam
PART III: MIDDLE GRADES CURRICULUM PROJECTS
Middle School Mathematics Curriculum Reform	181	(12)
Sharon L. Senk
Denisse R. Thompson
Student attainment in the Connected mathematics Curriculum	193	(32)
James E. Ridgway
Judith S. Zawojewski
Mark N. Hoover
Diana V. Lambdin
Mathematics in Context (MiC)---Preliminary Evidence About Student Outcomes	225	(26)
Thomas A. Romberg
Mary C. Shafer
Middle Grades MATH Thematics: The STEM Project	251	(34)
Rick Billstein
Jim Williamson
Keeping Mathematics Front and Center: Reaction to Middle-Grades Curriculum Projects Research	285	(14)
Michaele F. Chappell
PART IV: HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM PROJECTS
High School Mathematics Curriculum Reform	299	(12)
Denisse R. Thompson
Sharon L. Senk
The Core-Plus Mathematics Project: Perspectives and Student Achievement	311	(34)
Harold L. Schoen
Christian R. Hirsch
The Effects of MATH Connections on Student Achievement, Confidence, and Perception	345	(30)
Donald Cichon
June G. Ellis
The Impact of the Interactive Mathematics Program on Student Learning	375	(24)
Norman L. Webb
Curriculum and Assessment in SIMMS Integrated Mathematics	399	(26)
Johnny W. Lott
James Hirstein
Glenn Allinger
Sharon Walen
Maurice Burke
Michael Lundin
Terry A. Souhrada
Dean Preble
Effects of the UCSMP Secondary School Curriculum on Student Achievement	425	(32)
Sharon L. Senk
Reaction to High School Curriculum Projects Research	457	(14)
Jane Swafford
PART V: FINAL COMMENTARY
What Works?	471	(18)
Jeremy Kilpatrick
Bibliography for Further Reading	489	(6)
Author Index	495	(10)
Subject Index	505