"Saxon Math", published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is a core curriculum for students in grades K-12. This report includes studies that investigate the potential impact of "Saxon Math" for students in grades 6-8. A distinguishing feature of the curriculum is its use of an incremental approach for instruction and assessment. This approach limits the amount of new math content delivered to students each day and allows time for daily practice. New concepts are introduced gradually and integrated with previously introduced content so that concepts are developed, reviewed, and practiced over time rather than being taught during discrete periods of time, such as in chapters or units. The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) identified five studies of "Saxon Math" that both fall within the scope of the Middle School Math topic area and meet WWC evidence standards. One study meets standards without reservations, and four studies meet standards with reservations, and together, they included 6,601 students in grades 6-8 from 52 schools in four states. The WWC considers the extent of evidence for "Saxon Math" on the math performance of middle school students to be medium to large for the mathematics achievement domain, the only domain examined for studies reviewed under the Middle School Math topic area. Appended are: (1) Research details for Resendez & Azin, 2006; (2) Research details for Crawford & Raia, 1986; (3) Research details for Peters, 1992; (4) Research details for Resendez, Fahmy, & Manley, 2005, Cohort A; (5) Research details for Resendez, Fahmy, & Manley, 2005, Cohort F; (6) Outcome measures for the mathematics achievement domain; (7) Findings included in the rating for the mathematics achievement domain; and (8) Description of supplemental findings for the mathematics achievement domain. A glossary of terms is included. (Contains 7 tables, 21 endnotes and 1 additional source.)
- Assessments and Surveys
- ['California Achievement Tests', 'TerraNova Multiple Assessments', 'Texas Assessment of Academic Skills']
- Authorizing Institution
- What Works Clearinghouse (ED)
- Education Level
- ['Grade 6', 'Grade 7', 'Grade 8', 'High School Equivalency Programs', 'Junior High Schools', 'Middle Schools']
- Location
- ['Nebraska', 'Ohio', 'Oklahoma', 'Texas']
- Peer Reviewed
- T
- Publication Type
- Reports - Evaluative
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Saxon Math 1
- Report Contents 1
- Program Description 1
- Research 1
- Effectiveness 1
- Table 1. Summary of findings 1
- Program Information 2
- Research Summary 3
- Table 2. Scope of reviewed research 3
- Effectiveness Summary 5
- Table 3. Rating of effectiveness and extent of evidence for the mathematics achievement domain 5
- References 6
- Appendix A.1: Research details for Resendez & Azin, 2006 8
- Table A1. Summary of findings 8
- Appendix A.2: Research details for Crawford & Raia, 1986 10
- Table A2. Summary of findings 10
- Appendix A.3: Research details for Peters, 1992 11
- Table A3. Summary of findings 11
- Appendix A.4: Research details for Resendez, Fahmy, & Manley, 2005, Cohort A 12
- Table A4. Summary of findings 12
- Appendix A.5: Research details for Resendez, Fahmy, & Manley, 2005, Cohort F 13
- Table A5. Summary of findings 13
- Appendix B: Outcome measures for each domain 14
- Appendix C: Findings included in the rating for the mathematics achievement domain 15
- Appendix D: Description of supplemental findings for the mathematics achievement domain 17
- Endnotes 19
- Recommended Citation 20
- WWC Rating Criteria 21
- Glossary of Terms 22
