With the implementation of the Common Core Standards, teachers are left with outdated curricula. Most teachers have to supplement the district curricula to address the new standards. This study surveys how teachers are adapting to this change by analyzing open-ended survey responses from 257 teachers and teacher–leaders in Grades 3 through Grade 5. The researcher found that teachers are utilizing resources on free websites and resources that claimed to be aligned to the new standards, but different regarding alignment to national standards for effective mathematics curriculum. All teachers and teacher-leaders surveyed acknowledge using a compilation of material, despite have access to free curriculum and find planning mathematics challenging
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It also attempts to identify the specific resources that teachers are using to teach mathematics. The researcher uses the following questions as the basis for his research.
What are the primary curricular materials that elementary school teachers are using to teach mathematics?
What curricular resources and for what concepts are elementary school teachers using to supplement their curricular resources mathematics?
What are teachers ' and teacher-leaders ' comments about their use of mathematics curricular materials?
Research Approach:
The study 's methodology is suitable for answering the three questions asked within the article. The author clearly explains the context of the survey, it participants, the means of collecting and analyzing the data. He states that the context is a USA state in their second year of adopting a new mathematics curriculum. The state also provided additional online materials to supplement the instruction of the standards. The study was a blind study, and participation was on a voluntary basis. The intent was to keep this as a blind state study, however, within the data, the reader could delineate that this study was conducted in …show more content…
His research questions focus on the actual materials that teachers used for mathematics instruction. Finally, in his conclusion, he states that there is a lack of comprehensive materials, materials that adhere to the Common Core Standards and minimized the need to supplement the curriculum with outside resources. This research study did advance the central idea of the article, the importance of standard-based curriculum and the lack of it in today 's mathematics curricula. His thoughts were clear and insightful and opened the door for additional research into the area. His theoretical framework, research questions, and conclusion were consistent; communicating the specific resources that teachers are using to teach mathematics and imply that current math curricula have significant
It also attempts to identify the specific resources that teachers are using to teach mathematics. The researcher uses the following questions as the basis for his research.
What are the primary curricular materials that elementary school teachers are using to teach mathematics?
What curricular resources and for what concepts are elementary school teachers using to supplement their curricular resources mathematics?
What are teachers ' and teacher-leaders ' comments about their use of mathematics curricular materials?
Research Approach:
The study 's methodology is suitable for answering the three questions asked within the article. The author clearly explains the context of the survey, it participants, the means of collecting and analyzing the data. He states that the context is a USA state in their second year of adopting a new mathematics curriculum. The state also provided additional online materials to supplement the instruction of the standards. The study was a blind study, and participation was on a voluntary basis. The intent was to keep this as a blind state study, however, within the data, the reader could delineate that this study was conducted in …show more content…
His research questions focus on the actual materials that teachers used for mathematics instruction. Finally, in his conclusion, he states that there is a lack of comprehensive materials, materials that adhere to the Common Core Standards and minimized the need to supplement the curriculum with outside resources. This research study did advance the central idea of the article, the importance of standard-based curriculum and the lack of it in today 's mathematics curricula. His thoughts were clear and insightful and opened the door for additional research into the area. His theoretical framework, research questions, and conclusion were consistent; communicating the specific resources that teachers are using to teach mathematics and imply that current math curricula have significant