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Direct linkJones, Dustin L.; Tarr, James E. – Statistics Education Research Journal, 2007
We analyze probability content within middle grades (6, 7, and 8) mathematics textbooks from a historical perspective. Two series, one popular and the other alternative, from four recent eras of mathematics education (New Math, Back to Basics, Problem Solving, and Standards) were analyzed using the Mathematical Tasks Framework (Stein, Smith,…
Descriptors: Modern Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Back to Basics
Taylor, Bob L.; Birchell, Gregory R. – 1983
To test whether elementary social studies texts have changed in response to the back-to-basics movement, a content analysis was made of selected basal texts series published between 1969-1972 and reissued between 1979-1982. Quantitative data, anecdotal data, and educational criticism were used to compare eight matched text series for knowledge…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Citizenship Education
