UCSMP secondary mathematics curriculum¶
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Evidence · 6 claims (4 for, 2 mixed) · 2 studies (2 causal),q2· 2 of 2 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A University of Chicago School Mathematics Project curriculum package for secondary mathematics courses, including student textbooks, teacher editions and resources, assessment materials, and technology resources.
Components¶
Claims¶
- Four years of multiple UCSMP courses have potentially positive effects on general mathematics achievement, with site-level and measure-level inconsistency [+W]
- No studies meeting WWC group design standards exist for UCSMP Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Functions Statistics and Trigonometry, or Precalculus and Discrete Mathematics [~W]
- UCSMP Algebra shows mixed effects on the algebra domain: one study finds a statistically significant positive effect and one finds an indeterminate effect [~W]
- UCSMP Algebra has potentially positive effects on general mathematics achievement for secondary students, with a small extent of evidence [+W]
- The WWC rates multiple UCSMP courses as having potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for secondary students [+W]
- The WWC rates UCSMP Algebra as having potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for secondary students [+W]
Related Products and Programmes¶
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Key Sources¶
- University of Chicago School Mathematics Project. (2016). University of Chicago School Mathematics Project (UCSMP) — WWC Intervention Report, Secondary Mathematics. What Works Clearinghouse. https://ucsmp.uchicago.edu
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UCSMP secondary mathematics curriculum |
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A University of Chicago School Mathematics Project curriculum package for secondary mathematics courses, including student textbooks, teacher editions and resources, assessment materials, and technology resources. |
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