Evaluation of primary grade math programs

The What Works Clearinghouse rarely finds that research meets their evidence standards and even when they do, there are seldom significant results, so this seemed worth passing along.

"This quick review looks at a study that examined the relative effectiveness of four widely used early elementary school math curricula: Investigations in Number, Data and Space; Math Expressions; Saxon Math; and Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics. The study authors reported that first graders attending schools assigned to the Math Expressions and Saxon Math curricula scored significantly higher on math assessments than students attending schools assigned to the Investigations in Number, Data and Space or the Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley Mathematics. The WWC's assessment of this study determined that the research described in this report is consistent with WWC evidence standards. The study is a well-implemented randomized controlled trial.To view the full report please visit:http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/quickreviews/QRReport.aspx?QRID=117