McREL Insights: Standards-based Education: Putting Research into Practice

Author(s): Ravay Snow Renner and Patricia Lauer

Audience(s): Policymakers, Administrators, Teachers

Product Description:

This issue of McREL Insights summarizes the findings and implications of McREL's 2005 research synthesis, The Influence of Standards on K−12 Teaching and Learning: A Research Synthesis, which combined the results of quality research in standards-based curriculum, instructional guidelines, and accountability assessments.

Key Ideas:

Some conclusions from the research:

• Standards-based education improves teaching and student learning when implemented with school support systems.
• Teaching and learning improvement depends largely on how standards-based policies are perceived and implemented by teachers.

APA Citation:

McREL. (2005). McREL Insights: Standards-based education: Putting research into practice. Aurora, CO: Author.