Everyday Mathematics®

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 2 studies (2 causal), q2 · 2 of 2 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

Everyday Mathematics® is a comprehensive pre-K–6 mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, combining teacher guides, student materials, manipulatives, games, technology, and repeated exposure to mathematical content.

Components

• Everyday Mathematics® core curriculum for grades pre-K–6: Everyday Mathematics® is "a comprehensive curriculum for students in grades pre-K–6 that exposes students to material over extended periods of time by repeatedly reinforcing material both within and across grade levels." The article states "The curriculum includes six key features": real-life problem solving, balanced instruction, multiple opportunities for basic skills practice, emphasis on communication, home/school partnerships, and use of technology. It is organized around Program Goals (the same at all grade levels, organized by content strand) refined through approximately 20–25 Grade-Level Goals per grade, with teacher guides, student materials, manipulatives, games, and online resour (Everyday Mathematics®)

Claims

• Everyday Mathematics® has potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for primary students, with a substantively important but statistically non-significant effect size of 0.27 [+W]
• Everyday Mathematics® showed positive effects on TAAS math subtests (Concepts, Operations, Problem Solving) with effect sizes of 0.25 to 0.31 that were not statistically significant after clustering correction [+W]

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Key Sources

• U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse. (2015, November). Primary Mathematics intervention report: Everyday Mathematics®. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/166

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description	Everyday Mathematics® is a comprehensive pre-K–6 mathematics curriculum developed by the University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, combining teacher guides, student materials, manipulatives, games, technology, and repeated exposure to mathematical content.
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