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References


Met WWC standards with reservations

Resendez, M., & Manley, M. A. (2005). The relationship between using Saxon Elementary and Middle School Math and student performance on Georgia statewide assessments. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Achieve.

Did not meet WWC evidence screens

Calvery, R., Bell, D., & Wheeler, G. (1993, November). A comparison of selected second and third graders’ math achievement: Saxon vs. Holt. Paper presented at the meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA. 5

Fahsl, A. J. (2001). An investigation of the effects of exposure to Saxon math textbooks, socioeconomic status and gender on math achievement scores. Dissertation Abstracts International 62 (08), 2671A. (UMI No. 3021615). 6

Hansen, E., & Greene, K. (2000). A recipe for math: What’s cooking in the classroom: Saxon or Traditional? Retrieved May 4, 2006 from http://www.secondaryenglish.com/recipeformath.html. 5

Klein, D. (2000). High achievement in mathematics: Lessons from three Los Angeles elementary schools. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. 7

Nguyen, K., Elam, P., & Weeter, R. (1993). The 1992–93 Saxon math program evaluation report. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City Public Schools. 8

Plato, J. (1998). An evaluation of Saxon math at Blessed Sacrament School. Retrieved May 4, 2006 from the University of Illinois, College of Education Web site: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/plato1/Final.html. 7

5 Does not use a strong causal design: the study, which used a quasi-experimental design, did not establish that the comparison group was equivalent to the treatment group at the baseline in a pretest measure of math achievement.
6 Does not use a strong causal design: the study did not use a comparison group.
7 Does not use a strong causal design: this is a qualitative study.
8 Disruption: the study, which used a quasi-experimental design, demonstrated problems with disruption or contamination.

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