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Elementary Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem

Education in a Global Context April 24, 2008 William H. Schmidt University Distinguished Professor Michigan State University. Elementary Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem. Elementary & Middle School Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem.

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Elementary Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem

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  1. Education in a Global ContextApril 24, 2008William H. SchmidtUniversity Distinguished ProfessorMichigan State University

  2. Elementary Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem

  3. Elementary & Middle School Students’ Performance on a Fractions Problem

  4. Middle School Students’ Performance on an Algebra Problem

  5. Instructional Content Constructs • Curricular Coherence • Curricular Structure • Curricular Focus • Exposure Time (OTL) • Curricular Rigor • Level of Cognitive Complexity

  6. Top Achieving Countries’ Mathematics Curriculum

  7. 21 U.S. States’ Mathematics Curriculum

  8. High School Students’ Performance on a Mathematics Literacy Problem

  9. Level of First Mathematics Course in High School

  10. Percent of Students Taking Algebra I for the First Time

  11. Amount of Mathematics Across Grades 7-12

  12. Number of Mathematics Courses Offered in 19 Districts

  13. Number of Course Patterns for Meeting High School Mathematics Requirement in 19 Districts

  14. Diagram of Mathematics Course-Taking Sequences in District F

  15. Minimal Standards? • One course in each: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics • AlgebraII/Biology/Chemistry/Physics • Less than 30 % of ALL Students • Less than 5 % of Voc/Tech Students • About 15 % of General Academic Students • About 40 % of College Preparatory Students

  16. Minimal Standards? • One course in each: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics • AlgebraII/Biology/Chemistry/Physics • Less than 20 % of ALL Black Students • Less than 5 % of Black Voc/Tech Students • About 11 % of Black General Academic Students • About 32 % of Black College Preparatory Students

  17. Teachers Coverage of Mathematics Topics in Two Types of Schools

  18. Those who require remediation in college often fail to earn a degree

  19. Many High School Graduates Report Gaps in Their Preparation

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