. "5 Comparative Studies." On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness: Judging the Quality of K-12 Mathematics Evaluations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2004.
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On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness: Judging the Quality of K-12 Mathematics Evaluations
FIGURE 5-7 Achievement (percentage correct) on Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) items by U.S. precalculus students and functions, statistics, and trigonometry (FST) students.
SOURCE: Re-created from Senk (1991, p. 18).
TABLE 5-3 Number of Studies Using a Variety of Outcome Measures by Program Type
Total Test
Content Strands
Test Match to Program
Multiple Test
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
NSF
43
3
28
18
26
20
21
25
Commercial
8
1
4
5
2
7
2
7
UCSMP
7
1
7
1
7
1
7
1
A Choice of Statistical Tests, Including Statistical Significance and Effect Size
In our first review of the studies, we coded what methods of statistical evaluation were used by different evaluators. Most common were t-tests; less frequently one found Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Analysis of Co-