Math Reform Implementation Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Developed by F. J. Merlino

Greater Philadelphia Secondary Math Project Nov 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School:                                                                         Classrooms: 

 

Index Rubric

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Medium

Low

PART 1: BASIC LEVEL - The Tangibles

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Student Textbooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  No textbooks for students

 

-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Classroom sets only

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Classroom sets with photocopies HW pages

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Textbooks for each student

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher Editions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   No Teachers Editions

 

-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Teacher editions for each teacher

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Teacher Editions with full supplemental materials

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Assignments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Teacher floats between classrooms

 

-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Teacher is assigned own class

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Space

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Space is severely over crowded

 

-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Space is of adequate size to enable teacher
   movement between student groups

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Desks are difficult to move into groups or are slanted

 

-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Desks are flat or room has tables 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   No storage space for materials, manipulatives, etc

 

-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Storage space is available and easily accessible

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructional Materials

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  No graphics calculators for students

 

-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Graphics calculators have to be borrowed
  and brought into each class

 

-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Graphics calculators  available for each student

10