Effectiveness
CMP was found to have no discernible effects on math achievement.
Program Description
The Connected Mathematics Project (CMP) is a mathematics
curriculum designed for students in grades 6–8. Each grade level
of the curriculum is a full-year program and covers numbers,
algebra, geometry/measurement, probability, and statistics.
The curriculum uses an investigative approach, and students
utilize interactive problems and everyday situations to learn
math concepts.
Research
No studies of
CMP meet What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
evidence standards, and one study meets WWC evidence
standards with reservations. The one study included more
than 12,000 students from grades 6–8 in Texas.
Based on this study, the WWC considers the extent of evidence for CMP to be small for math achievement.
