On evaluating curricular effectiveness : judging the quality of K-12 mathematics evaluations / Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials, Mathematical Sciences Education Board, Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Jere Confrey and Vicki Stohl, editors.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.), Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Confrey, Jere.

Stohl, Vicki.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee for a Review of the Evaluation Data on the Effectiveness of NSF-Supported and Commercially Generated Mathematics Curriculum Materials.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching--Evaluation.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book reviews the evaluation research literature that has accumulated around 19 K-12 mathematics curricula and breaks new ground in framing an ambitious and rigorous approach to curriculum evaluation that has relevance beyond mathematics. The committee that produced this book consisted of mathematicians, mathematics educators, and methodologists who began with the following charge: Evaluate the quality of the evaluations of the thirteen National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported and six commercially generated mathematics curriculum materials; Determine whether the available data are sufficient for evaluating the efficacy of these materials, and if not; Develop recommendations about the design of a project that could result in the generation of more reliable and valid data for evaluating such materials. The committee collected, reviewed, and classified almost 700 studies, solicited expert testimony during two workshops, developed an evaluation framework, established dimensions/criteria for three methodologies (content analyses, comparative studies, and case studies), drew conclusions on the corpus of studies, and made recommendations for future research.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 The Challenge and the Charge""; ""2 Committee Procedures and Characteristics of Studies Reviewed""; ""3 Framework for Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness""; ""4 Content Analysis""; ""5 Comparative Studies""; ""6 Case Studies and Synthesis Studies""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A Biographical Sketches""; ""Appendix B Bibliography of Studies Included in Committee Analysis""; ""Appendix C Outcome Measures""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-217) and index.

ISBN:

9786610176014

9780309133418

0309133416

9781280176012

1280176016

9780309532877

0309532876

OCLC:

61315502