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In 1980, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) made a bold statement, "The student most neglected in terms of realizing full potential, is the gifted student of mathematics."
As test scores indicate, progress since that time has been slow or nonexistent in this area. Clearly our present system is failing. This is especially true for underrepresented students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
We will address this problem through a carefully designed research study that will examine mathematics achievement and attitude in students in grades 3-5.
Project M3, Mentoring Mathematical Minds, is a 5-year collaborative research effort of faculty at the University of Connecticut, Northern Kentucky University, and Boston University and teachers, administrators, and students in 10 schools of varying socioeconomic levels in Connecticut and Kentucky.
A team of national experts in the fields of mathematics, mathematics education, and gifted education will create a total of 12 curriculum units of advanced mathematics accompanied by professional development.
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