Using Assessments To Improve Equity in Mathematics.

Cole, Karen; Coffey, Janet; Goldman, Shelley

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ERIC Number: EJ581574

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Using Assessments To Improve Equity in Mathematics.

Cole, Karen; Coffey, Janet; Goldman, Shelley

Educational Leadership, v56 n6 p56-58 Mar 1999

Designed to improve equity, MMAP (the Middle School Math Through Applications Project) draws traditionally underserved students, such as minorities and girls, into higher mathematics. The plan features an assessment strategy based on what students are learning, definitions of quality work, student accountability, and encouragement of further learning. (MLH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Competency Based Education, Equal Education, Intermediate Grades, Mathematics Tests, Middle Schools, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests, Program Descriptions, Standards, Student Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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