NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Faulkner, Fiona; Breen, Cormac; Prendergast, Mark; Carr, Michael – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
In 2010 the Irish second level mathematics curriculum underwent a period of significant change when a new mathematics curriculum was introduced. Some preliminary research has been carried out into the impact, if any, that this mathematics curriculum is having on students mathematics performance which have suggested that students' procedural skills…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Pearson, Donna; Richardson, George B.; Sawyer, Jennifer M. – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2013
This report contains the findings of the Oregon Applied Academics research and development project which spanned three academic years from 2010 through 2013. The overall purpose of the project was to develop and implement a technical math course that would meet graduation requirements and improve student performance. The State of Oregon has been…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Mathematics Instruction, Graduation Requirements
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. – 1989
The Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) is designed to improve curriculum and instruction in the public schools. The MEAP tests all students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in major curriculum areas biennially. The test is not designed to yield scores for individual students. This document describes the content of the assessment instruments…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Grade 12, Grade 4
Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, Los Angeles, CA. – 1992
The Student Assessment Consortium (SAC), a collaboration between the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing and the Council of Chief State School Officers, was created to facilitate innovative assessment work in several subject areas. Its purpose is to share expertise and information about the development of innovative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Art Education, Consortia, Curriculum Development
Felder, Jonathan E.; Finney, Joni E.; Kirst, Michael W. – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007
"Informed math self-placement," a program implemented at American River College in Sacramento, California, to determine students' readiness for college-level math, has been in place for three years. This case study describes the development and implementation of math self-placement at American River. Math self-placement consists of a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Algebra, Community Colleges, Case Studies