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Overview
Saxon Math curricula and materials are available for grades K through 12, with the content and skills designed to meet National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards and various state standards. This WWC report focuses on middle school math curricula, defined as all Saxon Math curricula for grades 6 through 9. The sixth-grade curriculum covers simplifying expressions containing parentheses, graphing functions, and understanding ratios and proportions. The seventh-grade curriculum covers pre-algebra topics such as rate, powers, roots, and geometric proofs. The eighth-grade curriculum covers all topics usually taught in pre-algebra in addition to topics from geometry and discrete mathematics. The ninth-grade curriculum covers all topics usually taught in a first-year algebra course (such as exponents, roots, and algebraic word problems) as well as conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence, adaptive reasoning, and productive disposition. Saxon Math curricula for the elementary schools are reviewed in the WWC Saxon Elementary School Math intervention report.
Research
One study of Saxon Middle School Math met What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) evidence standards, and five studies met standards with reservations. The six studies included over 5,300 students in sixth to ninth grades from over 70 schools in Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. 1
Effectiveness
Saxon Middle School Math was found to have positive effects on math achievement.
| Math achievement | |
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| Rating of effectiveness | Positive effects |
| Improvement index2 | Average: +8 percentile points Range: -5 to +24 percentile points |
2 These numbers show the average and range of improvement indices for five of the six studies. One additional study that showed indeterminate effects is not included in this average and range.