Published Online: July 17, 2012
Published in Print: July 18, 2012, as Seizing the Moment for Mathematics
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Seizing the Moment for Mathematics
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William Schmidt
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As part of our ongoing research, Richard Houang and I recently concluded a study of the math standards and their relation to existing state standards and the standards of other nations. Drawing from our work on the 1995 TIMSS, we developed a measure of the congruence of the common core to all 50 state standards in effect in 2008-09, as well as to an international benchmark. We also examined the relationship of each state's math standards to the common standards and how each state performed on the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress. Although, we can't project the success of the common math standards with certainty, it would give us reason for optimism if states whose standards more closely resembled those of the common core performed better on NAEP.
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What did our research uncover? The common-core math standards closely mirror those of the world's highest-achieving nations.
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The lead writers of the Common Core State Standards in mathematics have finalized a set of guidelines for curricular materials
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The so-called "publishers' criteria" document homes in on the issues of focus, coherence, and rigor, and gets pretty specific at times. It suggests, for instance, that elementary math textbooks should be fewer than 200 pages in length, and that at any given grade level, approximately three-fourths of instructional time should be devoted to the "major work of each grade."
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In addition, the criteria spell out when it is appropriate for certain topics to be assessed in
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Many test writers, teachers, and administrators erroneously equate fluency with timed testing.
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It is critical that we take a moment to review the emerging evidence on the impact of timed testing and the ways in which it transforms children’s brains, leading to an inevitable path of math anxiety and low math achievement.
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Researchers know that math anxiety starts early.
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