Standards-based School Mathematics Curricula: What Are They? What Do Students Learn?

The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in 1989 set forth a broad vision of mathematical content and pedagogy for grades K-12 in the United States. These Standards prompted the development of Standards-based mathematics curricula. What features characterize Standards-based curricula? How well do such curricula work?

To answer these questions, the editors invited researchers who had investigated the implemen...