Skill Performance Comparability of Two Algebra Programs on an Eighth-Grade Population. What Works Clearinghouse Brief Study Report

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    • Availability:
      What Works Clearinghouse. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://whatworks.ed.gov/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      4
    • Sponsoring Agency:
      Institute of Education Sciences (ED), Washington, DC.
    • Education Level:
      Grade 8
    • Subject Terms:
      Algebra; Mathematics Curriculum; Grade 8; Grade 9; Intervention; Control Groups
    • Abstract:
      Saxon Algebra is a full-year mathematics curriculum designed for 8th- and 9th-grade students. This WWC Study Report reviews a study of the effects of the Saxon Algebra curriculum on 8th-grade student achievements. Students using this curriculum were compared with students using a curriculum from the University of Chicago Mathematics Project (UCMP). This report summarizes the study and reviews its strengths and weaknesses.
    • Abstract:
      ERIC
    • Publication Date:
      2005
    • Accession Number:
      ED485406