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Standards in Classroom Practice Research Synthesis

Product Description	Synthesis of recent research findings about standards-based education practice
Authors	Helen S. Apthorp, Ceri B. Dean, Judy E. Florian, Patricia A. Lauer, Robert Reichardt, Nancy M. Sanders, & Ravay Snow-Renner
Target Audience	Administrators, teachers, and other educators
Ways to Use this Product	To inform efforts to improve low-performing schools and create or sustain standards-based, high-performing learning communities
Key Ideas	To meet academic standards and achieve at high levels, students need a solid foundation in literacy and mathematics. This synthesis organizes and describes recent research on these two subject areas and addresses four major questions about standards-based education practice: What classroom practices enable all students to achieve high literacy standards? What classroom practices enable all students to achieve high mathematics standards? What knowledge, skills, and dispositions do teachers need to ensure that all students achieve standards — and how do they gain them? What organizational capacities are needed to use standards effectively in support of high-performing learning communities? Each chapter outlines critical issues and identifies major reports and research studies that offer guidance. The final chapter offers a summary of the authors' findings.
How to Get this Product	Download the PDF file.
APA Citation	Apthorp, H., Dean, C., Florian, J., Lauer, P., Reichardt, R., Sanders, N., & Snow-Renner, R. (2001). Standards in classroom practice research synthesis. Aurora, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.