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  2. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1920, The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is a professional organization for schoolteachers of mathematics in the United States. One of its goals is to improve the standards of mathematics in education. NCTM holds annual national and regional conferences for teachers and publishes five journals.

  3. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The Principles and Standards for School Mathematics was developed by the NCTM. The NCTM's stated intent was to improve mathematics education. The contents were based on surveys of existing curriculum materials, curricula and policies from many countries, educational research publications, and government agencies such as the U.S. National Science Foundation. [3]

  4. Reform mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Reform mathematics is an approach to mathematics education, particularly in North America.It is based on principles explained in 1989 by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).

  5. Math wars - Wikipedia

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    The largest supporter of reform in the US has been the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. [4]One aspect of the debate is over how explicitly children must be taught skills based on formulas or algorithms (fixed, step-by-step procedures for solving math problems) versus a more inquiry-based approach in which students are exposed to real-world problems that help them develop fluency in ...

  6. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education - Wikipedia

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    The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of mathematics education. The journal is published by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics in five issues a year. The editor-in-chief is Patricio Herbst (University of Michigan).

  7. Mathematics education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1989 the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) produced the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics. Widespread adoption of the new standards notwithstanding, the pedagogical practice changed little in the United States during the 1990s. [ 208 ]

  8. Mathematics education - Wikipedia

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    Standards-based mathematics: a vision for pre-college mathematics education in the United States and Canada, focused on deepening student understanding of mathematical ideas and procedures, and formalized by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics which created the Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

  9. National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics

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    The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) is an institution set up in the wake of the Smith Report to improve mathematics teaching in England. It provides strategic leadership for mathematics-specific CPD and aims to raise the professional status of all those engaged in the teaching of mathematics so that the ...