Report of a Survey of State Mathematics Supervisors: What influence has NCTM's Curriculum Focal Points had on state-level specification of learning goals?

Abstract

An e-mail survey was conducted in the summer of 2007 to obtain information from state supervisors of mathematics (employees of state departments of education with primary responsibility for K-12 curriculum leadership) regarding the impact of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2006 publication, Curriculum Focal Points (CFP) for Prekindergarten through Grade 8 Mathematics. The survey sought information on the use and impact of CFP on current or future editions of state level K-8 mathematics learning goals (commonly referred to as grade-level learning expectations or GLEs).