Since this blog is ostensibly about science curriculum, it may seem odd that I am blogging about math. After all, other blogs out there already cover math well enough.
But be patient. We're getting there.
First, let me present another piece of the (math) curriculum puzzle.
A recent Mathematica Policy Institute study looked at four different math curricula used in the early elementary grades and found that (you guessed it!) curriculum matters. Some, like Saxon Math, led to higher student achievement than others, such as TERC investigations. Schools were randomly assigned to different math curricula. The full report comes out next summer.
This was a federally funded study, and it is heartening to see some attention being paid to curriculum effects. It makes this blogger glad.
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