Mathematics

Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science: The Role of National Standards in State Policy

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In Spring 1997, the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) requested a report on standards-based reform from the Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education (the Center) of the National Research Council (NRC) and a report from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). The request stemmed from NEGP's belief that the organizations that developed the national standards for science and mathematics had envisioned strategies for implementing those national standards that could significantly inform
NEGP's thinking and planning. The Center and NCTM were asked to focus on implementation of national standards at the state level through mechanisms such as state standards, curriculum frameworks, professional development, and textbook adoption. Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science: The Role of National Standards in State Policy
analyzes current efforts in and makes recommendations for state policy. We first provide an introduction to standards-based reform, followed by a strategic framework for designing standards-based reform initiatives. This sets the stage for presenting the activities to date of the national standards in mathematics and science education.
The report then offers recommendations for state policy in the areas of (1) state infrastructure ; (2) textbooks and other instructional materials , including publishers' reactions to the mathematics and science standards; (3) curriculum, including materials that offer teachers practical guidance for lessons, courses, and school science and mathematics programs; (4) teaching, including efforts to improve teacher credentialing and licensure; and (5) assessment , including efforts to develop tests aligned with standards. The recommendations are for state- level policy makers, including governors, state legislators, chief state school officers, state school board members, and state mathematics and science supervisors.
This report draws on the following papers commissioned by NEGP: Reflections on State Efforts to Improve Mathematics and Science Education in Light of Findings from TIMSS (Zucker, 1997), Overcoming Structural Barriers to Good Textbooks (Tyson, 1997)

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Improving Student Learning in Mathematics and Science: The Role of National Standards in State Policy

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: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS., 1997

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English

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0-309-59109-0

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Mathematics

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