Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 4 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 7 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 27 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 57 |
Descriptor
Algebra | 161 |
Mathematics Achievement | 125 |
Mathematics Education | 106 |
Grade 8 | 105 |
Geometry | 103 |
National Competency Tests | 102 |
Standardized Tests | 102 |
Problem Solving | 98 |
Probability | 97 |
Statistics | 96 |
Tables (Data) | 96 |
More ▼ |
Source
Author
Ballator, Nada | 48 |
Jerry, Laura | 48 |
Reese, Clyde M. | 48 |
Romanik, Dale | 3 |
Cabalo, Jessica Villaruz | 2 |
Clotfelter, Charles T. | 2 |
Dalton, Ben | 2 |
Ingels, Steven J. | 2 |
Iriti, Jennifer | 2 |
Jaciw, Andrew | 2 |
Ladd, Helen F. | 2 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 161 |
Reports - Research | 161 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 7 |
Information Analyses | 2 |
Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
Dissertations/Theses -… | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Administrators | 1 |
Location
Iowa | 11 |
California | 9 |
Florida | 9 |
Texas | 8 |
North Carolina | 7 |
Georgia | 5 |
Pennsylvania | 5 |
Virginia | 5 |
Hawaii | 4 |
Michigan | 4 |
New Jersey | 4 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Meets WWC Standards without Reservations | 3 |
Meets WWC Standards with or without Reservations | 5 |
Thomas S. Dee; Elizabeth Huffaker – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
The pivotal role of Algebra in the educational trajectories of U.S. students continues to motivate controversial, high-profile policies focused on when students access the course, their classroom peers, and how the course is taught. This random-assignment partnership study examines an innovative district-level reform--the Algebra I…
Descriptors: Algebra, Grade 9, Student Placement, Scores
Brian Garcia; Chester Holland; Akisha Osei Sarfo; Ray Hart – Council of the Great City Schools, 2024
Over the years, the nation's large urban school districts have consistently learned from the progress of their peer districts across the country. Great City School districts that have embraced the challenge of educating America's urban children have recognized the value of benchmarking their performance and growth against the progress of others.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Benchmarking, Academic Achievement
Lauren Covelli; Julia H. Kaufman; Umut Ozek – RAND Corporation, 2024
In this study, the authors highlight the differences in classroom-, teacher-, and school-level factors in 8th and 9th grade algebra experiences along socioeconomic and racial/ethnic lines using nationally representative survey data from the American Mathematics Educator Study. Several takeaways emerge from this analysis. The analysis shows that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Algebra, Access to Education, Mathematics Teachers
LaFave, Allison – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This Data Point uses data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), a nationally representative, longitudinal study of more than 23,000 ninth-graders in 2009, to examine the association between the timing of Algebra I coursetaking and enrollment in postsecondary education. HSLS:09 cohort members were asked when they last took…
Descriptors: Algebra, Course Selection (Students), Postsecondary Education, Enrollment
Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners; Iriti, Jennifer; Russell, Jennifer Lin; McNelis, Rosemary; Monosmith, Stacy; Matthis, Christopher; Long, Courtney – Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 2022
This analysis uses the case of the Better Math Teaching Network (BMTN) to explore whether individuals participating in a networked improvement community (NIC) experienced common developmental trajectories on known dimensions of engagement. The analysis included quantitative data from annual network member surveys and qualitative data from annual…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Networks, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Characteristics
Elizabeth Kurban; Yinmei Wan; Mariesa Hawkins; Dana Shaat – American Institutes for Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the implementation and impact of the IDEA Public Schools' Mathematics Curriculum Redesign (MCR) effort, funded by an Innovation and Research (EIR) grant. Methods: The study used a quasi-experimental matching design to examine the effect of MCR on student achievement outcomes. The study compared…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Mathematics Curriculum, Grants, Educational Change
Weeks, Jonathan; Baron, Patricia – Educational Testing Service, 2021
The current project, Exploring Math Education Relations by Analyzing Large Data Sets (EMERALDS) II, is an attempt to identify specific Common Core State Standards procedural, conceptual, and problem-solving competencies in earlier grades that best predict success in algebraic areas in later grades. The data for this study include two cohorts of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Common Core State Standards, Problem Solving, Mathematics Tests
Schoen, Robert C.; LaVenia, Mark; Tazaz, Amanda M.; Farina, Kristy; Dixon, Juli K.; Secada, Walter G. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Using a cluster-randomized controlled trial research design, this study investigates the effect of the first year of a three-year teacher professional development program on grades 1 and 2 student achievement in mathematics. Although the findings reported in the present report do not meet the standard cutoff for statistical significance (e.g., 95%…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2, Mathematics Achievement
Regional Educational Laboratory Central, 2020
These are the appendixes for the report, "What Grade 7 Foundational Knowledge and Skills Are Associated with Missouri Students' Algebra I Achievement in Grade 8?" To increase opportunities for students to take more advanced math courses in high school, many school districts enroll grade 8 students in Algebra I, a gateway course for…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 8, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Uekawa, Kazuaki – ICF International, 2020
The Rural Math Innovation Network (RMIN) is a 4-year project that launched in January 2017 after receiving a $2.9 million Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant from the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and matching funds from the private sector. Virginia Ed Strategies and rural local education agencies (LEAs) in Virginia are implementing…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Mathematics Education, Teacher Competencies, Middle School Teachers
Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2020
This document provides the two appendixes that accompany the full report, "Algebra I and College Preparatory Diploma Outcomes among Virginia Students Who Completed Algebra I in Grades 7-9." Appendix A, "Methods," details the data sources, study population, and analysis methods used in the study. Appendix B, "Supporting…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Preparation, Grade 7, Grade 8
Stoker, Ginger; Mellor, Lynn; Sullivan, Kate – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2018
This study examines Algebra II completion and failure rates for students entering Texas public high schools from 2007/08 through 2014/15. This period spans the time when Texas students, beginning with the 2007/08 grade 9 cohort, were required to take four courses each in English, math (including Algebra II), science, and social studies (called the…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Algebra, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Failure
Steedle, Jeffrey; Quesen, Sarah; Boyd, Aimee – Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, 2017
On the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments, the attainment of performance level 4 is intended to indicate college readiness or being "on track" to college and career readiness. Students who achieve Level 4 should have a 0.75 probability of attaining at least a C in entry-level,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Test Validity, Longitudinal Studies
Houston Independent School District, 2019
Dual credit courses are legislated course enrollment options available to ninth- to twelfth-grade students in the State of Texas. The dual credit program provides the opportunity for all high school students, regardless of grade level, to earn college credits while working toward a high school diploma (Houston ISD, 2018). There is no limit to the…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, College Credits, Program Effectiveness
Sherer, Jennifer Zoltners; Iriti, Jennifer; Russell, Jennifer Lin; Matthis, Christopher; Long, Courtney – Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 2018
The Better Math Teaching Network (BMTN) is organized as a networked improvement community, which is a structured network of researchers and practitioners working together to address a common problem of practice, in this case, how to improve opportunities to increase student engagement in high school mathematics. During the 2017-18 school year, 41…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, High School Teachers, Algebra