Assessing the impact of standards-based middle grades mathematics curriculum materials on student achievement

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-95

  Reys, Robert ^a   Reys, Barbara ^a   Lapan, Richard ^a   Holliday, Gregory ^a   Wasman, Deanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Curriculum; Middle grades, 6 8; Reform in mathematics education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037258887     PISSN: 00218251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30034700     Document Type: Article

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