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Research on Mathematics Education. Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Ph.D. Director Institute of Education Sciences United States Department of Education. Achievement. NAEP 2000 Proficiency. TIMSS Math 1995. Declared Major 4-year colleges. %. Tracking and Grouping.
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Research on Mathematics Education Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst, Ph.D. Director Institute of Education Sciences United States Department of Education
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Checks on Constructivism • Many routes to understanding • Limits on working memory • Inefficiency of discovery • Role of work in learning
5th Grade Math: Tennessee Teacher Effectiveness for 3 Years
5th Grade Math: Dallas Teacher Effectiveness for 3 Years
Characteristics of teachers • General knowledge and ability • Experience
Characteristics of teachers • Pre-service • Certification, degrees, and coursework • Professional development • Duration/intensity • Content knowledge focus • Coherence • Form • Coaching • Learning communities • Didactic
Characteristics of teachers • The learned professional • The skilled professional • Workforce realities • Out of field teaching • Twice as high in poverty schools • Lower general cognitive skills • Turnover (15.2% per year in high poverty schools – higher for math and science)
NAEP 4th Grade Math Gains: 1992 to 2000
Elements of State Math Reforms • State-wide standards • Linked state-wide assessments • Accountability for results