Archive for January, 2007

Performance on PISA 2006

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The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is carried out by the nations of the OECD. The mathematics assessment “uses a concept of mathematical literacy that is concerned with the capacity of students to analyse, reason and communicate effectively as they pose, solve and interpret mathematical problems in a variety of situations involving quantitative, spatial, probabilistic or [...]

Standards-based Mathematics Curricula and Secondary Students’ Performance on Standardized Achievement Tests

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By Michael R. Harwell, Thomas R. Post et al. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, January 2007, Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 71 - 101 Abstract (from article): The current study examined the mathematical achievement of high school studentsenrolled for 3 years in one of three NSF funded Standards-based curricula (IMP,CMIC, MMOW).