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National Reports And Standards
Reports
Foundations for Success: The Report of National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008) This report offers guidance on how to use scientifically based research to improve teaching and learning of mathematics. It includes recommendations for instructional practice, materials, professional development, and assessment.
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) formerly Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
TIMSS is an ongoing study that offers reliable data comparing the achievement of students in the U.S. with students in other countries in the areas of mathematics and science. The 2007 study will be released December 9, 2008. Data is also available for 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007, allowing for a historical perspective.
Tough Choices, Tough Times: The Report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (2007)
In this report, The National Center for Education and the Economy identifies the challenges America faces in the worldwide market, and prescribes a solution to reverse the educational deficit in a way that could make America prosperous and competitive in the worldwide market. The report offers recommendations for pre-kindergarten through post secondary education, training, and economic development.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (2007) At the request of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the National Academies compiled a list of the top 10 actions they feel the federal government could take in the areas of science and technology to allow the U.S. to prosper and compete in the international community during the 21st century. The report includes these actions and several concrete steps which could be implemented for each of those actions.
Before Its Too Late (2000) Based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) and the National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) this report by the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century identifies the problem of low performance in the areas of Mathematics and Science for American students. This report offers recommendations for a solution by way of ongoing and comprehensive goals aimed at improving the quality of Mathematics and Science teachers in grades K-12 by improving their preparation, their working environment, and making the teaching profession more appealing to attract quality educators.
What Counts: A Conceptual Guide for Mathematics Assessment (1993) In Measuring What Counts, the Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB) establishes crucial research-based connections between standards and assessment. Arguing for a better balance between educational and measurement concerns in the development and use of mathematics assessment, this book sets forth three Measuring principles--related to content, learning, and equity--that can form the basis for new assessments that support emerging national standards in mathematics education.
Reshaping School Mathematics: A Philosophy and Framework for Curriculum (1990)
In Reshaping School Mathematics, the Mathematical Sciences Education Board, National Research Council utilizes curricular data and assessment results to discuss ideas to address both what and how mathematics content is taught. It looks at how mathematics has changed in society as well as the impact of technology on mathematics education.
A Nation at Risk (1983)
The prominent 1983 report on American education, from the National Commission on Excellence in Education. This report discloses that the educational foundations of American society were being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity.
Standards
Pennsylvania Mathematics Standards http://www.pde.state.pa.us/k12/lib/k12/MATH.pdf
The Pennsylvania Department of Education sets these standards to outline what mathematical content students should know by the end of the third, fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades.
Beyond Crossroads: Implementing Mathematics Standards in the First Two Years of College (AMATYC, 2006) http://www.beyondcrossroads.com/
In an effort to improve Mathematics education in two year colleges, the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) presents Beyond Crossroads: Implementing Mathematics Standards in the First Two Years of College with the intention of stimulating the faculty, departments, and leaders of these institutions to examine, assess and improve their practices. This 2006 document outlines the standards felt to be necessary for continuous improvement in the areas of content, pedagogy, and professionalism.
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000)
http://standards.nctm.org/document/appendix/numb.htm
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM, 2000) provides a complete list of expectations by grade band for each content strand in mathematics.
Project 2061: Benchmarks for Science Literacy (1993)
http://www.project2061.org/publications/bsl/online/index.php?chapter=2#B1
Project 2061 describes the relevance of mathematics in science education. It provides benchmarks to delineate what content all students should master in science, mathematics, and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12. |
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