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Investigations in Number, Data, and Space®
Elementary School Mathematics

Investigations in Number, Data, and Space® was found to have potentially positive effects on mathematics achievement for elementary school students.

Investigations in Number, Data, and Space is an activity-based, K–5 mathematics curriculum designed to help students understand number and operations, geometry, data, measurement, and early algebra. Each instructional unit focuses on a particular content area and lasts for 2–5.5 weeks. The curriculum encourages students to develop their own strategies for solving problems and engage in discussion about their reasoning and ideas. The lessons are activity-based in order to facilitate increased comprehension of basic math fundamentals. The curriculum is presented through a series of resource books called ”curriculum units” that provide teachers with guidance on implementation. One or more of the units for each year has a software program associated with it. Other materials include manipulatives, flash cards, overheads, and textbooks.

Findings

2
studies that met standards out of
9
eligible studies reviewed
Outcome
domain
Effectiveness Rating Grades Evidence Tier
General Mathematics Achievement Mixed effects 1-5

Last Updated: February 2013

Race

Asian
2%
Black
32%
Native American
1%
White
39%

Ethnicity

Hispanic
26%
Not Hispanic or Latino
74%

Gender

Male: 52%
Female: 48%

Free & Reduced-Price Lunch

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53%

Delivery Method

whole class icon
Small Group
Whole Class

Urbanicity

Rural
Suburban
Urban

Locations

CT, MA, NY, MI, MN, MO, FL, KY, MS, SC, TX, AZ, NV, OR
Midwest, Northeast, South, West
Note: This summary only includes data from studies that reported sample information. The Intervention Report may include evidence from other studies that met standards, but did not report sample information.


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This intervention report was prepared for the WWC by Mathematica under contract ED-07-CO-0062.

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