Evaluation of Mathematics Curricula project (2005–2013)¶

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Evidence · 6 claims (6 for) · 3 studies (2 causal, 1 qualitative), q2–q3 · 0 of 3 report an effect size · 6 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The Evaluation of Mathematics Curricula is an IES-funded project, with a stated time frame of 2005–2013, that produced this issue brief on the achievement effects of four early elementary school math curricula for first and second graders. It was prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, and the brief was published by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance in October 2010.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• First and second grade elementary school students in schools serving a high percentage of disadvantaged students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Early elementary mathematics achievement

Claims¶

• The study examines whether some early elementary school math curricula are more effective than others at improving math achievement in schools serving a high percentage of disadvantaged students. [+W]
• The curriculum evaluation was the second report from a multi-year (2005-2013) IES-funded study of mathematics curricula [+W]
• A large-scale, rigorous study compared four elementary math curricula's effects on achievement across two years, first through second grade [+W]
• The early elementary math curriculum used by schools mattered for student achievement in first and second grade [+W]
• After two years, three of four elementary math curricula outperform a fourth in achievement across first and second grades [+W]
• A large-scale experimental study compared the effects of the four mathematics curricula on student achievement [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Four early elementary math curricula evaluated: Investigations, Math Expressions, Saxon Math, and Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics
• Four elementary math curricula compared in the study
• NCEE technical appendix for the elementary math curricula evaluation, organized in six analytic sections
• Mathematica national evaluation of four early elementary math curricula

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Key Sources¶

• Agodini, R., Harris, B., Thomas, M., Murphy, R., & Gallagher, L. (2010). Achievement Effects of Four Early Elementary School Math Curricula: Findings for First and Second Graders (Issue Brief). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/