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Charles A. Dana Center Annual October Preservice Conference A Focus on State and National Initiatives. Philip (Uri) Treisman, UT Austin Mathematics & Charles A. Dana Center October 31, 2002. Grade 5 PSSA Results % of students below basic. Source: PDE website.
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Charles A. Dana CenterAnnual October Preservice ConferenceA Focus on State and National Initiatives Philip (Uri) Treisman, UT Austin Mathematics & Charles A. Dana Center October 31, 2002 Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002
Grade 5 PSSA Results% of students below basic Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: PDE website
Grade 5 PSSA Results% of students advanced Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: PDE Website
Grade 4 NSMRE Results% of PPS students who met or exceeded the standard Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 1996 & 1997 cohorts had traditional curriculum, K-4 1998-2002 cohorts had Everyday Math, K-4
Grade 4 NSMRE Results% of students who met or exceeded the standards Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 PPS results are from 2002 National results from 2001
Grade 4 SAT-9 Results 2001% of M&G students in each quartile Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: CA DOE website
Grade 4 NAEP ResultsState rank using average scale score Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: National Center for Education Statistics
1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Grade 8 Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002
Texas State TAAS Mathematics ResultsPerformance gaps between economically disadvantaged and non-economically disadvantaged students in terms of percentages of students passing TAAS. Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002
Texas State TAAS Mathematics ResultsPercent of variance of TAAS results attributable to Percent Economically disadvantaged Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002
ARC Center Tri-State Student Achievement StudyResearch Questions • Do students who use one of the ARC curricula (Everyday Math, Investigations and Trailblazers) perform better on state mandated tests than students in matched comparison schools who use other curricula? • Were differences between those who use and those who don’t use these reform curricula consistent across gender, racial, and family income subgroups? Source: COMAP Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002
ARC Center Tri-State Student Achievement StudyData Sources • Telephone Survey • State-Mandated Tests • Illinois: ISAT (Grades 3 and 5) Massachusetts: MCAS (Grade 4) Washington: WASL (Grade 4) & ITBS (Grade 3) Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: COMAP
ARC Center StudyMatching Variable Averages for Reform and Comparison Students Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 * Mobility % was not used in matching
ARC Center Tri-State Student Achievement Study Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: COMAP
ARC Center Tri-State Student Achievement StudyPercentile change for reform students relative to comparison students Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: COMAP
ARC Center Tri-State Student Achievement StudyResearch Summary • Largest such study, involved over 100,000 students from three states. • Carefully controlled for reading level, SES, race, LEP, student mobility, and school size. • Used state mandated standardized tests and one nationally normed test. • These curricula work for all students. Students in the reform group outperformed their counterparts in every SES category and racial group. Presentation to the Board of Public Education, Pittsburgh, PA October 24, 2002 Source: COMAP