Effective Use of Mathematics Instructional Materials

In recent years, national attention has focused on the use and role of instructional materials in mathematics education to improve student achievement. New national standards, international comparisons, and demands for increasing accountability suggest the need for broader research and stronger evidence about the effective use of mathematics curricula. EDC is conducting a project to understand mathematics curriculum leaders’ needs for research that informs their decision-making, and to increase researchers’ understanding of those needs. The project will identify and organize research that is most useful to K–12 mathematics curriculum decision-makers and to develop improved mechanisms for them to make good use of such research.