NCEE technical appendix for the elementary math curricula evaluation, organized in six analytic sections¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A technical appendix published by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, providing "the details that underlie the analyses reported in the evaluation brief." It is organized in six sections: Study Curricula and Design, Data Collection, Construction of the Analysis File, Curriculum Effects on Student Math Achievement, Curriculum Implementation, and Effects of Switching Curricula. It serves as the methodological and evidentiary record for the brief's comparative curriculum findings.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Readers seeking the study's details must consult the appendix sections alongside the evaluation brief it supports

Constraints¶

• The page as published presents only the appendix's organizational overview, not the detailed analyses

Target Learners¶

• elementary school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• elementary mathematics achievement

Claims¶

• Teachers dedicating more time to whole-class instruction is associated with increased student math achievement [+W]
• Using more representations of mathematical ideas is associated with increased student math achievement [+W]
• Teachers suggesting specific practices in response to students' work is associated with higher math achievement in 1st grade only [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Four elementary math curricula compared in the study
• Evaluation of Mathematics Curricula project (2005–2013)
• Sharing Study Data: A Guide for Education Researchers (NCEE 2022-004)

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Roberto Agodini, Barbara Harris, Neil Seftor, Janine Remillard, Melissa Thomas. (2013). After Two Years, Three Elementary Math Curricula Outperform a Fourth (Technical Appendix). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/