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The LASD Math Steering Committee included staff, teachers and parents who were all passionate about mathematics. Many of these members had reviewed national and international research on how U.S students were performing in mathematics compared to their international peers . They had also looked at research on what effective methods were being used to teach math and to better prepare our students for the future.
Links to some of this research are available below:
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007
New Study Finds U.S. Math Students Consistently Behind Their Peers Around the World
“Countries that score well on items that emphasize mathematical reasoning (a higher-level skill) also score well on items that require knowledge of facts and procedures (a lower-level skill), suggesting that reasoning and computation skills are mutually reinforcing in learning mathematics well. Compared to other countries, students in the United States students do not do well on questions at either skill level.”
Report Urges Changes in Teaching Math
“To prepare students for algebra, the curriculum must simultaneously develop conceptual understanding, computational fluency, and problem-solving skills.”
TIMSS Results Place Massachusetts Among World Leaders in Math and Science
A Comparison of Hong Kong and United States Schools - Math Education
What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics System (and what Singapore can learn from the United States) - Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education Policy and Program Studies Service, January 28, 2005
The Development of Gifted and Talented Mathematics Students and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards - Linda Jensen Sheffield (1994)
Page 17 (emphasis on depth versus breadth for gifted students)
Teaching Mathematics to Gifted Students in a Mixed-Ability Classroom
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