January 1999, Vol. 30, Issue 1
Relationships Between Research and the NCTM Standards
James Hiebert
The current debates
about the future of mathematics education often lead to confusion about the
role that research should play in settling disputes. On the one hand,
researchers are called upon to resolve issues that really are about values
and priorities, and, on the other hand, research is ignored when empirical
evidence is essential. When research is appropriately solicited, expectations
often overestimate, or underestimate, what research can provide. In this
article, by distinguishing between values and research problems and by
calibrating appropriate expectations for research, I address the role that
research can and should play in shaping standards. Research contributions to
the current debates are illustrated with brief summaries of some findings
that are relevant to the standards set by the NCTM.
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