When evaluating curriculum materials, consider additional influential factors beyond curricular design features¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that explanations of curriculum effects on student learning should not rest on design features alone: alongside the hypothesized design-based explanation, the authors "discuss additional influential factors to consider." This strategy directs evaluators and designers to treat curriculum material design as one influence among several on opportunities to learn and achievement, and to examine those further factors when interpreting curriculum comparison results.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Requires attention to factors beyond the analyzed design dimensions when interpreting curriculum effects

Constraints¶

• The source page does not enumerate which additional factors are discussed

Target Learners¶

• K-12 mathematics students in the United States

Target Learning Goals¶

• Mathematics achievement and opportunities to learn

Related Strategies¶

• Evaluate constructivist learning environments with a multi-directional approach covering non-cognitive variables alongside achievement

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Janine T. Remillard, Barbara Harris, Roberto Agodini. (2014). The Influence of Curriculum Material Design on Opportunities for Student Learning. ZDM, The International Journal of Mathematics Education. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-influence-of-curriculum-material-design-on-opportunities-for-student-learning