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Elizabeth Kurban; Yinmei Wan; Mariesa Hawkins; Dana Shaat – American Institutes for Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the implementation and impact of the IDEA Public Schools' Mathematics Curriculum Redesign (MCR) effort, funded by an Innovation and Research (EIR) grant. Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental matching design to examine the effect of MCR on student achievement outcomes. The study compared…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Grants, Educational Change
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Khali, Muhammad; Khalil, Umair; ul Haq, Zahoor – International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education, 2019
One of the reasons to use technology in education is to visualize and explore the insight of mathematics with optimum possibilities. Geogebra gives visual meaning to symbolic ideas along with optimum dynamic possibilities. The purpose of this experimental study was to know about the potential effect of dynamic geometry software on diverse…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis
National Assessment Governing Board, 2017
Since 1973, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has gathered information about student achievement in mathematics. Results of these periodic assessments, produced in print and web-based formats, provide valuable information to a wide variety of audiences. They inform citizens about the nature of students' comprehension of the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4
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Brown, J.; Schiller, K.; Roey, S.; Perkins, R.; Schmidt, W.; Houang, R. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The 2005 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) High School Transcript Study (HSTS) found that high school graduates in 2005 earned more mathematics credits, took higher level mathematics courses, and obtained higher grades in mathematics courses than in 1990. The report also noted that these improvements in students' academic records…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Records, Credits
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Kospentaris, George; Spyrou, Panagiotis; Lappas, Dionyssios – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2011
The aim of this study is to investigate the strategies employed by advanced high school and university students working on six tasks concerning comparison and conservation of area. Special care has been taken in the test design so that the problems could be dealt with using a variety of solution methods. Written responses and in-depth interviews…
Descriptors: Grade 12, Test Construction, Advanced Students, Mathematics
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Dyer, Richard R.; Reed, Philip A.; Berry, Robert Q. – Journal of Technology Education, 2006
The standards-based reform movement in education that began in the 1980s has evolved. In the 1990s, the focus was on producing subject-area content standards and modifying instruction. Today, the focus has shifted to assessment, and for technology education, demonstrating the impact on children and the efficacy of the discipline within general…
Descriptors: High School Students, Technology Education, Scores, Algebra